Chapter 13 – Genesis
Derek K'Tal had defected from Neo-Cyclone, turning Raynar's group into a bigger threat than they were already. Regardless of this, Dallon Lettos has obtained all he needs, in the forms of the Admanant, Lustrous and Griseous Orbs. Unless Raynar and his comrades can defeat the combined powers of time, space and antimatter, all will be lost.
Dallon Lettos was getting impatient; it had been six days since his enemies had begun to ascend Mount Arcceonn, and by his calculations, he had mere hours before they would arrive at the peak. Arrik Burnn, a Charizard that had been a Cyclone General alongside Dalon fifteen years ago, and Major Fyre were shouting orders to the multitude of technicians scrambling around a strange machine; it resembled a massive arch, and in front of it was a consol with three indentations at the top arranged to form and equilateral triangle, in which were the Adamant, Lustrous and Griseous Orbs. The device was dubbed 'Genesis', as it was a portal designed to do the unthinkable: summoning the primordial beings to this world from theirs. The device was complete and was functional, but in order to fully function, it first needed to charge power; to top it all off, it was extremely unstable, and so required constant monitoring. "What's the status on Genesis?" Dallon asked. "Power level at eighty percent and climbing, energy yield is stable" replied one of the technicians, a Kadabra. "Eighty percent is enough to summon Arceus…" Dallon said when suddenly an idea came to his mind, "but it is more than enough to bring forth his sons…General, is the Red Chain ready?" "Yes Master Lettos" Arrik replied. "Very good" Dallon said as he looked down towards a pass to the summit, "Because I have a plan to keep our enemies from meddling…"
"We're almost there, we can't give up now!" Vance shouted to the others behind him; in order to reach the summit, they had been climbing without stopping for six days in a row, a remarkable feat by anyone's standards. Now only a short distance remained, and they would be at the peak. Suddenly, Mewtwo pushed everyone down using Psychic. "What's the big idea!" John exclaimed angrily when suddenly Mewtwo ducked down as a blue-silver beam shot over his head and completely obliterated a rock formation far behind them and causing everything below to go crashing down the mountain. "What was that!" Eva exclaimed. "We're too late!" Derek shouted, pointing up the path. The path to the peak was a straight shot from here on, but three titanic obstacles stood in their way. Dialga, Deity of Time, Palkia, Deity of Space and Giratina, Deity of Dimensions, stood between them and the peak, and in front of them stood an all-too-familiar presence. "Dallon!" Raynar cursed, "It was one thing to betray me but this has gone too far!" "Save your breath Raynar, you're going to need it" Dallon replied flatly, "Because I cannot allow you to ascend further without a fight, and you know you cannot defeat the Sons of Arceus!" "Maybe I can't…" Raynar said when suddenly Mewtwo interjected, "But I can!" Everyone immediately turned to stare at Mewtwo in disbelief. "Are you insane Mewtwo! That's like fighting all of reality!" Derek exclaimed in horror. "You really think so?" Mewtwo replied with a devious grin, "I say that because I know something you don't." "Say what you will Mewtwo, it won't change the fact that you can't win" Dallon said with a wide grin. "What if I told you that the Red Chain allows you to control the Sons of Arceus…" Mewtwo replied, "…But only one at a time?" "What! How do you know this!" Dallon shouted in disbelief. He had never heard anything like that about the Red Chain, but he didn't want to take a chance and fail now. "Let's say I've done some independent studying…" Mewtwo replied, glancing back at Sarah briefly and giving her a wink. Sarah did her best not to laugh at this realization; Mewtwo was bluffing, but he was so skilled at deception and had such a strong mental screen than it was impossible to tell if he was lying or not. "Dammit!" Dallon cursed, "But that doesn't matter, I'll just send them at you one at a time! Dialga, crush him!"
At this, Dialga reared his head back as the gem in his chest began to glow. Seconds later, he fired Roar of Time at Mewtwo. The genetic pokemon put up the strongest barrier he could, reflecting the attack back at Dialga and blasting the temporal pokemon into the air. Dialga stabilized himself and brought himself to a halt in midair. "So you wish to take it to the sky? I'm more than happy to oblige!" Mewtwo taunted as he shot skyward, Dialga giving chase. The dragon and steel type was fast, and thanks to temporal distortion, he was gaining on Mewtwo, but the latter had expected that and was prepared to counter. Immediately, he flipped around and fired Aura Sphere at point-blank range. Dialga roared in both pain and anger as the attack launched it straight into the side of the mountain near the others. Mewtwo landed beside Dialga as he began to stand back up. For some reason, however, Dialga stopped moving, but he was obviously trying to; Mewtwo was restraining him with Psychic, but there was more to it than just that. "Dialga…you are being used! Snap out of it!" Mewtwo shouted. Dialga only roared in protest, and Mewtwo just shook his head. "You leave me no choice…" Mewtwo replied as he closed a fist. Suddenly, Dialga froze up, sagged, and crashed to the ground in a heap, completely unconscious. "What did you do!" Wes exclaimed in amazement. "I overloaded his mind by causing his neural transmissions to backfire" Mewtwo replied, "Simple biological manipulation using telekinesis." He defeated Dialga in a matter of mere seconds! Maybe he IS that powerful… Dallon thought in shock, No, I can't give up now! I still have two left! "Palkia, you're up!" Dallon shouted, pointing towards Mewtwo. Palkia immediately warped right behind Mewtwo and attempted to strike him with Dragon Claw, but Mewtwo had done the same, teleporting behind Palkia just as he reappeared. "Nice try!" Mewtwo shouted as he struck Palkia with Shadow Ball. Palkia roared in angry protest from the strike, staggering slightly but still in the fight. Palkia raised his arm up then slashed it diagonally in front of him, launching a Spatial Rend attack at Mewtwo. Mewtwo barely evaded the attack, as he still felt it as it passed, but he wasn't harmed at all. This is getting out of hand; I have to finish him off now! Mewtwo thought as Palkia came at him again. Mewtwo warped away from Palkia, again reappearing behind him before launching Shadow Ball. Palkia slammed into the side of the mountain very near where Dialga had, but unlike the temporal pokemon, Palkia was down for the count. "Just one more…" Mewtwo muttered. "Nicely done Mewtwo" Dallon said mockingly, "But there's still one more, and this one's the most dangerous of them all!" Giratina growled angrily and locked eyes with Mewtwo, seemingly probing him for weaknesses. Rather than attack, Mewtwo simply landed on the ground, stuck two fingers in his mouth and whistled loudly. The ground began to shake violently, forcing everyone to the ground. Suddenly, a fissure opened up, and from it appeared Regigigas. The ponderous behemoth had made a promise to Mewtwo, and by his sacred honor, he intended to keep it. "I made an oath, and intend to fulfill it" Regigigas said coldly as he looked towards Giratina, "Looks like I have my work cut out for me…" Within minutes, Regigigas had subdued Giratina, leaving the path wide open for the attack. "Thank you Regigigas. The battle is far from over, but thank you anyway" Mewtwo said. "You're welcome…" Regigigas replied, "Now from my understanding, we have a world to save. Let's go!"
A Moment, later, all of them had made it to the peak, and all of them were blown away by the sight before them. "Genesis…" Derek muttered. "So this is what they were defending…" Mewtwo said, "Alright, Regigigas take it out!" Just before Regigigas could move, however, he was struck from behind and knocked unconscious. "Must I do everything myself?" Dallon said mockingly as he appeared between them and Genesis. "Dallon!" Mewtwo exclaimed angrily. "Mewtwo, you can't win. If you couldn't defeat Aranam, what makes you think you can defeat me?" Dallon taunted, "But you know…there is an alternative…" "Enlighten me" Mewtwo replied sarcastically. "Destroying someone as powerful as you would be a waste, so think about it, when the new world comes into being, I will rule it as a god! Why don't you join me instead?" Mewtwo didn't answer; it was true that Dallon was powerful, perhaps too powerful, and being able to obtain that power was tempting. Just then, however, something else made that decision for him. "Maybe…he's right…" Sarah said suddenly as she walked towards Dallon, stopping at his side. "What the…Sarah!" Mewtwo exclaimed. "You see, your lover has come to accept the truth…do you really wish to have to fight her too, or will you stand by her side forever as you promised?" "Mewtwo, don't listen to him!" Raynar shouted. "Silence!" Dallon shouted as he fired Shadow Ball at Raynar, slamming him into a boulder behind him. "Raynar, no!" Mewtwo exclaimed. "Don't fight us Mewtwo…" Sarah said, "Join us and rule an ideal world…" Mewtwo looked back at Sarah, then at Raynar, and finally at Dallon; he walked over to Dallon and stood in front of him. "Well?" Dallon asked, "Make your choice Mewtwo, but I advise you to choose wisely." Sarah would never tell me to give up, no matter what! Mewtwo thought as his anger began building to full-blown rage It's a lie! This is all…a nightmare!
Mewtwo raised his fist back and punched Dallon right in the middle of his chest. Suddenly, Sarah disappeared, replaced by Dallon grasping his chest in pain. "No! I was so close!" Dallon shouted furiously as he struck Mewtwo under the chin with Shadow Punch. "Mewtwo!" Sarah exclaimed as she ran over to him. Mewtwo, despite the intensity of the blow, stood back up almost immediately. "I knew it was all a lie!" Mewtwo shouted furiously, "Sarah would never tell me to give up, no matter how bad things got!" Dallon cracked his knuckles and replied, "I see there is no other way…I'll just have to be rid of you the hard way! It's time we saw who really deserves the title of World's Strongest Pokemon!" Mewtwo moved back into a fighting stance and answered, "By the time this day is out, one of us shall stand, and the other shall fall!" "I think we both know the answer to that…" Dallon taunted.
Mewtwo attacked first, rushing in close to get the first hit only to strike empty air; Dallon had warped out of the way of Mewtwo's attack. "Close, but no cigar" Dallon taunted as he suddenly appeared behind Mewtwo, "Shadow Force!" Mewtwo cried out as he was struck by the attack and slammed into the side of the Genesis arch. "Who's the strongest now?" Dallon taunted as he picked Mewtwo up and threw him up and hit him with Shadow Punch, knocking him against a boulder and doing even more damage. "What? Is that all you've got?" Dallon said as he floated a short distance away, his arms folded confidently over his chest. Mewtwo staggered to his feet and shot back, "I haven't begun to fight!" Mewtwo struck Dallon with Shadow Ball, forcing the gripper pokemon to back away. Dallon disappeared then attacked again with Shadow Force, but Mewtwo had anticipated the attack and teleported away. "Dark Pulse!" he shouted, unleashing a darkness-infused blast of Aura at Dallon. The ghost type created a shadowy barrier in front of him and deflected the attack back at Mewtwo. Mewtwo quickly intercepted his own attack with another Dark Pulse to avoid damage, giving Dallon enough of an opening to strike again. Dallon grabbed Mewtwo around the throat and began to choke him. "You should never have betrayed us" Dallon said as he slowly tightened his grip, "After I'm through with you, your friends are next…starting with Sarah." "No!" Mewtwo shouted furiously as he released another Dark Pulse. As Dallon was holding him by the throat, it was too close to evade no matter what Dallon did. He cried out in angry protest as he was blown back by the intense blast. "Big mistake!" Dallon shouted, "Payback!" Just before Dallon attacked, Mewtwo put up another barrier and deflected Dallon's attack back at him and launched him flat on his back next to the Genesis' control console. Mewtwo stood over Dallon and said, "You have lost." I can't lose, not now! Dallon thought as he glanced at the control panel. The indicator at long last changed from 99.9% to 100% power. "You've failed Mewtwo! It's all over!" Dallon shouted in triumph as he slammed his fist down on a red button and activated the device.