Kasi slept soundly in Avery's arms on the bed, while Takuya slept in a recliner and Venin slept on one of the futons in the room. Avery had finally been cleared from being bed-ridden before nightfall that night. Once he was back on his own two feet, Avery had practiced some Tai Chi with Kasi and Takuya, viewing it as a slowed-down version of Karate itself. One that was done, they helped with some of the lab's reconstruction, then called it a night with the other trainers.
Suddenly, they heard a loud metallic noise of something falling onto the floor! All of them were jolted awake by the sudden clang.
They looked over to see that the air vent cover to the room had been pushed clean off its supports, from inside the vent! They looked up, and saw a Pokemon descend quietly from the vent… It was Mew!
Kasi gasped. "Mew…?!"
"Mew!" Mew hissed quietly with one of his paws over his face, signaling the trio to keep quiet. Mew, looking around carefully after a pause to make sure nobody else heard, then quietly explained why he was here. He had been sent by Arceus, along with a few other chosen Pokemon to help guard and teach them. Arceus had referred to them as the "Altered Ones," and had instructed Mew and these chosen Pokemon to guard, teach, and aid the trio in any way possible. But they could not begin giving their aid with Team Rocket so close by, so Mew needed to take the trio out of the lab and into the woods to meet the others.
Takuya, Kasi, Venin, and Avery stood up from their sleeping spots. "I see." Takuya said, keeping his voice quiet. "But how can we sneak out of here undetected? Or without drawing attention?"
"We could try one of the emergency exits." Kasi said. "The alarms for them haven't been fixed, so they won't go off."
"Well, I guess we had better go, then." Venin said. "After all, there's no arguing with a legend…"
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A few moments later, the group had sneaked around to the back of the lab and out the emergency exit, avoiding the eyes of the security system and the Team Rocket patrols outside. Now, they were walking through the forest following Mew to where he was leading them.
They approached a large clearing in the forest. In the center was a pond fed by a nearby river, with several large rocks nearby. But that was not what caught their attention.
For sitting on those rocks, looking down at the group were the Pokemon that bore the DNA that Takuya, Avery, and Kasi had been spliced with: The legendary beasts! Suicune, Raikou, and Entei!
They were not alone, either. Standing at the base of the rocks was another Pokemon that appeared like a tougher and larger version of Mew that looked very similar to Dante, with Celebi hovering near his shoulder!
"Woah…" Avery whispered, in awe at the sight.
"All three of them, in once place… Incredible." Takuya said, mirroring Avery's astonishment.
"They're beautiful… I never thought I would live to see something like this." Kasi managed to say in amazement.
Venin, however just stared at the sight before him, unable to come up with words to describe what he was feeling: Extreme honor at being in these beasts' mythical presence.
"Welcome, altered ones." A psychic voice said. They realized that the voice was coming from the larger Mew-like Pokemon. "I am relieved that we found you in time. Do not be afraid, we are here to help you. I am Mewtwo. This is Celebi, the time traveling Pokemon and the spirit of the forest. Entei, Raikou, and Suicune you should be familiar with. As for Mew, I'm sure he has already introduced himself."
Mew then flew over to Mewtwo, hovering next to Celebi.