Chapter 8: First blood
Disclaimer: You know the same old drill…
Warning: Drug use, blood & violence, and strong language. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
Recap: Last chapter, the first appearance of Zaigou, Mewtwo got some of his powers back again (a very funny way). Daisy gets a Magikarp by kicking the crap out of the shady vender & Nidoran evolves into Nidorino. Mewtwo snuck off again to the top of Mt. Moon to view the scenery. Some of Zaigou's men ambushed him. Finding out that he & Daisy were marked for death, Mewtwo violently killed them and found a moonstone as an excuse (to distract Daisy). One thing led to another, he woke up in an awkward predicament.
Remember: Mewtwo's speech are in "Italic " font style. Thoughts & private telepathy are "(think)"
あなた及び女の子の生命は死のために印が付いている!
あなたとして苦悶で今死になさいところ…"
"You and the girl's life are marked for death!"
"Where as you, die now in agony…" (The moment Mewtwo killed the last scout at the top of Mt. Moon. Upon finding out that, they are hunted down by Zaigou's men…)
"C'mon Mewtwo, don't be such a prude. I got cold & what other way to warm up by-" He did not listen to her pleas of reasoning. For Mewtwo, he didn't want to remember what happened a while ago at the Pokemon Center at the summit on Mt. Moon. His thoughts were really on the matter last night. Of what the shinobi scouts had told him before he killed them. "(I wonder…what is their intent on her? What is her past? I'll just have to probe her mind later. When I am fully recovered. )" Feeling a gentle tug on his cloak, the clone's mind snapped out from his state of deep thought & turned around to see what Daisy wanted. "Don't shut me out. Please? I said I'm sorry. What else do you want?" Yet her words did not move his tormented heart. "What do you want me to do? Should I just accept your apology & forget about it? I guess you are wrong."
Walking away, he made an impression: don't piss him off for just a cheap thrill. In her defense, all she did was putting him to sleep & waking him up. There was nothing wrong with that. "(Why is he so moody again? Thought he got over it last night, but I guess I'd pushed him too far this morning.)" Worried, she did the one thing that he might enjoy: shutting up & follow him. Looking around the area, Mewtwo manage to recognize this part. It was the same path that he passed by one week ago. When he brought an unconscious Daisy through here from the Unknown Dungeon. His thoughts back then was to leave her at the nearest medical center, & steal away into the night. But due to the massive exhaustion from dismantling his own Hyper Beam, and the fact that he agreed to be her partner since he lost, he had to honor his words. "(I'm starting to become a hypocrite. I despise humans. Yet, I cannot seem to live without them. My life is short of mediocrity. Is this…my purpose, my way to…complete myself? To be with her?... Inconceivable! That would go against my principal of my way of life…however…")
Passing the Welcome to Cerulean City sign a moment ago, the two solemnly headed straight through the downtown area. Being a bit bolder than before, Mewtwo went through the crowds without even slowing down. Daisy paced herself to follow him. Passing on, they were now out of the main section of the city, and into the residential area. Until the redhead spotted an aquarium up ahead. "Is that what I think that is Mewtwo?" He gave a small nod without looking back. "This… is the Cerulean Gym. Go on in now. I have to do something for a half hour." Before she could ask why, he added, "I just have run a small errand around and I'll be back to help you in case you screw things up. (I'll have to tell her later that her 'past' have seemed to come back & intends to have us dead. That & the other thing...)" Going in alone had took a peg out of her confidence. In just a short while, she had managed to somewhat bond with her companion. But now that he took off yet again to who knows where, she brought a deep breath in & exhaled and went on in.
The interior designs, just about everything had that certain 'Sea World' environment. There were of course stadium seatings, huge tanks filled with many exotic types of aquatic pokemon. Not being able to resist, the curious kunoichi walked up to one of the tanks, staring in excitement as she saw some kawaii pokemon (Horseas, Seels & so on) and started to tap on the tank window. "Hey! Tapping the window irritates them!" Stopping the tap, Daisy turned her startled face to see who said that. Staring at her, was the all too familiar other redhead, Misty: the current gym leader. Her sense of clothing styles had grown as well too: a simple teal strap top covered by a pearl white coat and light long gray skirt with green coral patterns all around. Giving a 'hello' grin & a "Hi' to the mad tomboy, (now a mature lady) Daisy made her first impression. " Heeeellloooo. I'm here to challenge the gym leader for a match. Are you the gym leader?" Misty replied with a hint of anger. "Yes, I am Misty, the gym leader of Cerulean City…"
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Hiding amongst the bushes by the gym, Mewtwo had already gotten what was a vital necessity: Methaqualone (A.K.A. Ludes) Being a clone, all of his D.N.A cells were much unstable, so in reality, he was supposed to be dead seven years ago. However, since he had a wide range in knowledge, he barely had had managed to found a way to slightly prolong his life. Unfortunately, the items that can to do that, were Methaqualone. The compound structure that this street drug has, can in fact, repair the rotting cells back to perfect health. However, the effects last for 6 months, so he has to rely on a bi-annual medical injection. How he hated to feel like addict, but it was the only way he could live.
Whenever in every year, Mewtwo would make his way around the dark corridors of city alleys, stalking any vendors who were unfortunate to deal within the shadows. Yes, he has to rely on such illicit contrabands. After obtaining the items, the life struggling psychic had to use his head and Psychokinetic powers to liquidate the substance, in order to insert into a syringe. Always aware that once he sticks himself right in his heart, there would be a shear moment of a psychic surge & a window moment to be weak and susceptible for capture. Due to the fact that whenever he starts to spit blood out of his mouth, it would be the first sign for a painful lingering death. Bringing his mind out of the acts that he must suppress, the clone had to focus on the most important aspect: there were humans that want him & his partner dead. Even though it would be of no concern to have more 'people' hunting him down. Mewtwo wanted to know why the men he murdered back at Mt. Moon were looking for Daisy.
"(If my hunches are right, more will make their way here. But until any such unusual activities are present, I have to heal myself: the hard way…)" Bringing out a rather large syringe from within his cloak, Mewtwo placed the extremely sharp needle to that familiar spot over his heart, and in one harsh plunge, struck his heart with all his might. "(NNNNNNNGGGGGYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! DAMN ALL LIFE TO HELL!)" Slipping down underneath the bushes, his mind started to surge violently. The intense headache that the surge produced brought him down to the ground in excruciating pain. Right now, Mewtwo was lying on his stomach, vulnerable to anything. If he were to be attacked right now, there would be a large risk of him being killed. And to add his suspicion, there were some shadowy figures heading his way…
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After a quick conversation between the two, both were relieved that all that hostility went away. "So, how are we going to do this?" Daisy looked around the gym. The Cerulean gym leader pointed out to the large pool at the middle of the gym. "That is where we shall battle. You think you got what it takes to beat my team of all powerful water pokemon?" Rubbing her nose with her thumb, the cocky attitude that dwells within Daisy's ego showed up. "Bring it on! I have a 'secret' pokemon that can never be defeated. (Though I did kick his ass)" as the two rushed over to their designated positions over the pool arena, a bubbly rumble came from the middle of the pool. Misty didn't flinch, but Daisy had a bad feeling on what awaits under the water. "We'll use two pokemon each. No time limits. Ready?" Daisy gave a shout, "R-ready!" "You asked for it. Gyarados, rise from the depths!" A site the kunoichi did not wanted to see, she had to go up against another giant aquatic serpent. "Damn! Another one, okay. Go, GYTHRON!"
Tossing out the poke ball, her newly acquired Magikarp flopped all over the water. Seeing her opponent using a Magikarp to battle against it evolved made Misty chuckled out, "A Magikarp? No one in their right mind would pit a flimsy pokemon again it's evolved form. You must be either very stupid or gutsy." Biting her lips in hopes to not beat the shit out of Misty for that rude remark, Daisy kept her gaze at the atrocious leviathan. "Gythron, lure that Gyarados towards you, &…use Flail!" But the panicky fish did nothing but struggled to keep itself afloat from drowning. "Gyarados, Hyper Beam!" Lurching it's long body back in a cobra like fashion, Gyarados motioned it's mouth to position the aim. Glowing from it's mouth, the beast prepared to fire out. But before Gyarados could even unleash the devastating attack, the wimpy carp dove under the water surface & swam towards it's opponent. Missed by a mere feet, Gythron evaded the Hyper Beam. Daisy gave a smug look to Misty, who was astonished by the surprise. "You thought that my 'lil guppy here would've been an easy target? Well…BZZT! Wrong! Guess again dumb ass!" Furious over that remark, Misty gave out a sinister smile to her foe. "It may seem that way, but you made one error. Water is my specialty & I'll give one reason. Gyarados, Use Whirlpool to bring up her guppy out!" A mighty roar from the giant serpent caused the whole pool to begin to swirl violently. Counterclockwise, the ravaging swirl did its deed and from a distance, Daisy could see her Magikarp giving all it's might to fight the currents.
"You can do it! Show that girly boy that a small fry can take on anything." "Who are you calling a girly boy, Butchy?" (:boy, talk about harsh words) The two gazed at each other in a death glare. As the two were to retaliate in verbal insults, a loud crash came from the other side of the walls. Misty was the first to react. "W-what's going on?" Suddenly, the noise came back again, this time, breaking the wall down. Out comes somebody flying through the wall & plunged into the pool. Then many more people went through the opened wall, chasing the one who flew to the pool earlier. This was the moment that the kunoichi did not wanted to come back: Shinobi scouts, finding their target. And it was her. "I don't know what you're deal is, but all of you are gonna pay for ruining my gym, Gyarados, Hyper Beam on them!" Misty commanded her pokemon to stop these thugs.
But Daisy tried to warn her. "Recall your pokemon, these guys aren't pushovers!" Too late to stop her command, Gyarados went on to fire out. One of the scouts chucked out a smoke ball in front of him. The moment the attack hit the marks, there were no one around. The kunoichi knew what her past were planning on. Shouting her lungs out, Daisy pleaded to Misty, "Get out of here! They're-" The whole gym went black, cutting down the visibility. Swift wind-like sounds were heard faintly all over the gym. Suddenly, a horrendous noise came from the middle of the room followed by crash. Just when the lights flickered to come back on, a gruesome sight was uncovered. Misty's Gyarados was lying on the edge of the pool, bloodied & cut up with so many kunais and shurikens all over it's side. Dropping down to her knees, Misty started to sob for her fallen pokemon. "Why are they doing this?" Gulping down, Daisy gave her the answer. "They are after me...if you want to live for another day, take your pokemon and leave now. Go call for law enforcements. I'll deal with these scum fuckers."
Getting back the gravely injured pokemon back to her poke ball, Misty complied and ran for the door. Before she could reach for the door, another scout appeared in front of her, drew out a sword, & went for her. Seeing the sword swinging down to her face, the doomed gym leader closed her eyes & awaited the blow. Only to hear an "AUGH!", she peeked to see the girl who had challenged her, breaking the assailant's neck all the way around. Dropping the dead shinobi scout down, Daisy shouted, "Hurry now! I told that I can handle these guys!" Doing as told, Misty ran for her life through the doors & went for help. Seeing Misty leaving the line of fire, the kunoichi clenched her fists & made a demand. "I' m not going to aide that monster of a man Zaigou! No way in hell am I going to be killed by a group of third rate monkeys in shinobi gears!" Chuckles coming from all around the gym didn't fazed her.
"FUFUFUFUFU! So the infamous daughter of Shinoda Masamura has become a pathetic pokemon trainer. That won't matter after we are done with you & your friend, whom by the way, went under." Appalled, she realized that the one who was thrown into the water earlier was Mewtwo. Behind her shoulder, two scouts reappeared & threw dozens of kunais and shurikens at her. To their surprise, she dove into the water, avoiding the attacks. When the rest of the assailants came out of nowhere to the edge of the pool, a commotion begin to stir. "Should've had my way with her when I had the chance at Shinigami Village." "Yeah, guess our lord was wrong about her powers to use it on us." "Now that our jo-" That speech never got finished. A Hyper Beam attack from the pool literately ripped apart two men into messy pile of flesh an blood. The sheer power that came from the bottom of the dark pool was too overwhelming for her to emit. The remaining eight were frightened as to they saw next. Out from the water, a bluish light emerged, and from that light in a crackling, energetic barrier orb, Mewtwo appeared. Pure rage can be seen from the pupil less glare in his eyes, gearing up for more brutality. And on his shoulder, Daisy, also had that death glare. "If you are going to start something, make sure you finish it!" Bringing up one hand, Mewtwo used Psychic and immobilized the remaining shinobis. If they weren't scared then, they should be now. "So, how are you going to deal with these vile scum, Daisy?" Looking back at her comrade, she gave him her answer in a cold tone. "No. Mercy. No survivors to those who work for a demonic entity such as Zaigou. Mewtwo, please put me down, I still want my revenge for what they put me through. And for what they did to you as well." All over the area, no one had heard their screams...
Ten minutes had past by unnoticed by anyone in the residential area. What had just happened within the building could not fathom the fact that this was only the start of a road no one wants to follow. But the sounds of police sirens broke the silence. Many squad cars barreled down the streets and quickly stopped in front of the gym. Officer Jenny stepped out of motorcycle, along with a concerned Misty in the pod seat of the cycle. "Alright! First division S.W.A.T units, MOVE MOVE!" Many S.W.A.T members moved into position near each sides of the building. Loading up in ammo, the first half of the team ran up to the doors and kicked it down. "Nobody move!" Instead of hostile forces to meet up, there was no one. Only the stains of blood smeared on the tile floors and in the water. "Officer Jenny, this is Commander Takagura. There appears to be no signs of survivors or their bodies, only blood." Reporting over in the radio, Jenny gave the word, "I want a ten mile perimeter search. Check the areas for any signs of unusual behaviors. Get Homicide Unit over here ASAP & make sure no clues are undetected and touched."
Turning her attention to the shaken up gym leader, she reported, "Misty, there's no sign of that girl you said in the gym, I think she may be..." Nodding, the mature tomboy knew the fate that had befallen on to her opponent. "I will head on to the Pokemon Center. Call me if I am able to return to my gym." A final bow, she left to the Pokemon Center with a sad tone in her face. Minutes later, after walking a couple of blocks, an ominous voice echoed to her head. Powerful, yet calm, and so... familiar. "(Go to the Midnight Rail Motel, thirteen blocks due south of your current location. Room 19. And do not worry, Daisy is still alive. Tired, but alive. I shall wait for your arrival.)" Freaked out without letting any signs of expressions to her face, she tried to find who was talking to her. "Who are you?" The same voice replied back, "(An old friend,... from Mt. Queyna...)" It occurred to Misty now, as to who was the identity of the voice.
All she could do was gasp with his name whispered to herself, "Mewtwo...?"
Author's note: Yes! Ladies & gentlemen. Mewtwo is a junkie & if he weren't, then...he be dead. (Hey! My fic, my perspective. Besides, who would see that coming, huh?) I wanted to make Mewtwo have some characteristics unique, yet blend it slightly to fit his persona just right. A tortured & disturbing soul: one in which happiness is rarer that than…uhmmm…oh yeah: a legendary pokemon. That type of job is no easy work. I had to do extensive research to get the understanding on genetics and the reactions applied through with illicit contrabands. Also, I wanted him to go through many harsh and depressive times, it suits him well. This fic may seem to have some happy points, but in all: there won't be a happy ending. Nor there will be any signs of true happiness for Mewtwo to have. Only heart break, hatred, pain, sui- oops! Don't wanna give it all away!
Also, there will be some hardcore fights and blood. The plotlines will start to make sense in the coming chapters.
Remember: Don't do drugs!
Next is Chapter 9: Exposed (Daisy's past is revealed. And Mewtwo is not gonna like this one bit at all…and what's this: Mewtwo has an old flame?)
If you want to find out, show some love & hate: reviews will entice me to post it up soon…maybe…