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No. 23356
The interior of the cave was as dank and cold as the outside. At least an inch of water on the cave floor, just enough to soak through Wayne's shoes. “Oh- jeeze! This is ridiculous! Can't we ever go someplace nice? I heard the Sevii Islands are beautiful.”
The sound of splashing echoed through the caverns, as well as various growls and chirps of wild Pokemon. A clever idea popped into Wayne's head and he grinned, excited. “Hey! Here's a thought! I think I have a bunch of Repels in here, what if we worked our way through the cave and Mewtwo happened to be the first Pokemon we encounter? We could catch him and everyone would win there!”
Curry nodded his head. “That's a great idea! Wonder why I never thought of it...”
Wayne hunched over and swung his backpack off his shoulders. “Let's see, Potions, Potions, Revive... Don't need that,” he said, tossing the useless diamond behind him. “C'mon, I was POSITIVE I had some Repels in here!”
Ramona fluttered above him and tapped his shoulder with her foot. “Wayne, you're... gonna wanna see this...”
Wayne was still rifling through his bag when he heard a cheerful cry of “WOBBU WOBBU!” directly behind him. He froze in terror, his head slowly turning around, hoping the sound was a trick of the light or a weather balloon or perhaps even swamp gas. But no, there it stood. Rubbery blue skin, bobbing up and down on on its blob-like feet. An oblivious, yet totally joyful smile plastered over its face. It was even saluting with its flat flippers.
“Arceus. Damn it,” Wayne grumbled under his breath. He let out a long, drawn out sigh as he stood to his feet, Ultra Ball in hand. He put all his strength into the toss, the ball striking Wobbuffet in his face. It sucked the Pokemon in, wiggled three times... and clicked.
Bumper joined the party!
“Well, so much for that plan!” Wayne threw his arms up in frustration and stomped ahead into the cave, splashing water on his companions with his steps.
“Someone's angry,” Ramona quipped. Wayne whirled around to glare at her.
“Just a pinch,” he remarked. “Because now it looks like I have to ACTUALLY KILL this thing!”
Curry shrugged his shoulders. “Well, no one's perfect. Look, if it comes down to it, I'll take care of it. I'll 'dirty my hands', so to speak.”
Wayne grabbed hold of a ledge and hoisted himself up to get a better look at the cave. “That's not how we do things and you know it. Man, don't even talk like that.” The cave was enormous, with a ceiling that seemed higher on the inside than it did on the outside. It made things very convenient for the flyers on Wayne's team to stretch their wings.
“Just sayin',” Curry mumbled.
“Where is this guy, anyway? I'm getting booooooooooored...” Scott whined.
“I dunno! Man, I don't even know what this thing looks like! We should've planned this better...” Wayne said, scanning the cave.
Are you looking for someone? a voice rang out. They didn't necessarily hear it, moreso felt it, deep inside their brains. The Pokemon whirled around, trying to find the source, but since it wasn't actually a sound, they couldn't trace it.
You, who have tamed these Pokemon, why do you enter my domain?
“Are you Mewtwo?” Wayne called out. He hopped off the ledge and joined his Pokemon. A squishy human had no place on the frontlines of a battle.
That is the name I was given, yes.
“Well, in that case...” Wayne tried to sound as confident as he could, but when you can't SEE your opponent, it tends to hinder your belief in yourself. “We're, ah, here... to kill you.”
There was a flash of light, and when Wayne's team's eyesight returned, a figure stood in front of them. It had a vaguely humanoid shape. Feet like a rabbit's hind legs, a tail like a lizard, and paws at the end of its arms. The shape of its head resembled a cat, but its actual face looked somewhat like a human's. It lacked any real muscle mass, except for its legs. If Wayne had to guess, he would say that this thing was indeed a genetic monstrosity.
I would like it if you didn't do that. Mewtwo said.
“Well, I have my reasons. A friend of mine is on the line. Well he's not really my friend, so much as he is an acquaintance. Well, not even that, more like an enemy. The point is, Giovanni wants you dead, so that's... that's what's gotta happen.”
Ah, Giovanni. A name I've grown to hate. Yes, I understand now. Very well, but I shall not go down easily. Prepare yourselves!
“RAMONA, YOU'RE UP FIRST!” Wayne shouted, sending his Butterfree into the field. “PSYBEAM!”
A beam of pure kinetic energy emerged from Ramona's head, smashing into Mewtwo with the force of a truck, which is something there's only one of in all of Kanto. Mewtwo held his ground, though, swatting away the force with one hand. Fool! I am the master of Psychic energy! Did you really think you stood a chance against my mind?! Mewtwo unleashed his own force, not in a beam, but a full wave. It swept Ramona off-balance, slamming her into the rock wall behind Wayne and the rest of his team.
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