Chapter 4 – Mewtwo's Return

After Sarah discovered her ability to manipulate Aura as a form of energy, the trio was ambushed by a Neo-Cyclone Patrol. Already exhausted from the last battle, it appeared they were finished this time, when suddenly the patrol was viciously attacked by no one other than the Ultimate Weapon himself; Mewtwo has returned. However, as Mewtwo prepares to completely annihilate three Neo-Cyclone grunts, Sarah will attempt the unthinkable: challenging Mewtwo to a battle…

Sarah, Cade and Darman looked on in horror; if Mewtwo followed through with his threat, there would be a massacre! "We should get out of here before mayhem ensues" Cade muttered. "I concur" Darman replied as the two were about to leave when suddenly they noticed Sarah had vanished. "What the…where'd she go!" Cade exclaimed when he suddenly realized it wouldn't take long to find out. Mewtwo, on the other hand, had a Shadow Ball at full charge, ready to finish the Neo-Cyclone operatives; he fired the Shadow Ball when suddenly a shiny Gardevoir teleported between the attack and the operatives before deflecting it away with a powerful psychic shield. "Oh no…" Cade said in despair when he realized that, too late, Sarah was attempting to confront Mewtwo. "Stop this, now!" Sarah shouted, "You don't have to kill them!" "What the…and who are you to interfere!" Mewtwo replied with a tone that clearly told of his irritation. "I am Sarah K'Tal, daughter of Sir Raynar K'Tal, Knight of Arcceonn!" she shouted back with all her fury. Mewtwo seemed to recoil back a slight bit, his eyes clearly widening at the mention of Raynar's name. Raynar's daughter! He thought there could be only one reason why she's here: to avenge her grandfather, Aranam. His expression quickly changed from one of shock to anger as he replied, "he never let go of his father's death, so sends you to kill me! I'm insulted!" Sarah recoiled in shock as well, realizing it probably would've been better to have kept her mouth shut. "But if that's the way you want it to be, then c'mon!" Mewtwo replied as he leapt back, putting distance between the two of them, "we'll battle this out to the end!" "Sarah, no! You can't defeat him in battle!" Cade shouted, "You mustn't fight him!" "I can and I must!" Sarah replied with a determination neither Darman nor Cade had seen from her before, "he won't listen to me unless I do this!" Cade and Darman were about to protest when he realized that she was right and that there was no other way. "Alright Sarah…" Darman said, "Good luck…" "Show me you can surpass your limits Sarah" Mewtwo said with a half smile, "Now…it begins!"

Mewtwo was the first to attack, moving in close with his fist raised for a Drain Punch attack. Sarah leapt back to evade, doing so repeatedly to evade follow-up strikes, but one of them struck home, sending Sarah flying into the wall of the ravine. Sarah cried out as she struck the wall before falling to the ground, but she stood back up, still having the will to fight. "So you're not the type to give up easily" Mewtwo taunted, "then come and get me!" Before he could react, Sarah was upon him, having teleported right in front of him before launching him backwards with her Fire Punch attack. Mewtwo landed on his feet a fair distance away after being launched into the air by Sarah's attack. "Is that all you've got!" Mewtwo taunted, seeming not to have taken any hits at all, "C'mon!" Sarah attacked again, as did Mewtwo, their attacks colliding and launching both of them back. Both recovered and attacked again, this time charging each other with Psycho Cut. The energy blades collided as the two of them got close, both of them trying to push on the other to gain the upper hand. "Give it up, you can't defeat me" Mewtwo said, "You have nowhere near your father's power!" "We'll see about that, now won't we!" Sarah shouted as he suddenly pushed, causing Mewtwo to slip ever so slightly and forcing him back several yards. Sarah attempted to attack again when Mewtwo pushed her back with Psychic, the former landing back on her feet. Sarah stuck out her right arm and made a waving motion towards herself, a silent gesture meaning, "Bring it on!" Mewtwo and Sarah charged at each other again, this time passing as their Psycho Cut attacks collided. However, at this stage, both of them changed tactics; Mewtwo launched Shadow Ball, and Sarah used Focus Blast, the two orbs of energy colliding with the two attempting to muscle it forwards with their Psychic power while pouring their Aura into their attacks, amplifying their power greatly. Mewtwo was in disbelief of his foes resolve, and he knew now that there was a chance he might actually lose. How is she so powerful! He thought is this what he referred to when he said 'Strength of One's Heart and Soul'! Sarah, on the other hand, was fighting just to maintain her attack, as Mewtwo's power was far greater even than the Steelix from earlier. She remembered what her father had told her, that sometimes one finds something unexpected in the least expected of forms, and so rather than focusing on her will to win, she discovered something else; it wasn't a desire for victory, but for understanding, to try and find out why Mewtwo is who he is today. For some reason, these thoughts were increasing the power of her attack, as Mewtwo felt his being pushed back. I don't think so! He thought as he unleashed as much power as he could into the attack, slowing the advance of Sarah's, but by no means stopping it. No…this can't be happening! he thought as the attack continued closer I will NOT go down like this! I will NOT- He was cut off as Sarah's attack finally became too much, and the combined energy of their attacks created a massive explosion that flung each of them against the walls. When the smoke cleared, both were standing, and it seemed to be a stalemate…until Mewtwo fell to his knees and collapsed unconscious.

"What the…I don't believe it! What just happened here!" Cade exclaimed in total disbelief, "did Sarah defeat Mewtwo!" "I'll be damned, she really did it!" Darman exclaimed with equal disbelief when they noticed Sarah was by Mewtwo's side, the latter having been moved onto his back. "What in the World is she doing?" Cade muttered when he noticed her bands on his chest, which glowed for a brief moment before fading away. "She's healing him!" he muttered as he gestured for Darman to come with him in case Mewtwo attacked Sarah when he woke up.

Mewtwo slowly opened his eyes and struggled to find out where he was, as he was still a bit light-headed, but from what? Oh yeah…I was knocked out…but by whom? He thought when he looked up to see Sarah looking down at him, Oh no…it wasn't a nightmare… "You okay Mewtwo?" Sarah asked suddenly. "Huh? What?" Mewtwo asked, almost sure that she was asking him is he was alright, but he had been abused so much that he found it hard to believe anyone would actually care about him. "I asked if you're okay" Sarah replied, not in the least angry by the sound of her voice. "I…I-I'm fine…" Mewtwo replied as he slowly sat up, feeling a pain in his side where he had most likely struck a rock and propping his arms up behind him for support, "but…why do you care?" "Two reasons" Sarah replied, "One is that we need your help, and the second is that I will never ignore someone in need, no matter who it may be."

"You need my help!" he exclaimed, slightly amused, "but after that thrashing you gave me, I'm not sure how true that is." "Because of the reason you were called the Ultimate Weapon" said a voice he found all too familiar. "Aw c'mon…not you losers…" Mewtwo muttered before he asked, "and why is that?" "Because of your potential for growth and learning" Cade replied, obviously not hearing Mewtwo's rude remark, "the Doc said himself that your power is only limited by your ability to control it, which, coupled with the fact that you are effectively immortal, gives you a power that rivals that of Arceus. That is why we need your help." Mewtwo cocked an eyebrow at them as he replied, "go on." "A new organization known as Neo-Cyclone has been formed, and they are too great a threat for even Raynar K'Tal to handle" Cade replied, "because their forces are far greater in number and power than the old Cyclone, plus, only Arceus knows of their true intent…and we need your help to take them down." "I'm not going to fight for somebody else ever again, you know that…" Mewtwo replied as he stood up and turned away, "I won't help you…" "Mewtwo, wait!" Sarah exclaimed as Mewtwo was starting to walk away, the latter turning back around. "My father once told me that sometimes one finds the unexpected in the least expected of forms" Sarah replied, "you never forgave yourself for the lives you took when Cyclone was in control of you. I know the past hurts, but it's all behind you now! You have to take charge of your own destiny and find your own purpose in life, and this might be your opportunity to do just that!" Sarah walked past Mewtwo and stopped in front of him before turning around and holding out a hand, "this is your time, will you take the chance?" Mewtwo was about to protest when he realized a fundamental fact; his life currently had no meaning, and to him it was nothing but a curse he had just wished would end, because he lacked a purpose, but this might be his one and only chance to give himself a better life, his one and only 'second chance'. "I will" Mewtwo replied with a nod of the head as he placed his hand in hers, grasping it firmly, "let's get out there and show those idiots what we're made of!"