Story Notes:
Will attempt to start writing again soon. If i do, i'm going to completely rewrite chatper 7 at the bare minimun if not the whole story itself.
Chapter 1
Project Mewtwo
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Beta Reader: Moon among Stars
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Chapter 1
Summary of events leading up to the present day...
It all started with Giovanni and his plans to create a living-breathing Mew. He had several plans for the pokemon if the process was successful. However, this Mew had other ideas. When Mew awoke, he went mad. Mew began to attack everything around him. Mew destroyed the lab he was created in like it was nothing. In the end it cost a total of forty-seven scientists their lives. He became uncontrollable and his powers were truly underestimated. He was not wounded in anyway from his attack on the lab, but died soon afterward. The autopsy revealed critical flaw in the DNA that belonged to Mew. The DNA was missing several primary gene sequences. Mew was unable to produce white blood cells among other things. It had deteriorated so much over time that the scientists were lucky to even have a living clone. The only thing that had kept Mew alive was the tank he was in and only because it was the best one money could build at the time.
Twelve years later, the first true psychic humans began to appear, but the most that they could do was feel what others were feeling. They were accepted by most of the human race but there were those that refused to accept the change. A few of them were exiled from their hometown. Luckily, there was only one account of a human psychic being attacked by other humans because of the fact that they were a psychic.
Five years later, a new, much more preserved strain of Mew's DNA was found. A team of scientists found a Mew frozen in underneath a large glacier that had drifted away from the north pole. While twelve usable samples of Mew's DNA was taken, the Mew itself began to decay at an alarming rate. The only thing that had kept it in such good condition was the fact that it was frozen. Giovanni pays millions for the samples and begins work on a new lab.
Fourteen years later, Giovanni dies leaving everything to his son Alex Krates, everyone just calls him Krates. The inheritance included files retaining to the creation of Mew. Krates also disband Team Rocket only keeping a few of the members on his payroll. Krates destroyed his father's lab and began work on a lab of his own where his father had built the lab that created a Mew. His reason for this was to keep his work out of the public eye.
One year later, Krates begins a Genetics Division in his company based on manipulating pokemon DNA. In combination with Graystar Industries, Krates was able to begin making a small series of genetically modified pokemon. There were twenty of them in total. Each one that was altered belonged to someone on Krates' payroll. All of them were banned from tournaments.
Three years later, Krates began the creation of Mew all over again. But this time, he added human and Latios DNA into the mix. A small amount of Ditto DNA was also added to help make sure that all of the new DNA added to Mew's would be compatible with each other. Krates had planned to correct the mistakes his father had made all those years ago. But instead of just creating Mew, Krates had planned to create a much more powerful pokemon.
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Four years ago on the same island that Giovanni had created Mew on...
A man walked into a small office. He was wearing a lab coat with a blue shirt underneath it. The office was barely lit. A small desk lamp provided what little light the room had. He also wore a pair of loose blue jeans held up by a leather belt. He had a pair of work boots on as well. He dug out the phone of the mess that was on the desk. On the man's desk were several opened notebooks, files, and a few odds and ends. The nameplate on the desk read Dr. Walter Vain. The man dialed a number and waited. When he heard the phone get picked up, he asked for Krates. "I think we have a live one sir." Dr. Vain said. He held a phone in his left hand and a pen in his right. With the pen, he was writing down a set of instructions that he was being given by Krates. "He has already begun moving inside the tank. He has not showed any signs of awareness yet, but we have noticed some greatly increased brainwave activity in the last four hours." The man said. "I understand. I have read the files from the incident involving your father's attempt at this. We have several Alakazam, Chansey, and Blissy with us." The doctor checked his watch before writing down the last of the instructions into his notebook. "Clone number thirteen started to show increased brainwave activity when Dr White first touched the tank." Dr Vain then closed his notebook. "That's right, sir. The smallest of the clones." Just then, another doctor knocked on the door. "Clone twelve has just died, Dr Vain," the woman said before she walked off. "Understood sir." Dr Vain said as he hug up the phone. He stood up and walked back into the main room.
The room was almost as dark as the office. It filled with all sorts of lab equipment. Along the side of one wall, large tanks were lined up. All of them expect for one had a metal covering over it. All sorts of monitors and strange looking devices were connected to the tank. A light blue liquid filled most of the tank. A small Mewtwo as Dr Vain began calling it, filled the rest of the tank. It was mostly white in color, but instead of the normal purplish colored tail like all of the others that had died, this one had a light blue tail. It was about 3' 9" tall and weighed about 134 pounds. Its eyes were closed tight. Dr Vain just watched it. It would occasionally move an arm or a foot.
Then a doctor dressed quite similar to Dr Vain walked up. "He is almost ready to be removed from the tank Dr Vain." She said. Unlike Dr Vain, she had a pair of light blue shorts and a blue T-shirt on. Her hair had been died to match color of Mewtwo's tail. The nametag she wore read Dr Telina White. "If he does not show any signs of waking up in the next day, my team will remove him from the tank and prepare to awaken him." she said. Her light blue eyes shined against what little light there was in the room.
"Thank you, Dr White." Dr Vain said. "You and your team may take your leave for today." Dr Vain said. "I will waking him by myself with the help of the pokemon. Krates believes that if there are fewer humans that are around when Mewtwo wakes up, he may be more willing to listen to reason." Dr Vain said.
"Are you sure that you want to do this without human assistance?" Telina asked as her team left the lab. They had been working non-stop for over ten hours already. They didn't need to be told twice about a break.
"I am quite sure that I will be fine." Dr Vain said.
Once the lab was emptied of all people, Dr Vain released his three Blissy, his Chansey, and his two Alakazam from their poke balls. "We have been ordered to wake up Mewtwo. If we mess this up, it could cost us our lives." Dr Vain said.
Dr Vain began to drain the tank about half way when Mewtwo suddenly awoke. It had glowing blue eyes. In seconds the tank it was in shattered. Both Alakazam used Barrier to protect Dr. Vain along with the other pokemon. "Welcome to the world of the Living Mewtwo." Dr Vain said as he bowed.
Mewtwo just sat in the air where the tank used to be. "Do you understand me?" Dr Vain asked.
Mewtwo remained seated in the air for a minute then lightly nodded his head. It showed no signs of emotion as far as Dr Vain could see. Dr Vain also failed to see that several glass shards had punctured a gas pipe in the back of the room as he pulled out a cigar. Just then, Telina walked in with her daughter Putanna. "Please come with me." Dr Vain as he lit the cigar." Almost instantly, the room burst into flames. Mewtwo saved Telina and Putanna from the blast, but Dr. Vain and all 6 of his pokemon died on the spot. Putanna was clinging to Mewtwo for dear life. She stayed like that for several seconds after the explosion before realizing that it was over and she was ok. Telina was lightly burned from not being directly behind Mewtwo.
"T-T-Thank you." Putanna said as Mewtwo used his tail to pry the scared girl off of himself. Less then a minute after the explosion, Krates showed up. He was in a black business suit. He had green eyes and black hair.
"What happened here?" He demanded. His voice was like thunder, fierce, commanding, and full of anger.
"I don't know. I just came back here to get my purse when gas line on the wall exploded." Telina said. Fear was still very noticeable in her voice.
"Get out of my sight." Krates shouted. Telina and Putanna quickly left, but Mewtwo just kept sitting on air. "You have just cost me my best genetics scientist. You had better be worth the money I put into you." Krates said. Krates then checked the other clones. "With any luck, all 12 of your remaining kind will live." Krates said as he left the room and entered the office.
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Present Day... Thirty-nine years after Giovanni's failed attempt to create a Mew...
He was now 5' 4" but still the runt of the clones. His siblings if you could call clones from the same batch of DNA that, had range form 6' to 7' 8" tall. Or in the case of Clone number two, 8' 8". He even weighed less then all of the other clones. Although he clearly understood human speech, Mewtwo never said a word to anyone. That did not mean that he didn't let others know how he felt about them. Once a nurse tried to get a blood sample from him, but carelessly broke the needle off in his arm. Mewtwo didn't even try to kill her, but he still showed her the result of her carelessness. She refused to ever work with that monster ever again. Mewtwo had to force the needle out himself and still had a small scar to remind him of the event. The only reason he was still alive after that was because he was the only one of the twelve living clones to survive this long.
Mewtwo was standing the center of a large arena. Up in the stands of the arena, only two people were watching. Krates, Mewtwo's so-called master, and Dr. White, Mewtwo's doctor. Krates was wearing a business suit like always. As for Telina, she was once again in her lab cloths consisting of a lab coat, jeans, and a T-shirt.
So far, Mewtwo had defeated thirty-four pokemon so far and it was only noon. He was already starting to signs of fatigue from over use of his psychic powers. He fought just to keep himself upright. "That's enough for now, Krates. If he continues at the pace you set, he could die just like clones two, six, seven, and ten." Telina said.
Krates just looked at Mewtwo.
"You do remember what happened to the other eleven Mewtwo clones that you had?" Telina emphasized the word had, then picked up a chart.
"He can keep going." Krates said.
"He needs to rest. Besides, he has already defeated thirty-four pokemon in under two hours and hasn't even had a break." Telina added. Mewtwo then fell onto one knee. He slowly got back up just as his next opponent walked into the ring. Mewtwo's body was shaking somewhat. This time, Mewtwo's opponent was a genetically enhanced Riachu. This one had been given enhanced speed and electrical abilities. It was rather fond of fighting and never turned down a chance to give an opponent a painful defeat.
"He will do as I say, Doctor." Krates said. "Begin the match." Krates shouted.
Raichu wasted to time. He was blur on the arena field. Mere seconds after the match started, Riachu was already using Thunder at point blank range. Mewtwo was just barely able to avoid the full force of the blow by jumping into the air whilst attempting to flip over, but a stray bolt still got Mewtwo on his leg. The area where he had been hit went black with the smell of burnt flesh. The light layer of fur Mewtwo had was no match for the bolts of electricity being sent his way. Mewtwo countered using his psychic to lift up large chunks of rock that had been scattered around the area and tried throwing them a Riachu as he landed on the ground. Riachu quickly ran over to the other side of the arena, but failed to notice that Mewtwo had disappeared among the rocks. Riachu slowly walked toward the rocks. Previous experience against Mewtwo had shown that you don't rush into combat if you can't see him. Once Raichu was about to walk into newly created field of rocks, Mewtwo attacked. He began by throwing several of the smaller rocks at Riachu. Riachu avoided them all using its agility, but got its tail caught underneath one of the rocks that he had failed to see. Raichu turned and used Megapunch to move the rock a bit. Just as Riachu pulled its tail out form under the rock, it was lifted into the air. Mewtwo walked out of the field of rocks, but it looked like he would fall over any second considering the fact that he was swaying back and forth. With one quick flick of his wrist, Riachu was sent flying into the empty stands of the arena. The match lasted 109 seconds.
"Krates, he needs to rest. If you don't let him, he might die. Now we can do this one of two ways. You can call off his training for now or I can pronounce him unfit for battle." Telina said.
"I knew I gave you too much power in my company." Krates said. Krates looked down at Mewtwo. "Mewtwo, return to your living area at once. You will continue your training later." Krates shouted as he headed to the far side of the arena. His office was just down the hall from the exit on that side. There was only one reason why Mewtwo didn't have a poke ball like most other pokemon. He constantly broke out of them. Krates had ordered ball after ball to hold Mewtwo. Krates had tried Great Balls, Ultra Balls, and even a pokeball that was built strictly for Mewtwo. Krates finally ordered a Master Ball, not that it did much good. He had somehow managed to destroy that one completely when he let himself out of it injuring two people in the process.
Mewtwo slowly walked off, or at least he tried to. He fell over not 3 feet from the hallway that led out of the arena. Telina jumped over the railing that separated the stands and the arena itself before rushing over to Mewtwo. "KRATES." she shouted looking at her boss with a look of concern on her face.
Krates turned around just before he opened the door. "If he dies, your contract dies with him Dr. White." Krates shouted, his voice as emotionless as ever. "He is the only reason that your still employed here. Remember that well." Krates then shut the door behind him not even looking down at Mewtwo.
"I swear I'll kill that man one of these days." Telina whispered to herself. Mewtwo did his best to get back up, but failed. His vision blurred and faded as he slowly drifted away from conciseness.
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Mewtwo awoke in his living area. The roof of the room was made of glass with a set of thick iron shutters off to the sides. Light poured into the room lighting up the area. It was mostly filled with apple trees, which were once again in full bloom. A small pond in the middle of the room was lined with large stones. The floor of the room was lined with grass. The walls were made metal sheets. Mewtwo found himself lying on the cot in the room. It was nothing special, but it was more comfortable then sleeping in the grass. Mewtwo could say he felt at peace here, most of the time. Krates had built it for him only because Mewtwo was constantly forcing his way into forest on the island to get away from the humans. Rather then beat it out of Mewtwo, Telina convinced Krates to build Mewtwo his own living area instead of the whitewashed room he had been living in. Mewtwo seemed much easier to work with after he had his garden constructed. It simply seemed that Mewtwo needed a place to relax in that he was comfortable with. This also presented Mewtwo with a place to meditate in.
While looking around to see if anyone else was with him, Mewtwo quickly noticed a tray with his daily food supply sitting by the door. It looked like any other brand of pokemon food, but it was a special blend of pokemon food designed to help Mewtwo concentrate and focus his psychic power. It had a horrible taste to it as well, tasting something like an onion had dipped in garlic and left to sit for a week. Most of the time Mewtwo would eat a portion of it along some apples from the trees in his living area. At least the apples had a taste to them he likes, but they weren't anywhere near enough to keep him alive. Every so often, he was given a pear or something other then his daily supply of food. It all was based on the previous day's performance. Along with that, Mewtwo was given four fish every week.
The door slowly opened, creaking slightly as it did. Mewtwo jumped up into the tree unaware that he was still rather weak. He was just barely able to stay in the tree he was in. Telina and her daughter, Putanna walked in. Telina was one of a few humans that Mewtwo trusted, but seeing a new human with her made him cautious. Very few humans were willing to acknowledge Mewtwo as a living being and always treated him more like a product. Telina's daughter was only nineteen. She had hair much like her mothers, dyed to match the color of Mewtwo's tail. She even had the same eyes as her mother. She was wearing a small lab coat over her clothing. Telina was wearing the same thing she had been from the arena. She also had a small medical kit with her that she held like a suitcase. "Where is he mother?" the young woman asked. "It's been a while since I last saw him," she said.
"Hiding no doubt. He was never one to trust new humans quickly." Telina quietly said to her daughter. "Don't tell you have forgotten that Putanna." Telina said a little louder. The branch Mewtwo was standing on suddenly broke under his weight. If he had been stronger, he could have just hovered above the branch, but in his weakened state, he had to stand on the branch instead. As a result, when the branch broke, he fell with it. He landed hard on the ground with a loud thud. He slowly got up, his eyes never leaving the pair of humans in his living area. "Its ok Mewtwo." Telina said. "This is a friend."
Mewtwo just continued to look at them. A minute later, the look of uncertainty left his face, but not his mind. He took a step forward toward his cot. He slowly sat down on his cot. "Mewtwo, this is my daughter. She was with me when you saved me from that explosion back in the lab four years ago." Telina said as she set the case down. Mewtwo closed his eyes for a second, then nodded.
"You're not so small anymore." Putanna said. "I used to be taller then you." She added with a smile.
"Mewtwo, I need to take a blood sample. May I please see your arm?" Telina asked. Mewtwo lifted his arm toward her. His eyes never leaving the needle she pulled out of the medical case. The door opened up just as Dr White inserted the needle. She used this distraction to get the blood sample she needed. In the doorway was Dr. William Vain. He was the son of the late Dr. Walter Vain. He matched his father's appearance except for the fact that he had green eyes and was younger. Other then this, he was a picture perfect copy of Walter Vain.
"You do know that if your caught bringing others into restricted areas, you can lose your job." William said.
"I already cleared it with Krates." Telina said.
"Good. Now then Mewtwo, are you ready for your weekly tests?" William asked. Mewtwo just sat there glaring at William. For Mewtwo tests meant pain and no rest what so ever. As a precaution, they were given when he had just finished his training that way he would be weakened just incase he made an attempt to lash out at any of the doctors. "Don't give me that look." William said still using a calm tone of voice. "You know as well as I do that these test keep you healthy." Mewtwo just remained seated. William reached into his lab coat and pulled out a sonic gun designed for use on Mewtwo since he wasn't in a mood to wait on Mewtwo. The weapon shot a very powerful and concentrated wave of sound that gave Mewtwo extreme headaches, but that was only a side effect. The guns real purpose was to stop Mewtwo from using his psychic powers altogether for a short period of time forcing him to rely on physical strength. "I would hate to have to use this." William threatened. Mewtwo slowly stood. He knew in his weakened state, he could not fight off the security team that would be sent in if he attacked. Even if he had been at full strength, He was still no match for a full twelve man security team without his psychic powers.
"Hey, he is a living thing too. He has rights." Putanna shouted.
"No he does not. He was not born as a living thing. He was... built as one." William said only using the word built to try and explain it in simple terms to Putanna. "The final word on the matter is that he is the property of Alex Krates, and will listen to those who Krates tells him to."
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Beta Reader: Moon among Stars
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Chapter 1
Summary of events leading up to the present day...
It all started with Giovanni and his plans to create a living-breathing Mew. He had several plans for the pokemon if the process was successful. However, this Mew had other ideas. When Mew awoke, he went mad. Mew began to attack everything around him. Mew destroyed the lab he was created in like it was nothing. In the end it cost a total of forty-seven scientists their lives. He became uncontrollable and his powers were truly underestimated. He was not wounded in anyway from his attack on the lab, but died soon afterward. The autopsy revealed critical flaw in the DNA that belonged to Mew. The DNA was missing several primary gene sequences. Mew was unable to produce white blood cells among other things. It had deteriorated so much over time that the scientists were lucky to even have a living clone. The only thing that had kept Mew alive was the tank he was in and only because it was the best one money could build at the time.
Twelve years later, the first true psychic humans began to appear, but the most that they could do was feel what others were feeling. They were accepted by most of the human race but there were those that refused to accept the change. A few of them were exiled from their hometown. Luckily, there was only one account of a human psychic being attacked by other humans because of the fact that they were a psychic.
Five years later, a new, much more preserved strain of Mew's DNA was found. A team of scientists found a Mew frozen in underneath a large glacier that had drifted away from the north pole. While twelve usable samples of Mew's DNA was taken, the Mew itself began to decay at an alarming rate. The only thing that had kept it in such good condition was the fact that it was frozen. Giovanni pays millions for the samples and begins work on a new lab.
Fourteen years later, Giovanni dies leaving everything to his son Alex Krates, everyone just calls him Krates. The inheritance included files retaining to the creation of Mew. Krates also disband Team Rocket only keeping a few of the members on his payroll. Krates destroyed his father's lab and began work on a lab of his own where his father had built the lab that created a Mew. His reason for this was to keep his work out of the public eye.
One year later, Krates begins a Genetics Division in his company based on manipulating pokemon DNA. In combination with Graystar Industries, Krates was able to begin making a small series of genetically modified pokemon. There were twenty of them in total. Each one that was altered belonged to someone on Krates' payroll. All of them were banned from tournaments.
Three years later, Krates began the creation of Mew all over again. But this time, he added human and Latios DNA into the mix. A small amount of Ditto DNA was also added to help make sure that all of the new DNA added to Mew's would be compatible with each other. Krates had planned to correct the mistakes his father had made all those years ago. But instead of just creating Mew, Krates had planned to create a much more powerful pokemon.
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Four years ago on the same island that Giovanni had created Mew on...
A man walked into a small office. He was wearing a lab coat with a blue shirt underneath it. The office was barely lit. A small desk lamp provided what little light the room had. He also wore a pair of loose blue jeans held up by a leather belt. He had a pair of work boots on as well. He dug out the phone of the mess that was on the desk. On the man's desk were several opened notebooks, files, and a few odds and ends. The nameplate on the desk read Dr. Walter Vain. The man dialed a number and waited. When he heard the phone get picked up, he asked for Krates. "I think we have a live one sir." Dr. Vain said. He held a phone in his left hand and a pen in his right. With the pen, he was writing down a set of instructions that he was being given by Krates. "He has already begun moving inside the tank. He has not showed any signs of awareness yet, but we have noticed some greatly increased brainwave activity in the last four hours." The man said. "I understand. I have read the files from the incident involving your father's attempt at this. We have several Alakazam, Chansey, and Blissy with us." The doctor checked his watch before writing down the last of the instructions into his notebook. "Clone number thirteen started to show increased brainwave activity when Dr White first touched the tank." Dr Vain then closed his notebook. "That's right, sir. The smallest of the clones." Just then, another doctor knocked on the door. "Clone twelve has just died, Dr Vain," the woman said before she walked off. "Understood sir." Dr Vain said as he hug up the phone. He stood up and walked back into the main room.
The room was almost as dark as the office. It filled with all sorts of lab equipment. Along the side of one wall, large tanks were lined up. All of them expect for one had a metal covering over it. All sorts of monitors and strange looking devices were connected to the tank. A light blue liquid filled most of the tank. A small Mewtwo as Dr Vain began calling it, filled the rest of the tank. It was mostly white in color, but instead of the normal purplish colored tail like all of the others that had died, this one had a light blue tail. It was about 3' 9" tall and weighed about 134 pounds. Its eyes were closed tight. Dr Vain just watched it. It would occasionally move an arm or a foot.
Then a doctor dressed quite similar to Dr Vain walked up. "He is almost ready to be removed from the tank Dr Vain." She said. Unlike Dr Vain, she had a pair of light blue shorts and a blue T-shirt on. Her hair had been died to match color of Mewtwo's tail. The nametag she wore read Dr Telina White. "If he does not show any signs of waking up in the next day, my team will remove him from the tank and prepare to awaken him." she said. Her light blue eyes shined against what little light there was in the room.
"Thank you, Dr White." Dr Vain said. "You and your team may take your leave for today." Dr Vain said. "I will waking him by myself with the help of the pokemon. Krates believes that if there are fewer humans that are around when Mewtwo wakes up, he may be more willing to listen to reason." Dr Vain said.
"Are you sure that you want to do this without human assistance?" Telina asked as her team left the lab. They had been working non-stop for over ten hours already. They didn't need to be told twice about a break.
"I am quite sure that I will be fine." Dr Vain said.
Once the lab was emptied of all people, Dr Vain released his three Blissy, his Chansey, and his two Alakazam from their poke balls. "We have been ordered to wake up Mewtwo. If we mess this up, it could cost us our lives." Dr Vain said.
Dr Vain began to drain the tank about half way when Mewtwo suddenly awoke. It had glowing blue eyes. In seconds the tank it was in shattered. Both Alakazam used Barrier to protect Dr. Vain along with the other pokemon. "Welcome to the world of the Living Mewtwo." Dr Vain said as he bowed.
Mewtwo just sat in the air where the tank used to be. "Do you understand me?" Dr Vain asked.
Mewtwo remained seated in the air for a minute then lightly nodded his head. It showed no signs of emotion as far as Dr Vain could see. Dr Vain also failed to see that several glass shards had punctured a gas pipe in the back of the room as he pulled out a cigar. Just then, Telina walked in with her daughter Putanna. "Please come with me." Dr Vain as he lit the cigar." Almost instantly, the room burst into flames. Mewtwo saved Telina and Putanna from the blast, but Dr. Vain and all 6 of his pokemon died on the spot. Putanna was clinging to Mewtwo for dear life. She stayed like that for several seconds after the explosion before realizing that it was over and she was ok. Telina was lightly burned from not being directly behind Mewtwo.
"T-T-Thank you." Putanna said as Mewtwo used his tail to pry the scared girl off of himself. Less then a minute after the explosion, Krates showed up. He was in a black business suit. He had green eyes and black hair.
"What happened here?" He demanded. His voice was like thunder, fierce, commanding, and full of anger.
"I don't know. I just came back here to get my purse when gas line on the wall exploded." Telina said. Fear was still very noticeable in her voice.
"Get out of my sight." Krates shouted. Telina and Putanna quickly left, but Mewtwo just kept sitting on air. "You have just cost me my best genetics scientist. You had better be worth the money I put into you." Krates said. Krates then checked the other clones. "With any luck, all 12 of your remaining kind will live." Krates said as he left the room and entered the office.
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Present Day... Thirty-nine years after Giovanni's failed attempt to create a Mew...
He was now 5' 4" but still the runt of the clones. His siblings if you could call clones from the same batch of DNA that, had range form 6' to 7' 8" tall. Or in the case of Clone number two, 8' 8". He even weighed less then all of the other clones. Although he clearly understood human speech, Mewtwo never said a word to anyone. That did not mean that he didn't let others know how he felt about them. Once a nurse tried to get a blood sample from him, but carelessly broke the needle off in his arm. Mewtwo didn't even try to kill her, but he still showed her the result of her carelessness. She refused to ever work with that monster ever again. Mewtwo had to force the needle out himself and still had a small scar to remind him of the event. The only reason he was still alive after that was because he was the only one of the twelve living clones to survive this long.
Mewtwo was standing the center of a large arena. Up in the stands of the arena, only two people were watching. Krates, Mewtwo's so-called master, and Dr. White, Mewtwo's doctor. Krates was wearing a business suit like always. As for Telina, she was once again in her lab cloths consisting of a lab coat, jeans, and a T-shirt.
So far, Mewtwo had defeated thirty-four pokemon so far and it was only noon. He was already starting to signs of fatigue from over use of his psychic powers. He fought just to keep himself upright. "That's enough for now, Krates. If he continues at the pace you set, he could die just like clones two, six, seven, and ten." Telina said.
Krates just looked at Mewtwo.
"You do remember what happened to the other eleven Mewtwo clones that you had?" Telina emphasized the word had, then picked up a chart.
"He can keep going." Krates said.
"He needs to rest. Besides, he has already defeated thirty-four pokemon in under two hours and hasn't even had a break." Telina added. Mewtwo then fell onto one knee. He slowly got back up just as his next opponent walked into the ring. Mewtwo's body was shaking somewhat. This time, Mewtwo's opponent was a genetically enhanced Riachu. This one had been given enhanced speed and electrical abilities. It was rather fond of fighting and never turned down a chance to give an opponent a painful defeat.
"He will do as I say, Doctor." Krates said. "Begin the match." Krates shouted.
Raichu wasted to time. He was blur on the arena field. Mere seconds after the match started, Riachu was already using Thunder at point blank range. Mewtwo was just barely able to avoid the full force of the blow by jumping into the air whilst attempting to flip over, but a stray bolt still got Mewtwo on his leg. The area where he had been hit went black with the smell of burnt flesh. The light layer of fur Mewtwo had was no match for the bolts of electricity being sent his way. Mewtwo countered using his psychic to lift up large chunks of rock that had been scattered around the area and tried throwing them a Riachu as he landed on the ground. Riachu quickly ran over to the other side of the arena, but failed to notice that Mewtwo had disappeared among the rocks. Riachu slowly walked toward the rocks. Previous experience against Mewtwo had shown that you don't rush into combat if you can't see him. Once Raichu was about to walk into newly created field of rocks, Mewtwo attacked. He began by throwing several of the smaller rocks at Riachu. Riachu avoided them all using its agility, but got its tail caught underneath one of the rocks that he had failed to see. Raichu turned and used Megapunch to move the rock a bit. Just as Riachu pulled its tail out form under the rock, it was lifted into the air. Mewtwo walked out of the field of rocks, but it looked like he would fall over any second considering the fact that he was swaying back and forth. With one quick flick of his wrist, Riachu was sent flying into the empty stands of the arena. The match lasted 109 seconds.
"Krates, he needs to rest. If you don't let him, he might die. Now we can do this one of two ways. You can call off his training for now or I can pronounce him unfit for battle." Telina said.
"I knew I gave you too much power in my company." Krates said. Krates looked down at Mewtwo. "Mewtwo, return to your living area at once. You will continue your training later." Krates shouted as he headed to the far side of the arena. His office was just down the hall from the exit on that side. There was only one reason why Mewtwo didn't have a poke ball like most other pokemon. He constantly broke out of them. Krates had ordered ball after ball to hold Mewtwo. Krates had tried Great Balls, Ultra Balls, and even a pokeball that was built strictly for Mewtwo. Krates finally ordered a Master Ball, not that it did much good. He had somehow managed to destroy that one completely when he let himself out of it injuring two people in the process.
Mewtwo slowly walked off, or at least he tried to. He fell over not 3 feet from the hallway that led out of the arena. Telina jumped over the railing that separated the stands and the arena itself before rushing over to Mewtwo. "KRATES." she shouted looking at her boss with a look of concern on her face.
Krates turned around just before he opened the door. "If he dies, your contract dies with him Dr. White." Krates shouted, his voice as emotionless as ever. "He is the only reason that your still employed here. Remember that well." Krates then shut the door behind him not even looking down at Mewtwo.
"I swear I'll kill that man one of these days." Telina whispered to herself. Mewtwo did his best to get back up, but failed. His vision blurred and faded as he slowly drifted away from conciseness.
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Mewtwo awoke in his living area. The roof of the room was made of glass with a set of thick iron shutters off to the sides. Light poured into the room lighting up the area. It was mostly filled with apple trees, which were once again in full bloom. A small pond in the middle of the room was lined with large stones. The floor of the room was lined with grass. The walls were made metal sheets. Mewtwo found himself lying on the cot in the room. It was nothing special, but it was more comfortable then sleeping in the grass. Mewtwo could say he felt at peace here, most of the time. Krates had built it for him only because Mewtwo was constantly forcing his way into forest on the island to get away from the humans. Rather then beat it out of Mewtwo, Telina convinced Krates to build Mewtwo his own living area instead of the whitewashed room he had been living in. Mewtwo seemed much easier to work with after he had his garden constructed. It simply seemed that Mewtwo needed a place to relax in that he was comfortable with. This also presented Mewtwo with a place to meditate in.
While looking around to see if anyone else was with him, Mewtwo quickly noticed a tray with his daily food supply sitting by the door. It looked like any other brand of pokemon food, but it was a special blend of pokemon food designed to help Mewtwo concentrate and focus his psychic power. It had a horrible taste to it as well, tasting something like an onion had dipped in garlic and left to sit for a week. Most of the time Mewtwo would eat a portion of it along some apples from the trees in his living area. At least the apples had a taste to them he likes, but they weren't anywhere near enough to keep him alive. Every so often, he was given a pear or something other then his daily supply of food. It all was based on the previous day's performance. Along with that, Mewtwo was given four fish every week.
The door slowly opened, creaking slightly as it did. Mewtwo jumped up into the tree unaware that he was still rather weak. He was just barely able to stay in the tree he was in. Telina and her daughter, Putanna walked in. Telina was one of a few humans that Mewtwo trusted, but seeing a new human with her made him cautious. Very few humans were willing to acknowledge Mewtwo as a living being and always treated him more like a product. Telina's daughter was only nineteen. She had hair much like her mothers, dyed to match the color of Mewtwo's tail. She even had the same eyes as her mother. She was wearing a small lab coat over her clothing. Telina was wearing the same thing she had been from the arena. She also had a small medical kit with her that she held like a suitcase. "Where is he mother?" the young woman asked. "It's been a while since I last saw him," she said.
"Hiding no doubt. He was never one to trust new humans quickly." Telina quietly said to her daughter. "Don't tell you have forgotten that Putanna." Telina said a little louder. The branch Mewtwo was standing on suddenly broke under his weight. If he had been stronger, he could have just hovered above the branch, but in his weakened state, he had to stand on the branch instead. As a result, when the branch broke, he fell with it. He landed hard on the ground with a loud thud. He slowly got up, his eyes never leaving the pair of humans in his living area. "Its ok Mewtwo." Telina said. "This is a friend."
Mewtwo just continued to look at them. A minute later, the look of uncertainty left his face, but not his mind. He took a step forward toward his cot. He slowly sat down on his cot. "Mewtwo, this is my daughter. She was with me when you saved me from that explosion back in the lab four years ago." Telina said as she set the case down. Mewtwo closed his eyes for a second, then nodded.
"You're not so small anymore." Putanna said. "I used to be taller then you." She added with a smile.
"Mewtwo, I need to take a blood sample. May I please see your arm?" Telina asked. Mewtwo lifted his arm toward her. His eyes never leaving the needle she pulled out of the medical case. The door opened up just as Dr White inserted the needle. She used this distraction to get the blood sample she needed. In the doorway was Dr. William Vain. He was the son of the late Dr. Walter Vain. He matched his father's appearance except for the fact that he had green eyes and was younger. Other then this, he was a picture perfect copy of Walter Vain.
"You do know that if your caught bringing others into restricted areas, you can lose your job." William said.
"I already cleared it with Krates." Telina said.
"Good. Now then Mewtwo, are you ready for your weekly tests?" William asked. Mewtwo just sat there glaring at William. For Mewtwo tests meant pain and no rest what so ever. As a precaution, they were given when he had just finished his training that way he would be weakened just incase he made an attempt to lash out at any of the doctors. "Don't give me that look." William said still using a calm tone of voice. "You know as well as I do that these test keep you healthy." Mewtwo just remained seated. William reached into his lab coat and pulled out a sonic gun designed for use on Mewtwo since he wasn't in a mood to wait on Mewtwo. The weapon shot a very powerful and concentrated wave of sound that gave Mewtwo extreme headaches, but that was only a side effect. The guns real purpose was to stop Mewtwo from using his psychic powers altogether for a short period of time forcing him to rely on physical strength. "I would hate to have to use this." William threatened. Mewtwo slowly stood. He knew in his weakened state, he could not fight off the security team that would be sent in if he attacked. Even if he had been at full strength, He was still no match for a full twelve man security team without his psychic powers.
"Hey, he is a living thing too. He has rights." Putanna shouted.
"No he does not. He was not born as a living thing. He was... built as one." William said only using the word built to try and explain it in simple terms to Putanna. "The final word on the matter is that he is the property of Alex Krates, and will listen to those who Krates tells him to."