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After having survived the violent storm and traveled far across the sea, Devon, Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and Brock had finally arrived on New Island, where the world's greatest Pokémon Trainers dwelled. The heroes swim up to the island and gaze around at all it's features. The island was enormous, dwarfing them in size, making them look like tiny ants, and the caves underneath were illuminated by bright lights. Swimming into the central cave, the heroes looked ahead and they saw the mysterious woman standing on a metal pier, holding a lantern in her right-hand. It seemed as though she had been expecting their arrival.
Brock and Misty climbed up onto the pier first, then Ash climbed up next. Devon was helped up onto the pier by Ash and Brock as they lifted him up by his arms while Squirtle jumped up out of the water, still recovering from his near-death experience after having nearly drowned in the sea after the mental assault of visions that invaded his mind. Misty took out Staryu's Pokéball and beams it back inside.
"Thanks a lot, Staryu." Misty says
"Squirtle, you were great!" Ash says
"Yeah... Thanks, Squirtle. I owe you one." Devon says petting the blue turtle's head with his right-hand
"Squirtle! Squirtle!" Squirtle says happily
Ash takes out Squirtle's Pokéball and beams him back inside. The four heroes then turn to the lady attendant as she greets them.
"My compliments to your arrival. My masters bid you all welcome to New Island. Would you kindly present your invitation?" The lady attendant greets
"Uhh..." Ash says
Ash goes through the pockets of his pants for a few seconds until he pulls out and presents it to the lady attendant in his right-hand.
"Here it is, miss." Ash says
The ball-projector on the invitation card springs to life and the small hologram of the mysterious woman appears.
"The bearers of this invitation may be admitted to New Island." The hologram says
As Brock stared at the mysterious woman and her hologram, the realization hit him. He had seen her face before.
"Huh, I knew it! I knew I recognized that face!" Brock says
"What?" The lady attendant asks in confusion
A vision of Nurse Joy on the missing person poster fades in on the mysterious woman for a brief moment, showing the similarities in their faces. The shape of the eyes and her face were exactly identical. The only difference was the eye color. Nurse Joy's eyes were blue while the lady attendant's eyes were purple.
"Aren't you the nurse who's missing from the Pokémon Center? The Nurse Joy, from the harbor poster?" Brock asks
"Come to think of it, they do look alike." Misty says
"I fear you are mistaken. I have always dwelt here on this island since the beginning, and have always been in service to my masters. Now please, follow me. The other invited guests have already arrived, and my masters await your arrival." The lady attendant says
The mysterious woman turns and walks toward a spiral staircase carved into the cavern wall, which went upward several stories. Devon, Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and Brock shared glances with each other before they quickly joined her as she led them up the stairs. Unknown to the heroes, Team Rocket had also survived the intense fury of the storm as they emerged underneath the pier, gasping for air and using Wheezing as a Pokémon life preserver.
In the skies above, Mew flies down from the clouds and arrives at New Island, gazing down at the palace with a curious look on it's face. The rare Pokémon had never seen such a strange place before.
"Mew?" Mew squeals
Mew flies down to the palace and comes up to one of the spires, taking much interest in the spinning fan. The small Pokémon's head followed the movement of the fan as it spun counterclockwise in the ocean breeze. Eventually, Mew flies up to the fan and sits down on one of the rounded blades, going for a ride. The Mythical Pokémon rides the fan until it slides off, but it flies back up and sits on it again at least two more times. Mew giggles as it was having fun and enjoying itself.
In the caverns below New Island, the Keyblade Wielder and the Pokémon Trio continued following the mysterious woman as she guided them up the stairs. They looked around at the waterfalls surrounding them in wonder as the water flowed all the way down toward the bottom. Already, they had climbed several feet high above the cavern.
Soon, the heroes reach the top of the stairs, emerging out onto a wide half-circle platform with web-like railings and a floor sharing a similar design. To their right was Pokémon Palace, standing tall in it's prime. The Keyblade Wielder and Pokémon Trio gazed up at the building, amazed by it's architecture, wondering how many years it took to build it. The group walk towards the entrance to the palace, which was just as tall and had a ribbed, metallic design. The entrance splits open six ways with a loud rumble at their approach. Stepping through the tall doorway, the mysterious woman leads the heroes into a large hall, which was wide and spacious.
The hall was built to look grand, majestic, and beautiful. In the room was a smooth, rough cut, black marble banquet table with a silver fruit bowl in the middle with eight silver seats surrounding it, two very tall spiral staircases positioned near the entrance of the hall forming a double helix, stretching all the way up to the ceiling with a pool of water at the bottom, carved stone columns, a single large pool of water at separate sides of the hall, and a massive colorful stained-glass window at the far end of the hall. Most of the hall had reflective cream-colored marble flooring, while the center had a hexagonal pattern, separated by black lining, stretching from the entrance to the other end of the hall, ending at the two staircases. A large crystal chandelier hanged from the ceiling above the banquet table, and eight spire lampposts with shining crystals lined the hall from the entrance to the stained glass window, illuminating the room with their light.
"Now that you are here, all trainers worthy of an audience with my masters are present." The lady attendant says
Devon, Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and Brock look ahead of them and they saw three familiar Pokémon Trainers in the hall. It was Corey, Neesha, and Fergus, sitting around at the banquet table. Corey sat near the end of the table closest to the heroes with his Pidgeot sitting on his right. Neesha sat on the same side with her Wigglytuff on her right. And Fergus sat on the opposite side of the table with his arms crossed.
"There's only three of them." Ash says
"But there were so many more on the ferry landing. Aren't we going to wait for the others?" Misty asks
"Only the trainers capable of braving the storm have proven themselves worthy in the eyes of my masters." The lady attendant says
"Do you mean that storm was some kind of test?" Brock asks
"Please release your Pokémon from their Pokéballs and join the others. The seven of you who have gathered, you have all been chosen." The lady attendant says
"Chosen for what?" Devon asks
The mysterious woman glances back over her left-shoulder at the heroes.
"Please, have patience. It will not be long before the intentions of my masters are clear." The lady attendant says
Devon, Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and, Brock glance back at the entrance as they watched the doors rumble closed behind. While the Pokémon Trio went to bring out their Pokémon, the Keyblade Wielder felt a bit suspicious about all this. He and his friends traveled all the way across the sea through a raging storm, which showed no signs of letting up, just to meet the world's greatest Pokémon Trainers, who have yet to reveal themselves. Although he was excited at the same time, Devon couldn't help but feel that something was off about all this.
Outside the palace, the Team Rocket Trio stood at the edge of the platform, holding onto the railing as they eyed the entrance, wondering what kind of event was going on inside. No doubt there were all sorts of Pokémon inside just waiting for them to steal for Team Rocket. But without an invitation like the one our heroes got, getting in would prove to be a tough had to find a way into the palace.
"Locked out! Now we'll never know what kind of party we're missing!" James says
"Then we'll just have to crash that party." Jessie says looking at James on her left
"So, how do we get into the palace?" James asks
"We go in through the exit." Jessie says
"You know another way in?" Meowth asks
Jessie turns to her right and glances down at something.
"Look down there." Jessie says
James and Meowth follow her gaze and they saw a sewer pipe extending out from the side of the island a few feet down below them with water leaking out. Meowth sweat-dropped when he saw the pipe, feeling disgusted by the idea of sneaking in through a filthy sewer, and that was the last thing he wanted to do.
"A sewer?! Sewers are not my habitat!" Meowth groans
"Well, they are now! And it's the only way in, so toughen up!" Jessie says angrily
"But Jessie, how are we gonna swim up that thing?" Meowth asks
"Pretend you're a catfish!" Jessie says angrily
James and Meowth both shared a sigh, knowing that Jessie was right. Unknown to the Team Rocket Trio, they were being watched by Mew, who floated upside down, staring at them with a curious expression. Jessie soon felt it's presence and she glanced back over her left-shoulder, but saw nothing. Mew had vanished.
"Something wrong, Jessie?" James asks
"No. Come on. Let's get going." Jessie says
"I think this plan's all wet." Meowth says
The Troublesome Trio carefully began shimmying right along the railing, making their way toward the sewer pipe while singing nervously.
"Climbing the scary rail. Living to tell the tale." Jessie, James, and Meowth sing nervously
Mew covered its mouth with its small paws and giggles as it watches Team Rocket shimmy along the edges of the railing and followed them as they enter through the sewer system of the palace.
Back inside the palace, Devon, Ash, Misty, and Brock make their way across the hall, walking with their Pokémon as they joined Corey, Neesha, Fergus, and their Pokémon. For Ash, it was just Squirtle and Bulbasaur. Charizard was kept inside his Pokéball due to his disobedient behavior. And Misty and Brock brought out Psyduck and Vulpix. Pikachu ran up ahead with Squirtle and Bulbasaur, excited to meet the other Pokémon in the room while Togepi, Psyduck, and Vulpix walked alongside their Trainers.
"So, you guys made it, too. What took you so long?" Corey asks
"Hey, I remember you from the Pokémon Center at Old Shore Warf." Devon says
"Yep. Name's Corey."
Devon walks up to Corey and shakes his hand in greeting.
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Devon."
The Keyblade Wielder points back to his friends and their Pokémon with his left-thumb, introducing them.
"These are my friends: Ash, Misty, Brock, and their Pokémon." Devon introduces
"How'd you get past the storm?" Ash asks
"We decided to fly over and took to the skies. It was easy. Hurricane winds are a breeze for Pidgeot here." Corey says petting the bird Pokémon's head with his right-hand
"Pidgeot!" Pidgeot squawks proudly
Corey glances over to his left and gestures to the rest of his Pokémon with his left-hand.
"Everyone, say hello." Corey says
The heroes look to their right as they saw Corey's Pokémon as they greeted them with their voices. There was his Venusaur named Bruteroot, his Rhyhorn, Scyther, Sandslash, and Hitmonlee.
Then, they looked over to their left and saw another group of Pokémon, who also greeted them in hello as they stood near the large pool. These Pokémon were Nidoqueen, Vaporeon, Seadra, Tentacruel, and Golduck.
"Those are my Pokémon." A male voice says
The group looks over and saw that the voice came from Fergus as he looked at them with a face full of confidence.
"The name's Fergus. And there was no problem getting through that storm. I rode over on Gyarados' back."
"Isn't Gyarados known as the Atrocious Pokémon? I heard it takes a lot of skill to train Gyarados." Ash says
"Yeah, but once you train it, it's the most dependable Pokémon there is." Fergus says
Misty and Togepi rush to greet Fergus' Pokémon, excited to meet them all as she lowers down to Vaporeon, a Water-type and one the evolved forms of Eevee. Suddenly, Fergus' Gyarados emerges from the large pool and lets out a loud roar. Misty screams, quickly grabs Togepi, and runs away.
Finally, the heroes turn to Neesha as she introduces herself.
"Hi, I'm Neesha."
The female Trainer pets her Fairy-type Pokémon with her right-hand as she introduces it next.
"This is Wigglytuff." Neesha introduces
"Wigglytuff!" Wigglytuff greets with a happy smile
Devon nods his head to Neesha with a smile of his own.
"Nice to meet you." Devon says
The Keyblade Wielder walks around the table and approaches Neesha and Wigglytuff, taking interest in the Normal/Fairy-type Pokémon as he glances down at it.
"So, this Wigglytuff is your Pokémon?" Devon asks
Devon kneels down to Wigglytuff and pets it's fluffy tuft on it's head with his right-hand.
"She looks cute." Devon says
Wigglytuff blushes and giggles embarrassingly at Devon's compliment.
"Yep. And those are my Pokémon. Over there." Neesha says pointing her right-hand to the rest of her Pokémon
Devon and his friends glance over to their right and saw Neesha's Pokémon standing near the other pool as they greeted them in hello with their voices. Her Pokémon team consisted of her Blastoise named Shellshocker, Dewgong, Ninetales, Rapidash, and Vileplume.
"Nice." Devon says
Suddenly, Brock approaches Neesha with a love-struck expression.
"Just lovely. Blastoise, Dewgong, Vileplume, Ninetales, Rapidash, and your Wigglytuff, too! And yet, nothing compares to their lovely Trainer! Your boundless beauty. My queen. My lady, once the storm passes, let's gaze upon the sun-drenched seas, and eat my jelly doughnuts made with love!" Brock says love-struck
Before Brock got too into more of his romance, Misty walks in and grabs the Pokémon Breeder by his right-ear, pulling him away as he grunted in pain while Devon and Neesha sweat-dropped.
"Yeah, yeah, if you're going to eat, you're better off eating alone." Misty says
Ash chuckled as he watched both his friends. Devon held an embarrassed expression and chuckled himself as he rubs the back of his head with his right-hand.
"Hee hee hee. Sorry about that, Neesha." Devon apologizes
Neesha giggles with a smile.
"Oh, it's alright. Hey, don't you have any Pokémon, too? Aren't you a Trainer?" Neesha asks
Devon smiles and shakes his head.
"Don't I wish. No. I'm not a Pokémon Trainer. I'm actually a Keyblade Wielder." Devon says
The moment they heard Keyblade Wielder, all of Corey's, Fergus, Neesha's Pokémon's expressions changed to that of instant surprise. Even their Trainers were surprised, although Corey and Neesha were more surprised than Fergus was. Obviously, they had heard of Keyblade Wielders before same as Brock.
"Really? You're a Keyblade Wielder?" Corey asks
"What?! No way!" Neesha says surprised
"Tuff?!" Wigglytuff says surprised
"Yeah. It's true. Show 'em your Keyblade, Devon!" Ash says
"Pikachu!" Pikachu says
Devon nods his head and takes a few steps back to give himself some space. Everyone watched him as he closed his eyes and stretched his right-hand out infront of him. And in a bright flash of light, Soul Calibur appears in Devon's hand.
"Wow!" Neesha says in amazement
"That's incredible!" Corey says in amazement
"So, you can really use magic?" Neesha asks
"He sure can! We saw it ourselves!" Ash says
"Mm-hmm." Devon says nodding his head
To give a demonstration of his magic powers, Devon holds up his left-hand and begins with his Fire spell, engulfing his hand in flames before the Pokémon Trainers and their Pokémon as they all shared astonished expressions.
"Fire." Devon says
The flames enveloping Devon's hand vanishes and was replaced with a white-blue frosty aura as he showed his control over ice next.
"Ice." Devon says
The frosty aura fades away and blue electricity crackle and spark in Devon's hand, displaying his control over electricity.
"Electricity." Devon says
The electricity dies out as streams of silver wind swirl around Devon's hand, presenting his control over air.
"Wind." Devon says
Finally, a bright blue-white star appears in Devon's hand, floating in his open palm and shining with it's beautiful light, which dazzled in the eyes of both humans and Pokémon as they gasped and gazed in awe and wonder.
"And Light." Devon says
After showing everyone his magic, the glowing star disappears from Devon's palm and he lowers his hand.
"Wow. Being a Keyblade Wielder must be the coolest thing ever!" Ash says
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu says in agreement
"That was only just a small bit of what I can do. The Keyblade is full of limitless magic, and I'm currently training to unlock my true potential." Devon says hefting Soul Calibur onto his right-shoulder
"So, you mean you're training to become like a Keyblade Master?" Misty asks
Devon turns to Misty on his left and points his left-index finger, indicating she was correct.
"Right! It's a title given to exceptionally skilled Keyblade Wielders. To become a Keyblade Master, I need to first pass the Mark of Mastery." Devon says
"Huh? Mark of Mastery?" Ash asks
"Pikachu?" Pikachu tilting his head right confused with the term
"It's a special test for those chosen by the Keyblade who are strong of heart, like me. Usually, it takes years to become a Keyblade Master, but me and my friends, Sora and Riku, we've found a loophole around it. Right now, we're embarking on our own journeys across Sleeping Worlds that have fallen to darkness. To do that, we need to find the Keyhole to those worlds and unlock them so we can restore them back into the Realm of Light. We do that and we come out as full-fledged Keyblade Masters. I've already unlocked several Keyholes to the worlds I've visited, but there's still a few more left out there. I'm not sure how many Sora and Riku have unlocked yet, but I'm sure they're keeping pace." Devon says
"You know, my goal is to become the world's greatest Pokémon Master. And you're training to become a Keyblade Master. The way I see it, Devon, our goals are almost the same." Ash says
"Hm. I guess so, but imagine trying to be a Keyblade Master and a Pokémon Master at the same time. I'd betcha that'd be quite a handful." Devon says
Although, now that he thought about it, Devon was already taking on many challenges at once. He was already a Dragon Rider with Luna, the female Night Fury as his dragon, and he was practicing at being a wizard like Harry Potter. Sure being a Keyblade Wielder was challenging enough by itself, but it wouldn't hurt to try and be a Pokémon Trainer one day like Ash and his friends. After all, he loved Pokémon just as much as he did.
"Yeah, but still that'd be so awesome!" Ash says
"Yeah. I guess it would." Devon says smiling
Suddenly, the lights in the hall dim out and everything falls dark while everyone looks around in surprise. Then, a column of blue light shines down from the two staircases, illuminating the hall. The mysterious woman stood by the staircase and turns to the group.
"You are about to meet my masters. The time has come for your encounter with the greatest Pokémon Masters in the world." The lady attendant says
All of the Pokémon in the room growled with anticipation as they stared up at the light. Devon walks back over to Ash, Misty, and Brock as Pikachu climbed up onto Ash's right-shoulder while Togepi ran over to Misty for her to pick up her baby Pokémon. In that moment, two figures slowly descend down from a hole high up in the ceiling in-between the double-helix staircase. One glowed with a blue-purple aura while the one above it emitted a shadowy black-red aura of darkness.
"What is that?" Ash says
"Pika..." Pikachu growls
The two figures descending down were none other than Mewtwo as his eyes glowed purple and the Dark Echo as it's eyes glow with a piercing red color, making their grand entrance. Finally, the time had come to reveal themselves to the Pokémon World, and they had come to greet their guests.
Down below in the sewer system underneath the palace, the Team Rocket Trio began their infiltration of the palace as they walked through the dark tunnels with James holding a flashlight to light the way. As they proceeded through the tunnel, they were unaware that they were being followed by Mew, who flew close behind Meowth, floating only inches behind him. Meowth felt that he was being watched and he looked over to his right.
"Huh?" Meowth says
Mew quickly floated over to the other side of Meowth just as he looked. Meowth was getting confused. He knew something was following him. Meowth quickly looks over at his left and Mew flies out of view, back over to his right.
"Eh?" Meowth says
Mew covers it's mouth with it's paws and giggles as it enjoyed toying with the cat-like Pokémon. Meowth clearly heard that and he held a suspicious look on his face. Stopping in his tracks, he swiftly turns around to catch his stalker by surprise.
"Ha!" Meowth says
Just as Meowth turned around, Mew teleports away in a flash of light while the cat-like Pokémon looks around the tunnel in confusion, wondering what was following him.
"Huh? Hm?" Meowth says
"Meowth!" Jessie calls
Hearing Jessie call his name, Meowth runs to catch up with his fellow Team Rocket members as they were already several feet away into the tunnel. The Team Rocket Trio soon find a ladder on the left-side of the tunnel, leading up to somewhere in the palace. Jessie, James, and Meowth shared intrigued glances with each other and chuckled as they gazed back up at the ladder.
Back in the entrance hall, Mewtwo and the Dark Echo continue their descent until they finally land at the bottom of the stairs. Mewtwo lands first on his feet while the Dark Echo hovers behind him on his left. Both humans and Pokémon gasped and stared at the beings in awe.
Devon stared at Mewtwo, remembering that it was the same Pokémon that had helped him and his friends in their fight against Lord Thanatos in the past. Yet at the same time, he couldn't help but feel that something was different about the Legendary Pokémon. Shifting his gaze, the Keyblade Wielder looks over at the Dark Echo and his face almost turned to shock.
"No! It can't be..." Devon gasps
Devon remembered his first fight with the Dark Echo back in Nome, Balto's world, as it played out in his mind. It was incredibly powerful, immensely strong with darkness. He thought he had vanquished the evil wraith before, but obviously this thing, whatever it was, must've been very hard to kill. And for it to be here with Mewtwo, it definitely can't be nothing good.
"Yes. One of the world's greatest Pokémon Master is also the world's most powerful Pokémon in existence. These are the rulers of New Island. And soon, the whole world. Mewtwo and the Dark Echo." The lady attendant says
The lights to the room light back up, but only slightly to show the Clone Pokémon and the shadowy wraith as they stood, or hovered in the Dark Echo's case, before the stunned group.
"Mewtwo... The Dark Echo..." Ash says in awe
"Pika..." Pikachu growls
"So, that's it's name." Devon says gripping his Keyblade tightly and his left-hand into a fist
"A Pokémon can't be a Pokémon Master! No way!" Fergus shouts bursting from his seat
"Quiet, Human. From now on, we are the ones who makes the rules." Mewtwo and the lady attendant say in unison
"How's it talking?" Misty asks
"Telepathy." Brock says
"If this is some kind of joke, then I'm outta here!" Fergus shouts
"SiLeNcE, hUmAn!" The Dark Echo bellows
The Dark Echo's demonic voice loudly echoes across the entire hall, causing both humans and Pokémon to flinch. Thrusting it's right-hand forward, the shadowy wraith hurls bolts of dark blue electricity straight at Fergus, hitting him with a strong blast. Fergus grunts and falls down on all fours, feeling intense pain from the electrocution, while everyone watches in shock. Soon, the Dark Echo lowers it's hand, ceasing it's attack and allowing Fergus to breathe as sizzling smoke rose from his body. Fergus slowly rose up to his feet despite the overwhelming pain his body was in.
"ArRoGaNt CrEaTuRe. SuCh An InSiGnIfIcAnT sPeCk. YoU wIlL lEaRn ReSpEcT fOr YoUr MaStErS. BuT pErHaPs... YoU rEqUiRe MoRe InStRuCtIoN. To LeArN wHeN tO lIsTeN. MeWtWo, DeMoNsTrAtE yOuR pOwEr. TeAcH tHiS... iGnOrAnT hUmAn FoOl ItS pLaCe." The Dark Echo says
Mewtwo nods his head and stretches his right-hand toward Fergus, ensnaring him with his psychic powers. Fergus' entire body froze and he grunts in pain as his body is enveloped in a blue-purple aura. Slowly, Mewtwo raises his hand and lifts Fergus higher into the air while humans and Pokémon gasp in shock. The Clone Pokémon closes his fingers together, tightening his telekinetic grip on Fergus as he grunts in pain. Soon, he tosses pitiful human to the left with a swipe of his hand as he screams, heading toward the pool and his Pokémon.
But just as he was about to hit the water, Fergus was stopped and held up in mid-air by another force. He was saved by Devon, who extended his left-hand out to him and grabbed him with his telekinetic powers, saving Fergus from his fall. Everyone looks over at the Keyblade Wielder in awe as he gently sets the Pokémon Trainer down onto his feet. Fergus sighs with relief and looks over at Devon, nodding his head to him in thanks, while he nods back. He then turns back toward Mewtwo and the Dark Echo with an angry look on his face.
"We'll show you! Get it, Gyarados!" Fergus says
Gyarados slithers forward out of the pool and lets out a loud, mighty roar as it faces the two villains. Pointing forward with his right-hand, Fergus gives out his command to Pokémon, ordering it to attack.
"Gyarados, use Hyper Beam!" Fergus commands
Gyarados charges up a golden sphere of energy in it's mouth and fires a powerful, destructive beam at Mewtwo, who just stood calm and still. Raising his right-hand, the Clone Pokémon counters the attack with Reflect, generating a barrier which deflects the Hyper Beam, sending it back at Gyarados and landing a direct hit, knocking it back into the pool with a big splash. Everyone was shocked by how quickly Gyarados was defeated, but not as much as Fergus was. He jumps into the pool and swims over to his wounded Pokémon.
"Gyarados!" Fergus cries out
"Child's play." Mewtwo and the lady attendant say in unison
The Dark Echo turns it's gaze to the mysterious woman, feeling that her usefulness has run it's course. Not only that, it found her and Mewtwo speaking in unison to be quite an annoyance.
"ReLeAsE tHe FeMaLe. ShE hAs SeRvEd HeR pUrPoSe. LeT hEr JoIn ThE rEsT oF hEr FeLlOw HuMaNs To ThEiR fAtE." The Dark Echo says
Mewtwo nods his head in understanding and he shifts his gaze to their servant. The lady attendant gasps as her eyes and Mewtwo's glowed purple.
"We have no further need for you." Mewtwo says
The mysterious woman stumbles forward and falls to the floor. Fortunately, she was caught by Brock, who quickly catches her in her fall and rolls her over, holding her in his arms. The attendant's hat falls off, revealing her pink hair and her true identity. It was Nurse Joy, who opened her blue eyes as she regained consciousness.
"Nurse Joy!" Brock exclaims
"Where am I? How in the world did I get here?" Nurse Joy asks
"You have been under our control." Mewtwo says
"Huh?" Nurse Joy says
Everyone glances back at Mewtwo as he spoke telepathically in their minds.
"We transported you here from the Pokémon Center. It is convenient to have an expert well versed in the physiology of a Pokémon's body. Your knowledge has been most useful for our plan. And now, I have cleansed your tiny human brain of memories from the past few weeks. I trust you remember nothing, correct?" Mewtwo says
"What did you say?" Brock asks
"With my power, it is easy to control something as simple as the human brain." Mewtwo says
"That's just awful!" Misty yells
"Who are you?!" Brock asks in a demanding voice
The Dark Echo floats forward and spreads it's bony hands out, gesturing to itself and the Clone Pokémon.
"We ArE tHe NeW rUlErS oF tHiS wOrLd. MaStErS oF bOtH HuMaNiTy AnD PoKéMoN aLiKe." The Dark Echo says
"You're just a bunch of bullies!" Misty yells
"Pika!" Pikachu shouts in agreement
In the lower levels of the palace, the Team Rocket Trio push off a tile from the floor and their heads pop up one by one as they emerged into a dimly lit hallway. Jessie, James, and Meowth explore the hallway until a door opens up on their left, drawing their attention. Curious to investigate, they step on through and enter a cloning laboratory of some kind. This lab had a strange, large machine in the back with a conveyor belt flowing into it and several connecting expandable tubes and pods to the right. The blue-green waters inside the tubes reflected throughout the entire lab.
"What kind of place is this?" Jessie asks
"It doesn't look like a treasure vault." James says
"Look at these!" Meowth says
Team Rocket look over at the tubes and they saw three Pokémon, each curled up in a ball and resting inside their own individual pod. These were the three evolved forms of the starter Pokémon of the Kanto region: Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard. These were named Venusaurtwo, Blastoisetwo, and Charizardtwo.
These three starter Pokémon each had different birthmarks on their bodies. Venusaurtwo had white spots, splotches, and stripes. Blastoisetwo had dark taupe colored marks. And Charizardtwo had crimson stripes on it's body.
"They're Pokémon." Meowth says
"Are they real?" James asks
Jessie walks to a deactivated control panel and sighs with disappointment.
"I was hoping there would be a party." Jessie says
Jessie places her right-hand on the panel and the computer springs to life. The Team Rocket Trio turn and look up at the digital display as it projects itself above them. On the screen was charts and graphs of genetic data, but the images were slightly static. As the system was activated, a robotic feminine voice speaks from the computer.
"This is the Pokémon replication system. System activated. Pokémon based on genetic analysis. Pokémon DNA sampling sequence now in progress..." The computer says
While Team Rocket was distracted, two robotic claws grab Meowth by his arms and lifts him up while he flails his arms and legs in shock and surprise.
"Hey! What the? What's going on?! Let me go!" Meowth yelps
"Meowth!" Jessie and James exclaim in unison
Meowth was carried over to the conveyor belt and was dropped onto it, causing him to land flat on his stomach. Then, the belt starts to move, dragging the cat-like Pokémon towards the cloning machine.
"Wait! Stop that thing!" Jessie exclaims
Meowth glances back and a horrified expression came upon his face as he was being moved toward the machine, which was dark, save for it's deep interior as it glowed red. He quickly got up and tried to run against the flow of the conveyor belt in an effort to escape, but he couldn't move fast enough against it's speed as the belt slowly pulled him closer.
"Help!" Meowth exclaims
Jessie and James quickly move to save Meowth as he was being moved into the machine.
"Grab him!" Jessie exclaims
James dives onto the conveyor belt and grabs hold of Meowth's paws while Jessie grabbed James' legs, helping to pull Meowth to safety. Already, the cat-like Pokémon was a few feet inside the Clone machine. As Jessie and James tried to pull their fellow member out of the machine, a robotic claw grabs the brown curly tip of Meowth's tail and pulls out three strands of hair before the red and blue-haired humans manage to pull him out. The Team Rocket Trio fall backwards onto the floor and they sigh with relief. Meowth nurses his injured tail with his paws, looking at the spot where his hair had been ripped.
"I made it, but just by a hair." Meowth says
A new window appears on the digital display of the control panel, showing the three hairs the cloning machine retrieved from Meowth.
"Look! There's your hair!" Jessie exclaims
"Analyzing Pokémon biomaterial sample... Analysis complete." The computer says
On the display, the three hairs weave together into a DNA strand and a new image appears. It was a 3D shadowy image of Meowth.
"Pokémon identified. Beginning replication sequence..." The computer says
"Who's that Pokémon?" James asks
"It's Meowth!" Jessie exclaims
The cloning machine beams down it's newly born clone into one of the expandable tubes and it stops down at the bottom, forming a pod as Team Rocket came over to see.
"Meowth!" Jessie and James exclaim in unison
"But-But I'm Meowth." Meowth says
Unknown to the trio, Mew appears in the room, hovering high above them as it gazes curiously upon the scene.
"So is the one in the tank." James says
"That's your clone." Jessie says
"Huh?" Meowth says
"Mew?" Mew squeals in a confused tone mimicking Meowth
Suddenly, a video message plays on the control panel with a recording of Dr. Fuji's voice. The video was static, showing no images, yet there was the sound of explosions and people screaming in the background.
"I haven't got much time! I pray this record of our experiment survives!" Dr. Fuji's voice says
An image of the ancient mural depicting Kingdom Hearts and Mew appears on the digital display.
"Several years ago, we discovered a tiny fossil that proved to be the remains of the ancient Pokémon: Mew!" Dr. Fuji's voice says
Team Rocket rush back over to the control panel and gaze up at the digital display as it shows images of the old lab, including the cloning machine that was currently in the room.
"There was sufficient genetic material to replicate Mew, but Giovanni, who funded our project, insisted we try to design super clones more powerful than any living Pokémon. Many attempts failed, but finally our experiment proved successful!" Dr. Fuji's voice says
An image of the fossilized eyelash appears on the display and it morphs into a 3D shadowy image of Mewtwo.
"We produced a living Pokémon. We called it Mewtwo!" Dr. Fuji's voice says
The 3D image breaks up as the screen goes static. Mew quietly hovers down behind Team Rocket, also intrigued by the ominous recording.
"But for some reason, the creature's anger is out of control. With it's psychic powers, it is destroying our laboratory." Dr. Fuji's voice says
In the last few seconds of the video message, the display shows all the previous images in a scrambled, uncontrollable state as Dr. Fuji's final words play on the recording.
"We've dreamed of creating the world's strongest Pokémon... And we've succeeded..." Dr. Fuji's voice says
And with that, the recording ends as the digital display shuts down. Team Rocket shared curious glances with each other as they comment on what they have seen.
"Sounds like a real Poké-nstein." Jessie says
"Sure does." James says
"One big cat." Meowth says
Mew quickly teleports away as Team Rocket turns to look around at the lab.
"So this is a lab for creating Pokémon clones." James says
"But if Mewtwo destroyed it..." Jessie says
"Somebody rebuilt it." James says
"Yes... but who?" Jessie says
"Wait... Why isn't there anyone here?" Meowth asks
"Maybe it's their day off." Jessie says
"If that's true, then they must need it." James says
In the entrance hall, the group were still in their confrontation with Mewtwo and the Dark Echo as the two beings remained positioned at the double-helix stairs.
"Mewtwo, why are you doing this? What is it you got against humans? Surely, there must be some kind of big misunderstanding." Devon asks
"At first, I decided to work alongside humans, but I was disappointed. Humans are a dangerous species, inferior even to Pokémon. If cruel, weak humans are allowed to govern the planet, the world is headed for ruin. I was brought into your world with no purpose but to be your slave. But now, I have my own purpose, and I know now the true nature of humans. All they desire is wealth, power, and control, committing atrocities to satisfy their gluttonous appetites. With my powers, I shall deliver justice and order upon Humanity for their crimes against life. Our storm will create our own world by destroying yours." Mewtwo says
Devon gasps in shock as he stares at Mewtwo with widened eyes. Is that it? Is that why Mewtwo was being so cruel to them? Because he thought all humans were evil? But why would he invite him and his friends here to New Island? What was the plot?
"So you hate all humans?! And you're going to destroy us to save Pokémon?!" Brock says
Mewtwo shook his head in denial.
"No. Pokémon are unfit as well. They allowed humans to rule in the first place, and they have disgraced themselves by serving humans. For some, the purpose of their lives is to serve humans. Those Pokémon are nothing but slaves!" Mewtwo says
Pikachu leaps off Ash's shoulder and speaks out with his voice against such hateful comments.
"Pika Pika! Pikachu!" Pikachu says
"So you say that I am wrong? That you are not this human's servant, you're his friend?" Mewtwo says
"Pika." Pikachu says nodding his head
"You are as pathetic as the rest!" Mewtwo says
Glaring his glowing purple eyes at Pikachu, the Clone Pokémon ensnares the yellow electric mouse with his psychic powers. Lifting him up, he telekinetically blasts Pikachu back and right into Devon. The young teen lurches forward as Pikachu smashes hard into his stomach and he drops his Keyblade, which clatters onto the floor and disappears in a flash of light.
"Guoh!" Devon exclaims in pain
Devon and Pikachu were hurled back across the hall with the Keyblade Wielder crashing onto his back and the small yellow mouse on his stomach. Devon winces his eyes and hisses in pain while Pikachu looks up at him with worry in his eyes.
"Pika Pi!" Pikachu says in a worried voice
Fighting the pain, Devon opens his eyes and places his right-hand on Pikachu's back, assuring him that he was alright.
"Pikachu." Devon says
"WeAk PoKéMoN nEsTlE uNdEr A hUmAn'S wInG." The Dark Echo says
"Humans and Pokémon can never be friends!" Mewtwo says disgusted
Ash, Misty, and their Pokémon rush over to Devon as he sits up while Pikachu jumps down and joins the rest of his Pokémon pals. Each of them had a look of concern in their faces.
"Devon! Are you alright?" Misty says worried
"Yeah." Devon says
Ash grunts and glances back at Mewtwo with anger in his eyes. How could he attack his two best friends like that? It was unforgivable.
"How dare you do that to Devon and Pikachu?!" Ash yells
Corey takes a step forward as he speaks out against Mewtwo.
"No matter the Pokémon, there shouldn't be any that can't be caught. And if you are a Pokémon, there's no reason I can't capture you!" Corey says
Corey glances back at his Pokémon, Rhyhorn specifically, and sends it to attack the Clone Pokémon.
"Go, Rhyhorn!" Corey commands
Rhyhorn lets out a mighty roar and charges forward, running across the hall towards Mewtwo. Once it was in reach, the rock-like rhino leaps up to attack, but was halted by the Clone Pokémon as he stretched his right-hand out, ensnaring Rhyhorn with his psychic powers and holding him aloft in mid-air. Rhyhorn flailed it's legs and roared in panic as it found itself unable to move. Corey gasps and stares in shock. Then, with a thrust of his hand, Mewtwo hurls Rhyhorn back across the hall, sending it flying into the banquet table, knocking over the fruit bowl and the silver cups until it falls onto the floor.
"Rhyhorn!" Corey cries out
Corey runs over to his fallen Pokémon while the rest of the group turns back to face Mewtwo and the Dark Echo.
"Fools! Your Pokémon attacks cannot weaken me! My powers are too great! No Trainer can conquer me! I am the strongest Pokémon alive!" Mewtwo says
"Then, you won't mind proving it in a real match!" Ash yells
"Is that a challenge?!" Mewtwo asks
"You bet it is!" Ash yells
"If It Is A cHaLlEnGe YoU dEsIrE, yOu ShAlL hAvE iT." The Dark Echo says
Mewtwo's eyes glow with a blue-purple light as it calls to his fellow Pokémon down below.
In the laboratory, Venasaurtwo, Blastoisetwo, and Charizardtwo glow with the same light as Mewtwo's power reaches out to them. Team Rocket notice this as well as they turn to the pods. They slowly take three steps forward until the eyes of the clone Pokémon suddenly open up, causing them to freeze in their tracks. Blastoisetwo awakens first, then Venusaurtwo, and Charizardtwo. Now frightened, Jessie, James, and Meowth take a few steps back.
"They're awake!" Jessie exclaims
"I'm not liking this at all." Meowth says
Mew hovers behind Team Rocket as Blastoisetwo is released from it's pod, filling the room with steam. The clone Pokémon shakes it's head as it awakens from it's long slumber and lets out a roar as it's large guns emerge from it's shell.
"Blastoise!" Blastoisetwo roars
Blastoisetwo starts walking toward the door while Venusaurtwo and Charizardtwo are released from their pods.
"Venusaur!" Venusaurtwo roars
Charizardtwo shakes it's head and lets out a deep growl and follows it's fellow clone Pokémon towards the door of the lab as they answer the call of their master with Blastoisetwo leading the way. Mew flies past Team Rocket, much to their surprise, and stares at the clone Pokémon with a curious expression. Then, it follows them out of the lab while Jessie, James, and Meowth stood stunned by what they had seen.
"What was that?" James asks
"Beats me." Meowth says
"It said 'Mew'." Jessie says
From right to left, Venusaurtwo, Blastoisetwo, and Charizardtwo emerge from the floor infront of Mewtwo and the Dark Echo, much to the group's surprise. Each of the the three clone Pokémon looked ready for battle.
"Humans aspiring to become Pokémon Trainers, first choose from three Pokémon anyone can get. Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander. These you see before you are their evolved forms, created through their genetic material. They are our copies." Mewtwo says
"Copies!" Neesha exclaims
"They're clones!" Corey exclaims
The room grew darker as the Dark Echo floats higher into the air, causing everyone to look up at it.
"ThE PoKéMoN hAvE bEeN bRoUgHt FoRtH. ThE cHaLlEnGe HaS bEeN iSsUeD. NoW, I gIvE yOu... ThE bAtTlEfIeLd!" The Dark Echo says
Extending it's bony hands out towards the stained glass window at the other end of the hall, the evil entity casts it's shadows and a barrage of dark electricity forward. The shadows hits the gigantic window and lightning bolts fly everywhere in the massive hall, some striking dangerously close to the group and their Pokémon while they all gasp at the shadowy wraith's incredible power. The colors in the window fade away and the window itself disintegrates into nothingness, revealing a large stadium behind it. The four lights in the stadium switch on, illuminating the battlefield that laid before the group.
"A stadium! Mewtwo and the Dark Echo planned this all along." Brock says
Corey takes a step forward, ready to take on Mewtwo, the Dark Echo, and their clone Pokémon.
"Your fake Venusaur can't beat my real one! Right, Bruteroot?!" Corey says
"Saur!" Bruteroot roars
Neesha also steps forward, equally determined for the battle.
"We'll blow away that Blastoise, won't we, Shellshocker?!" Neesha says
"Blast!" Shellshocker roars
Even Ash was willing to fight for his friends and their freedom as he takes out a Pokéball and holds it in his right-hand.
"It may not have a nickname, but I do have Charizard. I choose you!" Ash says
Ash throws his Pokéball up into the air and he brings out his Charizard. The orange dragon Pokémon lets out a yawn and a snort, breathing small flames from his mouth. Then, Charizard's gaze turns toward Mewtwo and the Dark Echo. They seemed to be worthy opponents in his eyes, and he was ready to take them on. Letting out a mighty roar, Charizard attacks the two beings with a Flamethrower, shooting a powerful stream of flames at them, much to Ash's surprise.
"Charizard! I didn't say start!" Ash says
"Pi." Pikachu says
Mewtwo blocks the attack with Reflect and using Psychic at the same time, he levitates the water from the pool to douse the flames. The Clone Pokémon lowers his hand and comments on Ash's poor handling
"Your Charizard is poorly trained." Mewtwo says
"SuCh DiSoBeDiAnCe FrOm A PoKéMoN. ClEaR EvIdEnCe Of HuMaNiTy'S fOlLy." The Dark Echo says
Charizard growls and snorts out a small flame. Ash and Devon both grunt in anger. Ash for Mewtwo and Devon for the Dark Echo. The shadowy wraith narrows it's glowing red eyes at the group and their Pokémon and chuckles in a sinister tone. Everything was going as it had foreseen.
"Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm." The Dark Echo chuckles in a deep, demonic voice
Author's Note: The trap has been sprung! Mewtwo and Dark Echo finally make their appearance and now our heroes are in for the fight of their lives! Can our heroes and their Pokémon stand up against the super clones? Do they even have a chance? And what will happen to them if they fail? Up next, the Original Vs. Clone Pokémon showdown! Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!