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'I have found a trustworthy Trainer.' This sentence made Ash freeze again.
That fast? He'd just emerged from the mindset of wanting to destroy humanity, and now he'd found a trustworthy Trainer?
"I'm telling you, Mewtwo, you absolutely cannot go back to Giovanni! Even though you spent a long time with Giovanni, he is definitely not someone you can trust. That guy is the leader of Team Rockets, he..."
'Not Giovanni, it's you.' Mewtwo's voice brought Ash's incessant words to an abrupt halt.
This sentence completely stumped Ash. Why did Mewtwo suddenly decide he was the Trainer? The total time they had spent together wasn't even twenty-four hours, was it? And Mewtwo had already decided on him?
'Ash, you are a very good person.' Mewtwo first issued a 'good person card,' then continued.
'Whether it was our first meeting or subsequent ones, I could always feel your passionate heart for Pokémon, and your kind heart towards everything. It's just that before, I was blinded by anger and cast aside everything I had observed.'
'Although we haven't spent much time together, I've observed your character and your spirit in every action you've taken. On New Island, everyone else thought I was a dangerous existence, only you didn't.'
"Of course! I think Lance and the others were making too much of a fuss. You can't even beat me, so what danger could there be?" Ash said with a grin, hands clasped behind his head.
Mewtwo & Pikachu & Gardevoir: ...Do you really have to say something so anticlimactic at such a touching moment?
Even if the words were crude but true, saying something like 'what danger could there be if you can't even beat me' at a time like this... it was a bit hurtful!
"Ahem, what are with all your expressions! I was just kidding, what, not funny?"
Mewtwo shook her head.
"Alright, not funny then. Let's get back to the main topic... Mewtwo, do you really want to stay with me? Not go see the outside world?"
'Staying with you, I can still see the outside world, and... I feel that only by your side can I find the meaning of my existence.'
"The meaning of existence? Haven't you already found it?" Hearing Mewtwo talk about finding the meaning of existence again, Ash curiously retorted. He felt that Mewtwo was no longer lost on New Island.
Mewtwo shook her head and said: 'At that time, my mental state wasn't good. What I called the meaning of existence was actually just an impulsive thing I wanted to do, which was what I told you, to reverse the status of humans and Pokémon.'
"Then you'd better find a new meaning," Ash responded decisively after hearing Mewtwo's words.
That kind of meaning of existence, it's better not to have it, it's a bit creepy!
'...You're so hurtful with your words, are you really not afraid that I'll get angry and just turn around and leave, and continue with what I was doing before?' Mewtwo's slightly exasperated voice sounded. She was truly defeated by Ash's snarky remark.
"You won't. You're not the same as before." Ash still had a smile on his face, but his voice became serious, filled with deep trust in Mewtwo.
Mewtwo's heart warmed, and a subtle smile appeared at the corner of her lips: 'You really believe me... Anyway, please take care of me from now on. If one day I find that you are not the Trainer I can entrust myself to, then I will still leave. So Ash... don't disappoint me.'
"Hey, you can rest assured about that! I'm the man who's going to become a Pokémon Master. I guarantee you'll achieve great things with me!" Ash said, extending his fist towards Mewtwo.
Mewtwo frowned, a little confused, not knowing what Ash wanted. Was he going to fight her again to capture her?
"Fist bump, fist bump! This is a romantic gesture between men... Oh, no, you're not a man. Anyway, just fist bump, it represents the symbol of tacit agreement between a Pokémon and a Trainer!"
Mewtwo didn't understand, but still extended her fist and bumped it with Ash's. At that moment, Mewtwo felt something slowly burning inside her body, a very strange sensation.
"This is... a mega stone?" Was the mega stone starting to take effect inside her body? Why was this happening?
Didn't it say that a key stone and a strong bond with the Trainer were needed?
Ash had a key stone, but as for the bond, was hers and Ash's enough? They had just become Trainer and Pokémon, where would the bond come from?
But the mega stone wouldn't lie; she could feel the power within her being activated.
'Ash, I want to try MEGA Evolution.'
"So sudden? Alright, let's try it. I still don't know what will happen with two mega stones inside me!"
...In the afternoon, Ash returned home. Misty and Brock, who had been restless at home, immediately stood up to greet Ash when they saw him enter the door.
"How was it, Ash? Where's Mewtwo?"
"Are you alright? How did your talk with Mewtwo go?"
The two immediately asked about Mewtwo with concern. Even though Ash had defeated Mewtwo once, Mewtwo's dangerous nature was still undeniable.
Mewtwo losing to Ash wasn't because she was too weak, but because Ash was too strong. This place wasn't the deserted New Island, but Pallet Town with many residents. If Ash were to fight Mewtwo here, he would definitely be constrained.
Therefore, this time with Mewtwo was more about negotiation. Even if they couldn't reach an agreement, Ash couldn't possibly stop Mewtwo by force, otherwise Pallet Town would be finished.
The two were now pressing Ash to know the outcome of the negotiation with Mewtwo.
"Mewtwo? She's right here." Ash took out a Poké Ball and placed it in front of the two. Misty and Brock's breathing suddenly hitched.
"In... inside here? You didn't let Mewtwo out?"
"What did you go out for? Weren't you going to negotiate with Mewtwo?"
Neither of them could understand. Hadn't Ash gone out to negotiate with Mewtwo? How did he end up bringing Mewtwo back directly?
"I let her out, and we had a good talk. Mewtwo said she wants to stay with me and see this world, right, Mewtwo? Say hello to everyone." Ash said to the Poké Ball, and a female voice, completely different from the previous cold tone, echoed in Misty and Brock's minds.
'Hello, I am Mewtwo. I apologize for what happened before.' This time, the voice was much softer than before, so much so that Misty and Brock almost didn't recognize it as Mewtwo's voice.
And Mewtwo's voice and what Ash said made Misty and Brock's minds go blank on the spot.
What did he mean, Mewtwo wanted to stay with Ash? Did this mean Ash had captured Mewtwo?! Is it real or fake!!!
"It's exactly what you're thinking. Mewtwo is my Pokémon now, but I'm still on probation. If there's anything Mewtwo isn't satisfied with, she can leave me anytime, that's what she said~" Ash put the Poké Ball back on his waist and then showed a carefree smile.
He looked as if he didn't care at all if Mewtwo would abandon him.
In reality, he truly didn't care much, but it wasn't that he didn't care about Mewtwo, rather, he believed that he would never have a day where Mewtwo would find him unsatisfactory.
If that day ever came, it would mean he had completely fallen apart, lost his original intention, and at that point, he could only blame himself. So, he would never let that situation happen.
Misty and Brock exchanged glances, their eyes filled with disbelief.
What's going on? How did he suddenly reconcile with Mewtwo and capture her after just a chat? This is a God Domain Level Pokémon! So Ash just effortlessly got a God Domain Level Pokémon?
Calculating this, isn't Ash already considered the strongest Trainer?
Mewtwo joining the team was settled, but there was still one problem: Ash now had an extra Pokémon, and seven Pokémon slots were no longer enough. But Ash was currently in Pallet Town, so he didn't need to worry about this for now. Anyway, they were all training Pokémon in the backyard every day, so it didn't matter which Pokémon he carried. He always rotated Pokémon at the Indigo Plateau Conference, so the decision of which Pokémon to send back to Oak's Laboratory could wait until after the Indigo Plateau Conference... After dinner that evening, Professor Oak called and asked Ash and the others to come over. The Elite Four had arrived.
The Elite Four had already handled the aftermath on New Island and finally had time to sit down and talk properly with Ash.
They had witnessed many strange and wonderful things about Ash, and there were far too many things they wanted to understand from him.
It's just that they hadn't had time before. The Indigo Plateau Conference was approaching, and as Kanto's high-ranking officials, they also had many things to arrange. Now they finally managed to sneak away for a while, and this was also because the New Island incident was too significant, so the arrangements for the Indigo Plateau Conference were temporarily put aside.
When Ash arrived at Oak's Laboratory, he walked in to find the Elite Four and Professor Oak sitting neatly in the laboratory's living room. The moment Ash entered, everyone's gaze fell upon him.
Being stared at by the four Elites simultaneously, the pressure was immense. Even though Ash had already battled a God Domain Level Pokémon, he felt a bit overwhelmed at this moment.
Because the four Elites were all looking at him with scanning and peculiar gazes, as if he had bugs on his face.
"Wh-what's wrong? Is there something on me?" Ash scratched his face, stammering a bit.
"Nothing, just wondering if you're human or not." Bruno said seriously, which completely stumped Ash. He finally understood how Mewtwo felt when he snarked at her.
"Mr. Bruno, what kind of joke is that? If I'm not human, what else could I be?"
"A Legendary Pokémon in human skin." Bruno still said something incredibly absurd with a straight face, but his words were met with unanimous agreement from the other three Elites.
How could someone fight Mewtwo like that and not be a Legendary Pokémon in human skin?
How could a human possibly exert that level of power? In fact, besides Legendary Pokémon, there were very few Pokémon in the world that could wield such power!
"Alright, alright, stop teasing Ash. Do you still want to hear Ash talk about MEGA Evolution?" Finally, Professor Oak stopped the Elites' teasing and got them straight to the point.
Besides wanting to understand Mewtwo's situation, their main reason for coming this time was to clarify the matter of MEGA Evolution. This concerned the improvement of their strength and whether they could enter... that realm!
"Right, right, no more playing around, serious business first." At Professor Oak's intervention, Bruno also changed his serious expression to a smiling one as he faced Ash.
"Ash, how is Mewtwo?" Lorelei leaned slightly forward, her burgundy eyes behind her glasses fixed on Ash, afraid that Ash would say something bad.
Ash, hearing this, didn't say much. Instead, he took out a Poké Ball and threw it directly. With a flash of light, Mewtwo appeared right beside Ash.
Seeing Mewtwo in perfect condition, all the Elite Four immediately became alert, standing up and looking at Mewtwo warily. But a second later, without Ash needing to explain, everyone's faces relaxed their guard.
"My apologies, that was a subconscious reaction. It seems you and Mewtwo had a good talk." Lance was the first to speak, apologizing to Mewtwo. He had angered Mewtwo once before by calling her a dangerous existence. If this reactive response were to provoke Mewtwo's rebellious spirit again, he would truly become the eternal sinner of Kanto.
'It's alright. To you, I should be an extremely dangerous existence, so being vigilant is natural. What I did before was wrong, and I owe you all an apology. I'm sorry.' Mewtwo's voice resonated in the minds of the Elites, completely baffling them.
Was this still the arrogant, untamed Mewtwo who could destroy an island with a single attack? How did she become so humble?
Both her voice and her demeanor were completely different from the Mewtwo on New Island!
After Mewtwo finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, then finally bowed to the Elite Four. This was the highest form of apology she knew in the human world, besides kneeling.
"It's fine, it's fine. Everyone has times of confusion, let alone you, who stayed under that scoundrel Giovanni for so long." Bruno quickly waved his hand, indicating that it was not a big deal. Anyway, they hadn't suffered any harm; only New Island was actually damaged.
"Mewtwo, I want to ask, are you sure that the cloning technology and the black Poké Ball technology have been completely destroyed?" Lance asked with a serious expression. He had heard about this from Lorelei. Such technology should never exist in the world. If Team Rockets still had any left, then the trouble would be immense.