(A/N: Ok, we've had some laughs, some fluff, some sadness, and some drama the first few chapters. Now lets throw a bit of action in the mix. There's still some humor to be found, so don't worry, you'll be smiling at the end of it. Question though, I had a reviewer ask if the rating should be higher. I thought 'K+' was sufficient, but if anyone else thinks I need to bring it up to a 'T' rating, please let me know and I will.)

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Chapter 5: When Legends Collide

Mewtwo didn't know when it happened, but somehow in the past few weeks, he had grown used to Mew always being around him. She still insisted that she was going to be his mate, but he would just brush it off.

Most of the time, he didn't really even find her claim on him to be annoying anymore, just a mild nuisance; although there were times when she was trying to convince him that he would still become frustrated. One day, she had even been bold enough to breathe Sweet Scent on him, and then follow up with Attract. He had managed to resist the alluring effects of the attacks long enough to flee from her until they wore off. And once they did, he made a point of showing her how furious he was about her little stunt. Sufficient to say, she hadn't tried that again.

Still, being effected by her attacks made him wonder if he had been slacking on his training. He may be the most powerful Pokémon, but training was still important. There were more levels to reach and new attacks for him to learn. Slacking wasn't allowed. Admittedly, after he had been shown the error of his ways back when he had tried to take over the world, he had become a bit of a pacifist.

So he had begun training, improving his skills however he could. Mew would battle with him occasionally, but she seemed more interested in playing rather than battling. Earlier today, Mewtwo had had her launching attacks at him while he would attempt to either teleport out of the way or block with an attack of his own. She grew bored quickly, and Mewtwo reprimanded her when she said that she didn't want to train. She had countered by saying that he was far too serious and needed to lighten up.

So now he had taken up to throwing a Shadow Ball, teleporting into its path, and throwing another one to counter it before he was hit, slowly closing the gap between the distance each time he teleported.

At one point, he didn't teleport far away enough to give him enough time to counter against his attack, and he was struck by his own Shadow Ball.

"Ouch," Mew muttered, flying over to him. "Are you ok?"

He rubbed the spot where he was hit. "I am well."

She latched onto the end of his tail, giggling as she was waved around with its swooshing movements. "You shouldn't work so hard. Lighten up, have some fun, start a family."

He ignored her obvious insinuation. "I enjoy training." He looked up at the sky. "I want to test and surpass my limitations."

Without warning, he shot straight up. Mew shrieked in surprise, now getting whipped around as she tried to hold on to his tail. "What are you doing?"

Mewtwo ignored her as he flew faster. Mew was unable to hold on and lost her grip, slipping off the end. She began hovering in the air, watching as he disappeared into the sky, wondering where he was going.

Mewtwo had only attempted this twice before. The first time had been an experimental test of his endurance. He had been unprepared and failed to make the journey. The second time was when he had brought the red Genesect up here, to get it away from all the fighting, hoping the solitude and view of the world would calm it. He'd ended up passing out.

He wanted to make the trip this time without passing out. But that was easier said than done. Even though he was the strongest Pokémon, his body was not meant to survive up here. There was no air to breathe, the temperature rapidly dropped, and it required him to break the planet's atmosphere. He wasn't built for this, just like he wasn't built to survive at the bottom of the ocean.

He began to feel faint the higher up he went as the change in atmosphere began to affect him. If he stayed here any longer, he would pass out. Knowing he had to get back, he teleported.

Mew was still looking up into the sky when Mewtwo suddenly appeared in front of her. "Son of a Bidoof!" she cried, jumping back and clutching her heart.

Mewtwo glanced at her. "What is your problem?"

"You scared me," she exclaimed, smacking his arm. "What was that about anyway? Where'd you go?"

He looked up again. "Where no one else dwells. Up into the atmosphere. I have flown there only once before in my Mega form. I wanted to see if I could do it in my base form, and see how long I could remain up there until I had to come back down."

Mew giggled. "You can stay up there indefinitely. Just put a barrier around yourself."

She demonstrated by creating a pink bubble around herself, but Mewtwo shook his head. "I do not want to simply go there, but see how long I can remain there. It is a test of my body's endurance. So far, I have only managed to last for about a minute while in my Mega form."

Mew giggled again. "That's silly. Why push your body to endure being in a place where you can't survive? Are you going to bathe in a volcano next until you can withstand the heat?"

He glared at her. "It is part of my training, strengthening the body and learning how to adapt." He looked up again. Each time, I will be able to go up a little higher. Each time, I will be able to last a little longer. And as my strength and endurance increase, I will be able to endure even more down here."

Mew rolled her eyes. "What a waste of time."

"Then remain down here if you wish." He transformed into his Mega form. "I will continue to test my limits and push my boundaries."

He flew into the sky again at a speed several times greater than before, easily breaking the sound barrier. The air pressure, faster drop in temperature, and rapid decline in oxygen made the trip worse, but his faster speed and increased strength allowed him to reach his destination faster and withstand the atmosphere more.

He breeched the atmosphere, finding himself in the darkness of space. The stars surrounded him on all sides as the planet rested beneath his feet. It truly was beautiful up here. And, strangely enough, even though there was no one else around, looking down at the planet, knowing that it was filled with life, he didn't feel the least bit lonely.

"Mewtwo!"

Especially now that Mew had teleported to his side. He glanced at her as she waved happily and motioned to the pink psychic bubble around her.

"See how much easier it is to just teleport here instead of flying. And the barrier lets me stay up here with no problem."

Sighing, Mewtwo reverted back to his base form. The cold and very little oxygen were getting to him, so he too created his own blue bubble around himself. "You are missing the point of this exercise."

Mew just giggled and looked around. "It's pretty up here. Almost as pretty as where I used to live."

He wouldn't admit it, but she has sparked his curiosity. "And where was that?"

"Where was what?"

He groaned. "The place you lived."

A dreamy look appeared in her eyes. "It was called Rainbow Cloud. It's a GIANT cloud that has all the colors of the rainbow. It's up high enough so that we can see the stars, but low enough to the ground so we can still breathe. And you can see all these different constellations in the stars too. There's a Kingler, a Pinsir, Koffing, a Cubone, and a Dugtrio." She scratched her head. "Now that I think of it, there's even one that could be a constellations of you. It looks like you."

That did indeed sound like a beautiful place. "Interesting. I should like to see this Rainbow Cloud some day."

Mew's face lit up. "Really? Ok! I'll take you there if you'll agree to be my mate."

He stared at her for a few moments before reaching out of his bubble and popping hers. "I don't want to see it that much."

Mew created another bubble around herself. "Pleeeease."

He glared at her and she let the subject drop. Looking away, something caught her. "Ooow, what's that?"

She flew over to the large metal object. Mewtwo looked at what caught her interest and frowned. "That is a human invention called a satellite."

"Ooow, a saddle light." Admiring the shiny metal, she saw their reflections in it. "I can see you. Hi, Mewtwo. Hi, Rayquaza."

Mewtwo had been watching her with a bored look on his face, but her last word drew his attention. "What?"

He glanced over his shoulder and quickly teleported, narrowly missing having been chomped down on by a large set of jaws. There was a frustrated cry from the Legendary dragon Pokémon as its prey eluded it.

Mewtwo reappeared a short distance away, glaring at the large, green, serpentine body. He had been a fool and had let his guard down, which had been why he hadn't sensed the sky high Pokémon's presence. What he had told Mew earlier was wrong; there was some life up here.

Though there were very few in number, Rayquaza were known to live in the Ozone. Not to mention they were very territorial, and were well-known for attacking and pursuing anything they felt was a threat to them and their territory. And it seemed that both Mew and Mewtwo had entered this Rayquaza's airspace.

Whirling around, Rayquaza flew back towards Mewtwo. Mew watched them curiously before the satellite drew her attention once more with all its fancy contraptions.

Roaring, Rayquaza unleashed a Thunderbolt. Mewtwo held up his hand, blocking the electric attack, and tossed it aside. He considered the angry Legendary. He knew that Rayquaza was the third strongest Pokémon there was, surpassed only by himself and Arceus. Add in that it was a Dragon type, the strongest of the 19 types of Pokémon, and he could consider Rayquaza to be a worthy challenge as long as he didn't use any of his abilities that would bring him certain victory. This was a rare opportunity for him.

"Very well, I shall face you," he declared.

But Rayquaza wasn't asking for permission. It lashed out with Dragon Tail, but Mewtwo teleported out of the way and threw a Shadow Ball. Rayquaza avoided it and flew at him. Mewtwo rushed to meet it. The sky high Pokémon used Dragon Claw while Mewtwo used Ice Punch, the two striking each other, popping Mewtwo's bubble in the process. Mewtwo received a nasty cut on his three-fingered hand while Rayquaza's claw was encased in ice.

The sky high Pokémon wasn't very happy about having its claw frozen and countered by using Flamethrower. Mewtwo flew to avoid the flames, but Rayquaza redirected the attack, and the stream of fire followed him.

Mewtwo finally had to teleport out of the attack's path to avoid getting burned. He reappeared behind Rayquaza and fired a Psyshock, sending a ball of psychic energy slamming into the Legendary Pokémon's back. Rayquaza roared furiously as Mewtwo flew at it, his head glowing as he focused his psychic power into his cranium.

Rayquaza turned to him just in time to feel the impact of Mewtwo's Zen Headbutt. It countered by unleashing a Thunder Wave, and Mewtwo was struck by a paralyzing electric wave, his body seizing up. Rayquaza used the opportunity to hit him with an Iron Tail, sending Mewtwo flying through space. Using Extreme Speed, it sped towards Mewtwo, who regained enough mobility to use Light Screen to defend himself.

A transparent golden wall appeared in front of him, separating the two, and Rayquaza slammed into it. It only held for a few seconds before shattering, but at that point, Mewtwo had regained full mobility. He fired an Aura Sphere the same time Rayquaza used Dragon Pulse. The two attacks met in mid-air and exploded.

From out of the smoke, Mewtwo came speeding towards Rayquaza, but the sky high Pokémon's eyes began glowing, its features twisting into a hideous mask as it used Scary Face. A feeling of great unease hit Mewtwo, and he found himself slow down.

It was enough of a hesitation for Rayquaza to use Fire Blast. Mewtwo's eyes widened and he quickly used Barrier. The shield stopped the attack, but the resulting explosion still sent him flying. And just as he stopped his momentum, Rayquaza came flying at him, shaping its body into a wheel as it crashed into him using its Gyro Ball, once again sending Mewtwo flying farther into space.

He couldn't take it anymore. While Rayquaza was built to live up here, he wasn't. The lack of air and the atmosphere were getting to him. That was one major advantage Rayquaza had over him. So, using his psychic power, he summoned all the oxygen and heat around himself and created another bubble, keeping it all inside. Yes, that was much better.

Rayquaza was already coming at him again, this time with a Hyper Beam ready to be unleashed. Mewtwo teleported out of the way, appearing directly above the Legendary Pokémon's head. He used Low Kick, his foot shooting out of his bubble to strike the top of Rayquaza's head. The sky high Pokémon momentarily went cross-eyed before shaking its head and regaining its senses. It gave an angry roar and lashed out at Mewtwo with its claws.

Mewtwo maneuvered around the attacks as Rayquaza's slashed at him repeatedly with its Shadow Claw, its sharp nails leaving streaks of darkness behind as they cut through the air. Growing frustrated at its constant misses, it opened its mouth and roared. This was no ordinary roar however, but a Roar attack, and it caused Mewtwo to flinch. Rayquaza then spun around, using Dragon Tail to knock him away. It gave a satisfying roar and flew towards him again.

Mewtwo's bubble had been popped once again, but he ignored it a he used Psychic. A blue aura of psychic energy surrounded him and shot towards Rayquaza. The sky high Pokémon's eyes widened and it tried to pull back, but wasn't fast enough, and the attack struck it, creating an explosion of psychic energy.

But the more damage it received, the angrier Rayquaza became. Opening its mouth, it used Draco Meteor, sending a ball of energy upwards that exploded into a barrage of flaming meteors that rained down upon Mewtwo. As he maneuvered around them, Rayquaza took the opportunity to use Water Pulse, spraying a powerful jet of water from its mouth.

But Mewtwo had been prepared for a follow up attack and countered it with Magic Coat. His glowing body caused Rayquaza's attack to bounce right off him and strike the sky high Pokémon.

Mewtwo then followed up with a Shadow Ball, hitting the Legendary Pokémon in the face. Rayquaza shook it off and fired Dragon Pulse at him, but Mewtwo countered with a Psystrike. A sphere of psychic energy surrounded him and exploded outward. Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse exploded against it, but the psychic blast kept coming, slamming into the sky high Pokémon and sending it flying backwards.

Rayquaza was so infuriated that it was ready to attack the first thing it saw. And when it opened its eyes, Mew was in its line of vision. Her back was to it as she continued to examine the satellite in fascination, paying no mind to the battle taking place just a short distance away.

Rayquaza roared and fired a Hyper Beam at her. Mewtwo gasped when he saw that Mew was its target, and she wasn't even aware she was being attacked. That idiot!

He teleported, appearing right behind Mew in the attack's path. There was no time to stop the attack, and instead he wrapped his arms around her, shielding her from the attack with his own body. And it was a direct hit.

It hurt, bad, even the satellite had been reduced to scrap metal. But Mew was ok, shielded by Mewtwo's body, and she gave him a puzzled look, literally having no idea as to how close she had come to being hit by one of the most powerful of attacks.

Rayquaza roared and flew towards them again. Mewtwo whirled around to face it, quickly using Recover to heal his injuries. "Enough!" He Mega Evolved. "This battle is over!"

He held up his hand, his body glowing with psychic energy as he used Telekinesis. The same blue energy surrounded Rayquaza, and it found itself unable to move. Mewtwo then surrounded himself in a sphere of psychic energy. Unlike his earlier bubble, this one was an impenetrable sphere of psychic power. He flew at Rayquaza, slamming into him, letting his psychic barrier do the damage while he continued to hold the Legendary Pokémon captive. He repeated this several more times, slamming into Rayquaza over and over again.

Finally, he stopped. With a wave of his hand, he sent the sky high Pokémon flying away from them before releasing it from his psychic hold. He hoped it would take a hint, but the Legendary Pokémon came at him again, firing another Hyper Beam.

Mewtwo raised his hand, stopping the attack and sending it back at Rayquaza. It struck the sky high Pokémon, and it roared as it was blasted back. Mewtwo didn't give it the chance to go on the attack again as he once more seized control of its body. He then teleported right in front of its face, and Rayquaza stared at him, furious, but helpless against his power.

"Sleep," he told it, using Hypnosis.

Rayquaza fought against it, but slowly its eyes drooped until it fell asleep, its body relaxing.

Mewtwo sighed and returned to his base form, creating a new bubble for himself. Mew came over to see the final result of the battle, cocking her head to the side curiously. "How'd it go?"

Mewtwo turned his angry eyes upon her. "Are you an idiot!?"

Mew flinched at his harsh tone. "What'd I do?"

He couldn't believe it. She really didn't know! "What did you do? Are you truly that oblivious? You were almost hit by a Hyper Beam, one of the most powerful of all attacks, especially considering who it came from."

Mew frowned, and looked at the destroyed satellite. "But it was so shiny," she said, pointing to the remains, as if this explained everything.

Mewtwo rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. "You saw that we were in a Rayquaza's territory. You know how protective they are of their airspace, yet you completely let your guard down. You didn't even realize you were being attacked. How could you be such a fool as to not even pay attention to your surroundings, especially when there was a battle taking place right behind you?"

Mew cocked her head to the side. "Because I knew you would protect me," she replied, as if this were obvious.

Mewtwo blinked. Not only was this the last answer he had expected, but the fact that she had said it with such absolute certainty had completely thrown him for a loop. But now, now that she had said it… he should have known. That's exactly what her mindset was like. And, what more, she had been right.

Sighing again, he felt his anger slip away. "You are an imbecile. Never let your guard down during such times, regardless it I'm with you or not."

He turned back to Rayquaza. His Hypnosis wouldn't last long. And, knowing Rayquaza, it would seek out him and Mew, even if they were long gone, to make sure they never entered its territory again. Just as another Rayquaza had pursued a Deoxys, their species were known to hold grudges.

With a wave of his hand, he erased their battle from Rayquaza's memories and turned to Mew. "Let's go, before my Hypnosis wears off."

"Wait," Mew replied. Cupping her hands together, she whispered, "Soft Boil."

A ball of psychic energy appeared and then solidified into an egg. It burst into particles of light that swirled around her and Rayquaza. Mewtwo watched as Rayquaza's injuries healed as Mew absorbed the damage, the wounds appearing on her own body. But once she was finished, she used Recover healing her own injuries.

"There," she said happily, "all better."

Mewtwo stared at her, marveling at her thoughtfulness. Shaking his head, he couldn't help the smile that grazed his face as he teleported them back down to earth.

(A/N: A battle between Mewtwo and Rayquaza. Man I wish I could see that. I mean really see that, not a Gameboy battle. After all, the battle with Rayquaza and Deoxys was awesome, and so was the one with Mewtwo and Genesect, even though Mewtwo was holding back. I must say, it was hard to write the battle though because I really had to downplay Mewtwo's abilities. I mean, the guy can reverse, deflect, or shield against any attack as long as it's not Dark, control the bodies and minds of others, block special abilities so they can only rely on physical hand to hand combat, simply erase all their memories, or just put them to sleep. How do you compete against that, even if you are a Legendary? The anime and manga isn't like the games where there's stats and all those other limitation BS that Pokémon have. As both the anime and manga reveal, Pokémon are capable of far more than what the games allow. And based on Mewtwo's displays of power in the movies and specials he was in, there's next to no one beside Arceus himself that can stand up to him, and that's only in his base form. And if he Mega Evolves, forget it, it's over, even Arceus is outranked. That's actually a common theme in anime and manga, to have someone/something created by humans to surpass God. At least Mew chose someone reliable, as long as she doesn't annoy him too much. But as we saw here, even then he will still help her out when she's in a bind. Lets see where things go from here. Next chapter will get back to the laughs and fluff, so stay tuned.)