By TeaFlower
Disclaimer: OCs are mine, everything else is Nintendo's. 'Kay?
Previously in The Chronicles of Ackers…
Ackers and Mewtwo were playing catch with a Shadow Ball. The Shadow Ball hit Ackers on his right temple and he passed out. When he awoke, he didn't remember anything of the Shadow Ball incident or Mewtwo's house or anything… not even Terra! He fled to a woman named Rachel Sycamore, a retired scientist who helped with the Mewtwo project. What has happened to Ackers the Mewtwo? Will things go back to normal? We'll just have to see about that!
Episode 36: Whobidy hubidy WHA?
Mewtwo and Terra were hiding in the brush near the scientist lady's house. Terra had just told Mewtwo what had happened in there.
Mewtwo gaped at Terra. "… you have GOT to be kidding me! He doesn't even know what a trainer is?"
Terra was crying uncontrollably. "I already told you that! He doesn't even recognize me!"
Mewtwo sighed. "… what do you think happened to him?"
"I don't know! If I knew, I would've fixed it!" Terra ran away from the area, probably going home. Mewtwo watched her run. ... I need to get this straightened out… and soon… He flew off towards his house.
After arriving on New Island, Mewtwo went to his computer. He searched 'Types of Amnesia' on the famous search engine, Blargle. A lot of results popped up. Mewtwo scrolled through some of them, finding out how amnesia itself works, what can cause it, and other such things. But it didn't answer the question. Ackers, apparently, knew who Dr. Sycamore was, but couldn't remember Terra. Then, something popped into his head.
---FLASHBACK---
Mewtwo and Ackers were sort of messing around, playing a Sonic game (those still belong to Sega, not Nintendo…), when Mewtwo thought about the whole cloning thing. Ackers never seemed to even think about it, never mind know what it was. Mewtwo tried to drive the thought away, but it was like a really annoying mosquito; you slap it away, it comes right back. Finally, Mewtwo couldn't stand the thought anymore.
"Ackers?" he asked. Ackers was really into playing as Tails, so he didn't look away from the screen.
"Yeah, Mewtwo?" he replied, pressing buttons.
"… do you know what's happened in your past?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you know where you came from? Why you're alive?"
Ackers thought for a moment before replying with, "No. I don't. I just remember waking up in a cave. I sort of remember little things before that, like some blocks… and a Jolteon… and a mean guy in an orange suit… but that's it." Mewtwo sighed. He came to the conclusion that Ackers had selective memory and had wiped out most of the traumatic things that had happened to him, but some things remained in his mind.
---END FLASHBACK---
Mewtwo snapped his… um… finger things… yeah… "I think I've got it!" Mewtwo chuckled, then flew off to Terra's house.
"… WHAT?" Terra screamed at Mewtwo.
"You heard me! When Ackers was younger, he got hit on the head and suffered anterograde amnesia. Then, I hit him on the head. His current self, along with all his memories and personality, got sucked into this void and the old self got thrust back out because his brain was too confused to make a new one."
Terra stared at Mewtwo. "… THIS IS ((bleep!)) SERIOUS, MEWTWO!"
"Swearing is really stupid and pointless, Terra."
"DOES IT LOOK LIKE I GIVE A ((bleep!))?"
"Fine, I'll go fix Ackers myself." Mewtwo flew off to Lavender Town.
Rachel was helping Ackers solve a particularly difficult puzzle. ((guess what's gonna be a subplot soon?)) She heard a light knocking on the door. Telling Ackers to stay hidden, she went to get the door.
A ten-year-old boy with very pale hair, even paler skin, and a… purple cat's tail?... was at her door, looking kind of scared. He wore a white T-shirt with a pair of khaki shorts. His shoes were very pale grey with white socks. In fact, the only color on the kid was in his eyes. They were blue and they seemed to glow. Rachel blinked, then smiled.
"Hi! Um… can I help you?" she asked.
The kid nodded. "Yeah… I'm looking for someone…"
"Let me guess; lanky kid with pale hair, pale skin, and purple eyes?"
"No. That's my brother. I'm looking for a Pokemon."
"What kind of Pokemon?"
"Um… my sis never said anything… she's the trainer… um… uh… I'll know him when I see him. May I come in? I'm tired." Rachel let the very strange kid in. He seemed to move like he was afraid he would fall and seemed very nervous. He looked around for someplace to sit.
"Can I get you anything?" she asked.
"Some water… please…" he replied, taking in his surroundings.
"I'm gonna make some tea… you interested?"
"Tea?" The kid seemed pretty thrilled at the idea. "Green tea's one of my favorite kinds of tea. But not everyone makes tea anymore… they're into coffee…" The kid shuddered.
"Alright! Two cups of green tea, coming up!" Rachel put the water on for the tea.
Mewtwo silently giggled to himself. He had cleverly disguised himself as a human child. He was obviously afraid because his social skills were microscopic. He was also nervous because he had never 'walked' before. He was absolutely sure that the feline tail that refused to go away would give him away. He was always thrilled at the concept of tea. He loved tea. It was so… very tea! Having sort of distracted the scientist, he had time to find Ackers and bring the old him back. Letting his mind wander (literally), he soon found Ackers, working on a word puzzle. He didn't know WHY he'd do a word puzzle… meh. Mewtwo began his way into the mind of Ackers.
Fighting past Ackers' defenses, he soon found himself in his mind. It was full of strange and sometimes horrific memories that Mewtwo shuddered at when they brushed his consciousness. He meandered around, looking for something that would help him. Finally, something caught his eye.
A large, mental barrier stood in the middle of nowhere. It looked very strong, so it must be holding back something very dangerous. Mewtwo poked it. The wall was hard, like a rock, and wouldn't move. Mewtwo raised an eyebrow, then attacked it. He felt Ackers cringe, as if in pain, but kept going. Soon, there was a small hole and Mewtwo squeezed into it.
Beyond the barrier was another mind. Memories that had Terra and Gengar and everyone else floated around. Mewtwo smirked. He looked around, looking for the person that obviously inhabited it. Soon, he found the spirit of Ackers, lying on the… floor… let's call it that… The spirit looked exactly like Ackers did on the outside, save the string of numbers on his arm and some scars. It also seemed to glow softly. It looked very peaceful. Not sleep peaceful. Death peaceful. Mewtwo gently shook it.
"Ackers?" he asked. The spirit remained like this. He shook him harder. "Ackers?" No response. Mewtwo picked it up and shook it vigorously. "Ackers!" The spirit's eyes opened. The eyes of the spirit looked definitely different from that of Ackers' body's. The eyes in Ackers' body had whites and pupils in them, along with irises. If you don't know what those are, you fail at life. Anyway, the spirit's eyes seemed to have neither whites nor pupils. The eyes were brighter than normal, but still had the color of the body's.
"… Mewtwo?" it asked. The area around them, which was dark and dim, seemed to light up. "What… why are you in my mind? This is my one sanctuary. Please leave."
"Um… how do I explain…" Mewtwo said aloud, tapping his foot.
"Please don't do that. It hurts." Ackers calmly said.
"Oh. Sorry." Mewtwo stopped. "Anyway, Ackers, I figured out what happened. When you were younger, you got hit on the head and suffered anterograde amnesia. Then, I hit you on the head. Your current self, along with all his memories and personality, got sucked into this void and the old self got thrust back out because your brain was too confused to make a new one."
"… that… makes sense… how did you figure that out?"
"Um… I was thinking of what you had said to me, looking at forms of amnesia, and also reading books about spirits."
"Ah." The spirit looked around. "… how do I go back to my body?"
"… we destroy the wall." Mewtwo grabbed Ackers' arm and flew off towards the mental wall.
Looking at the wall, Mewtwo started attacking it. As soon as his tail (he was thwacking it with the tail) connected with the first blow, Ackers recoiled in pain, screaming. The glow that surrounded him flicked between the soft one he had originally to an even paler and duller one. Mewtwo gasped.
Rachel came out from the kitchen, holding the two cups of steaming tea. "Here we go!" She looked at the very strange boy. He sat calmly in his seat, staring out into nothingness. She put the tea in front of him. He remained motionless, hardly breathing, not blinking, and not moving. She moved her hand in front of his face. Nothing. She snapped her fingers in front of him. Nothing again. She shook him lightly.
The spirit Ackers was shaking. Mewtwo looked at him funny. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"… don't… don't do that again…" Ackers whispered.
"What? Why?"
"… it hurt… it hurts on the inside…"
"Oh, man… it's the only way ou—GAH!" Mewtwo disappeared. Ackers looked at where he was, then at the wall.
"… there has to be another way…" he muttered.
The Mewtwo kid popped back to reality. Rachel was looking at him funny. His brain hurt. He looked around, trying to confirm what just happened. "W-w-wha?" he asked stupidly.
"… are you okay?" Rachel asked.
"… yeah… just daydreaming… sorta lost in my own world…" He sipped at his tea.
Rachel suddenly grabbed her head. "I'll… be right back…" She stood and ran into the other room.
Rachel ran over to Ackers, who was holding his head and groaning. "What's wrong?"
"… someone is in my mind… and it hurts…" Ackers whispered.
Mewtwo ran into Ackers' mind once more. However, before getting to the part of Ackers that held the Ackers he knew, he was confronted by his spirit. Or, at least it looked like him.
"Who are you and why are you in my mind?" he asked, angrily.
"… um… it's me, Mewtwo… you're brother? Remember? Maybe?"
"How can you be Mewtwo… when I'm Mewtwo? I have no brothers."
Mewtwo blinked. "… RUN!" Mewtwo ran for his life, with the other Ackers chasing him. Running to the walled-off area, Mewtwo stood his ground.
"This is my mind. It's my sanctuary. How DARE you defile it!" The other Ackers attacked Mewtwo. The attack hit Mewtwo dead-on and he slammed into the wall. The wall cracked. The other Ackers doubled over, in a lot of pain. Mewtwo noticed the wall was breaking in some more. He waited a minute, then got away from the wall. Just as he was the equivalent of 10 feet away, the wall exploded. The mind of the Ackers Mewtwo knew shot out, swimming around the other mind. Soon, it all seemed to meld into one mind. Just as the mind had done, Ackers' spirit seemed to come free. It fused with the other spirit to become one spirit. Then everything went dark. Mewtwo took this opportunity to get out of there.
Rachel put her hand on Ackers' shoulder. He was actually screaming now, and then he stopped. Rachel looked at him. He closed his eyes and fell asleep. She shook him awake.
Somehow, Ackers seemed different. He looked at her kinda funny, then ran for his life. She blinked. Then went out to the living room. Where the little boy once was sat a stuffed Tails Doll plushie with the code 12FG7 on its foot. ((Tails Doll don't belong to me)) Rachel stared, then started crying.
"Dude, I never realized I had such a morbid past!" Ackers exclaimed, flying alongside Mewtwo. "Ah, well. The past is behind me. I can't change it, but I can change the future. Wee!" Ackers did a barrel roll for no reason.
"… I've been meaning to say this to you, Ackers," Mewtwo said, "… SPAZ!"
"What's a spaz?"
"… never mind."
END EPISODE