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 2
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.
"Dialogue"
'Character Thoughts'
Chapter 2
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The tests went on as usual. Mewtwo just had to deal with the pain. While he was taught to speak like any human, but was not taught to read or write. When the tests were done, he was returned to his room. Mewtwo found Krates, Telina, and James waiting for him. "Mewtwo, Dr White seems to think that allowing to freely roam the island may increase your performance in battle. I am willing to give you a chance to prove yourself. This weekend, when all of the other employees leave, you may roam the island freely. Come Monday morning, you will return to this room." Krates said.
"Are you sure that you want to do that, Krates? I think he will run." James asked worried what the consequences might be if Mewtwo left the island.
"And I say that he will stay. I will be staying on the island this weekend along with my daughter. We volunteered to watch over the pokemon kept at the labs this weekend. We will also keep an eye on him." Telina said.
"If you stay on the island and return to the lab on Monday, I will consider letting you roam the island every weekend. If you prove that you can be trusted, I will give you free access to the island every evening so long as you return by morning." Krates said holding up a scanner. Krates placed it next to Mewtwo's heart. The scanner beeped twice. "But just in case, I had a tracking device installed into your heart. It if would leave your body, a sonic bomb placed in head will be detonated." Krates said. "It will continue to work for several days restricting your power until we come and find you." Krates said. "Don't waste this chance Mewtwo." Krates said just before he left. He was quickly followed by James.
"That was very smart of you to place those devices inside Mewtwo. Where did you come up with the idea?" James asked.
"Your father suggested it." Krates said. The door closed as they walked down the hall.
"If you need anything, you can find me in my office." Telina said.
Mewtwo just jumped up into the trees to wait for everyone to leave the island. He had no intention of dealing with any of the humans at this point.
--
Later that night when everyone except Telina and Putanna left for the main land several miles away, Mewtwo headed into the forest. He simply wandered around at first, just looking for a quite place. As he entered the forest, he heard someone following him. Mewtwo walked along the main for about a quarter of a mile before he turned around. A girl about the age of sixteen was following him. She had pink hair and green eyes that matched Krates perfectly. She wore a light blue jacket and a pair of dark blue sweat pants.
'Who is this?' Mewtwo thought as he watched her movements cautiously. She continued to walk toward him.
"My name is Sarah, but everyone call's Miss Krates." She said.
'So this must be the female that Krates talked of.' Mewtwo thought slowly moving away from the main path.
"And what if I am?" Sarah asked. She was now just a few feet from Mewtwo. She studied his body before moving closer.
'She must be one of those so-called gifted humans' Mewtwo thought as he turned around. He was just about to jump into the trees when she said something that no one had ever said to him before.
"Thank you for donating the tissue needed to save my life." Sarah said.
Mewtwo just stopped in mid-air, is tail just barely hanging above the ground. 'What did she mean by that? I never gave anything to save a human's life.' Mewtwo was puzzled. He only saved that girl back in the lab because he was unsure of the humans. If he had known that they would enslave him, he would have let the girl die.
"My father said that you were the one who gave the tissue sample to save my life." Sarah said. Mewtwo looked at with a look of uncertainty and confusion.
"I never gave anything for a human." Mewtwo said.
"So you can talk. Your file said otherwise." Sarah said as she pulled out a bottle of water from her jacket.
"Explain to me why it is that you say that I helped to save your life human." Mewtwo was once again on the ground.
"My gift or as I call it curse nearly killed me. My Psy... Psy... that gland in my head that lets me feel what others are feeling was larger then anyone before ever showed." Sarah explained.
"Your Psyonic Gland." Mewtwo said.
"Yes, that's it. My Psyonic gland was the biggest one ever recorded in a human. The doctors said that it matched the size of ones found in powerful Psychic pokemon." Sarah then offered Mewtwo some water.
"Just tell me what roll I played in saving your life." Mewtwo demanded. He was quickly losing patience with Sarah.
"Where most Psychic pokemon have a second gland that regulates the strength of the Psyonic Gland, I didn't. My father said that you gave a portion of your secondary gland to help balance my abilities." Sarah said.
Mewtwo's sudden decrease in power over the last few weeks was made perfectly clear. "That explains why my powers have been depriving me of large amounts of energy for the last few weeks." Mewtwo said as he closed his eyes. He began to work out a solution to his problem. The Focuser Gland or secondary gland to the Psyonic gland used large amounts of sugar and protein to focus and regulate the amount of power produced by the Psyonic gland. If Mewtwo was going to fix this imbalance, he would to eat foods with more sugar and more meat. The sugar was easy, but his diet was very strict about meat. He would be given 4 fish each week. No more, no less.
Mewtwo just left her there at first, but then remembered that no one except for Dr White and her daughter were supposed to be the only humans on the island.
"Why are you still on the island?" Mewtwo asked still facing away from her.
"Because my father turned me into a freak. There were unforeseen side-effects that showed up after surgery." Sarah said. "For the next several years, I will have to take a serum created from your blood." Sarah said. This began to catch Mewtwo's attention.
"What kind of side effects?" Mewtwo asked once again facing her.
"My psychic abilities began to develop quickly after the surgery. The problem was that my body rejected the changes from my newly found abilities."
"Meaning what exactly?" Mewtwo was becoming more and more interested in the fact that this human was developing powers far beyond what her human body would allow.
"In order to help me adjust to these new powers, my father gave me minor strands one of your clones DNA, But he needed fresh blood from you to make the process work." Sarah then noticed Mewtwo was beginning to ignore her.
'That explains a lot of things. The new psychic signature wandering the base, the all of the extra blood work and Krates new found care for my health. Why else would he have let me leave so early in the day.' Mewtwo thought. He was now completely oblivious to the fact that Telina and Putanna had walked up. His mind began to draw out a possible solution as to how he might escape for this hellhole of an island. But every time that Krates entered the equation, Mewtwo hit a dead-end. A web of thoughts was spun in Mewtwo's head. He constantly drew out lines with possibilities for escape, but every possible plan was haunted with failure. When Telina and Putanna were finally close enough to talk Sarah, they noticed Mewtwo. He was just sitting inches above the ground now. His eyes were closed.
"Hello Miss Krates." Telina said.
"There's no need to be formal here. You're Telina, is that correct?" Sarah asked.
"Yes and this is my daughter Putanna." Telina said as Putanna offered her hand. Sarah extended her own hand and they shook. "I've been assigned to the island this weekend as well as next weekend. Putanna has offered to keep us company."
The sky was quickly growing dark. Dark storm clouds were moving in quickly. There was no doubt a storm was once again brewing off the island. "What is he thinking about Sarah?" Telina asked. Telina was the one in charge of making Sarah's serum from Mewtwo's blood and the DNA of clone number 1.
"The thoughts in his head are moving much too fast for me to tell." Sarah said. Just then, rain began to pour. It started off slow, but was quickly turning into a storm. Mewtwo was still completely oblivious to his surroundings as water dampened his light layer of fur. Only when the first strike of lighting came down next to them did he become aware of the storm.
The others were shouting his name from a near by pavilion. "Mewtwo, over here." Sarah shouted. As Mewtwo got up, he was struck by lighting. A fire had started to engulf the tree next to him. Without thinking, Sarah ran over to Mewtwo and carried him to the pavilion. She fell over seconds after getting to safety. Her ears were bleeding. A sign that she overused her own psychic powers to save Mewtwo. Telina opened a door that led to a staircase. Krates had built it this way so that in a bad storm, everyone could use the tunnels that were connected to the pavilions to get back into the labs. Krates only did this because bad weather had caused the deaths of a few of the construction workers when they were building the labs. These tunnels were built to avoid any lawsuits in the future.
--
When Mewtwo awoke, he wound him self not in his living area, but in the infirmary. 'How did I get here?' Was Mewtwo's only thought. Then he saw Sarah in the bed next to him. Outside the window, Mewtwo heard the storm was blowing at full force. He knew it was bad because the thick iron sheet shutters were closed. Then he noticed the burns he had received. He could care less as to how he had come to retrieve them. All he wanted was to go back to his living area.
Telina walked in carrying a medical case. "I'm glad to see your up, Mewtwo." Telina said. "It's a little after two in the morning." Telina said as a pair of Blissey walked in with cart. "No doubt your hungry." Telina pulled the cloth off of the cart to reveal a pot of tea and some apples. Sarah then slowly got up, holding her ears.
"My head." Sarah said as she opened her eyes. "Why does my head hurt so much?" She asked.
"You used your psychic gift to save Mewtwo." Mewtwo looked at Sarah with another look of confusion on his face. Instead of leaving, he sat on the edge of the bed. Before now, all humans had cared about were the profits and living a good life. All except one. Krates' wife Mary was the only human before now to even offer Mewtwo kindness. But when she died, everything changed. Krates had gone for bad to worse. He no longer cared for how Mewtwo felt. A single question entered Mewtwo's mind at first. Why had this human saved his life? His first conclusion was that she needed his fresh blood to live, but her mind showed Mewtwo nothing to prove this. As Mewtwo began to read her mind, he saw that she lonely. Most of the other people in the island seemed to fear her. Her father kept her here to keep her out of the public eye. Then Sarah must have realized what Mewtwo was doing. Mewtwo suddenly found himself unable to read her mind. Then she looked at him.
"Its not polite to read others mind without asking." She said. She picked up an apple and handed it to Mewtwo. "You really should eat something. After all, you were hit by lighting."
"Why did you save me?" Mewtwo asked. This was the first time Telina ever heard him speak.
"You can talk. I thought that because you two both had Psyonic glands, you could speak to each other telepathically." Telina said.
"Quite. I wish to know why the female saved my life." Mewtwo used a calm voice as he talked. He was now standing beside the bed he was on.
"Because you saved my life. Remember the surgery I told you about." Sarah said just as calmly as Mewtwo had.
"How long have you been able to talk?" Telina asked as she pulled out a note pad and a pen.
"Why would that be reason enough to save my life human?" Mewtwo asked completely ignoring Telina. Telina began to write down every word of conversation that Mewtwo and Sarah were having.
"Humans have this emotion called guilt." Sarah said. "It would have made me feel bad if you had saved my life and I didn't return the favor like that." She said just before biting into an apple.
"That's not the only reason is it?" Mewtwo asked. He was sure that this human wanted something, but he couldn't tell what it was.
"Alright, fine. I saved you because I was lonely. I saved you because I thought that since we were both outcasts, that we could become friends." This truly puzzled Mewtwo. He had no need for friends. He had never even given her a reason that he would ever want to be friends with a human. If anything, he wanted to be rid of all humans. So why did this girl offer him her friendship? Surely she knew that he was not one to befriend. She must have read his file if she was Krates' daughter.
"I have no need for friends. Human or pokemon." Mewtwo said as he headed for his living area.
"What's with him?" Sarah asked.
"Your father is what has happened to him." Telina said as she watched Mewtwo vanish down the hall. "He showed Mewtwo the darker side of humans and pokemon. He barely trusts me and still does not respect me. And it took years for him to trust me. The only other person he trusted was your mother before she died." Telina said. "Mary would always help your father stay cheery. With her gone and the way she died, its no wonder why Krates became what he is. If only Mewtwo had spent more time with her, then he might have turned out different." Telina said. In her mind, the only word that she could think of to describe Krates was monster.
"I agree. He has become a monster." Sarah said. "But Mewtwo is still unsure. If he has a chance to see the better side of people, he might just be able to accept humans as friends."
Telina looked shocked. "Your words are far beyond your years, Sarah."
"Being left alone for such long times gives me a lot of time to look at life and society." Sarah said as her head drooped. "I can feel much sadness in him." Sarah said as he raised her head. "He seeks for a friend, but Krates has showed his team of experts have only shown him that humans care nothing for friends." Sarah said. "All of them except you, of course." Sarah said with a smile. "I swear that I will show him the good side of humans. And earn more then just his trust. I aim to earn his respect."
--
Mewtwo quickly made his way to his living area. Several questions had spawned from yesterday's events. The three biggest questions he had trouble finding an answer to were why had that human saved his life, why did she seem to even care for him, and why had she offered her friendship. Every other human showed fear in his presence. Mewtwo had even sensed fear in Telina. Only Krates had never show Mewtwo fear. Mewtwo mind began to race with thoughts.
'What is wrong with me?' He finally asked himself. 'Why should I care about the humans? Why should I care what they think?' Mewtwo began to question everything he had learned about humans. 'Was I wrong about them? Is it possible that not all humans see me as the monster they say I am?' Mewtwo was so deep in thought that he failed to notice that he was not alone.
Sarah was following him. She wanted to talk with Mewtwo, but seeing as how Mewtwo was pacing back and forth among the trees in his living area, she had to think as to whether or not she wanted to disturb him. All of the reports she had read about him told her never to approach Mewtwo unless he acknowledges your presence first. James had made that mistake once. He still had a scar from where his leg had been broke. Mewtwo had picked him up and threw him into a tree. Word of the incident spread quickly.
In the end, Sarah had decided to knock on the door. Mewtwo instantly looked her way. He had a look of confusion and anger on his face. "May we talk?" She said.
Mewtwo nodded his head showing that she was safe, for now at least. "I wanted to ask you something Mewtwo."
"What is the problem? Why do you hate humans and pokemon alike." She asked with a voice that showed no fear. Mewtwo unable to read her thoughts was puzzled. She had followed him just to see if they could talk. To talk about why he had hated everyone.
"Why do you not fear me?" Mewtwo asked with a hint of anger.
"Because when I look at you, I see a creature filled with sadness. Sadness and loneliness." She said.
"Why do you care about me, human?" Mewtwo's anger and confusion grew with each answer he got. "As I told you before, I have no need for friends."
"Because we have something in common. You have never had a life outside of this lab. I used to have a life, but ever since my psychic abilities began to develop, my father pulled me out of the public eye." Sarah said.
"Why does that concern me?" Mewtwo asked.
"Because I have been forced into a life similar to yours. I was hoping we could learn to live together. I get lonely on the weekends." She said.
"Loneliness is a gift." Mewtwo said. The only time he ever truly felt at peace was when he was alone.
"For humans, it's a curse." Sarah said.
"How can it be a curse?" Mewtwo was becoming more confused and less angry with every word she spoke now. In his mind, this girl was forcing to rethink the way he thought about the humans. For as long as he was willing to remember, he had never been shown anything even close to kindness.
For hours they argued mostly sending questions back and forth. Mewtwo was unable to understand this girl, but he was slowly learning to trust her if only because they shared common life style. By the time morning came, they were both sound asleep. When Mewtwo awoke, he found Sarah asleep. She was leaning against him. He got up and set her on the cot before he headed to the forest on the island. He needed time to think. The new question in his mind was were all humans as bad as Krates had led him to believe or were there more humans like Mary. Mewtwo decided to explore the island to find a quiet place away from everything.
As Mewtwo wandered the forest, he tried to clear his mind. It was still raining at the time, but the rain did not bother him. The talk he had with Sarah kept replaying itself in his head. 'How could one human cause me so much trouble?' He thought. She had offered her friendship because she was lonely. But to him loneliness was all he wanted. To get away from the humans was what he wished for. Why were humans such social animals? The more he thought about what she had said, the more questions appeared in his head. For Mewtwo, life was simple. Was being the keyword. It used to be that he fought in the arena in the morning and the rest of the day was his. He was given what he needed to survive and he would show the humans that he was worth the money that they put into him. He would never let anyone into his life. He was happy just being left alone. Now this human tried to befriend him.
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.
"Dialogue"
'Character Thoughts'
Chapter 2
--
The tests went on as usual. Mewtwo just had to deal with the pain. While he was taught to speak like any human, but was not taught to read or write. When the tests were done, he was returned to his room. Mewtwo found Krates, Telina, and James waiting for him. "Mewtwo, Dr White seems to think that allowing to freely roam the island may increase your performance in battle. I am willing to give you a chance to prove yourself. This weekend, when all of the other employees leave, you may roam the island freely. Come Monday morning, you will return to this room." Krates said.
"Are you sure that you want to do that, Krates? I think he will run." James asked worried what the consequences might be if Mewtwo left the island.
"And I say that he will stay. I will be staying on the island this weekend along with my daughter. We volunteered to watch over the pokemon kept at the labs this weekend. We will also keep an eye on him." Telina said.
"If you stay on the island and return to the lab on Monday, I will consider letting you roam the island every weekend. If you prove that you can be trusted, I will give you free access to the island every evening so long as you return by morning." Krates said holding up a scanner. Krates placed it next to Mewtwo's heart. The scanner beeped twice. "But just in case, I had a tracking device installed into your heart. It if would leave your body, a sonic bomb placed in head will be detonated." Krates said. "It will continue to work for several days restricting your power until we come and find you." Krates said. "Don't waste this chance Mewtwo." Krates said just before he left. He was quickly followed by James.
"That was very smart of you to place those devices inside Mewtwo. Where did you come up with the idea?" James asked.
"Your father suggested it." Krates said. The door closed as they walked down the hall.
"If you need anything, you can find me in my office." Telina said.
Mewtwo just jumped up into the trees to wait for everyone to leave the island. He had no intention of dealing with any of the humans at this point.
--
Later that night when everyone except Telina and Putanna left for the main land several miles away, Mewtwo headed into the forest. He simply wandered around at first, just looking for a quite place. As he entered the forest, he heard someone following him. Mewtwo walked along the main for about a quarter of a mile before he turned around. A girl about the age of sixteen was following him. She had pink hair and green eyes that matched Krates perfectly. She wore a light blue jacket and a pair of dark blue sweat pants.
'Who is this?' Mewtwo thought as he watched her movements cautiously. She continued to walk toward him.
"My name is Sarah, but everyone call's Miss Krates." She said.
'So this must be the female that Krates talked of.' Mewtwo thought slowly moving away from the main path.
"And what if I am?" Sarah asked. She was now just a few feet from Mewtwo. She studied his body before moving closer.
'She must be one of those so-called gifted humans' Mewtwo thought as he turned around. He was just about to jump into the trees when she said something that no one had ever said to him before.
"Thank you for donating the tissue needed to save my life." Sarah said.
Mewtwo just stopped in mid-air, is tail just barely hanging above the ground. 'What did she mean by that? I never gave anything to save a human's life.' Mewtwo was puzzled. He only saved that girl back in the lab because he was unsure of the humans. If he had known that they would enslave him, he would have let the girl die.
"My father said that you were the one who gave the tissue sample to save my life." Sarah said. Mewtwo looked at with a look of uncertainty and confusion.
"I never gave anything for a human." Mewtwo said.
"So you can talk. Your file said otherwise." Sarah said as she pulled out a bottle of water from her jacket.
"Explain to me why it is that you say that I helped to save your life human." Mewtwo was once again on the ground.
"My gift or as I call it curse nearly killed me. My Psy... Psy... that gland in my head that lets me feel what others are feeling was larger then anyone before ever showed." Sarah explained.
"Your Psyonic Gland." Mewtwo said.
"Yes, that's it. My Psyonic gland was the biggest one ever recorded in a human. The doctors said that it matched the size of ones found in powerful Psychic pokemon." Sarah then offered Mewtwo some water.
"Just tell me what roll I played in saving your life." Mewtwo demanded. He was quickly losing patience with Sarah.
"Where most Psychic pokemon have a second gland that regulates the strength of the Psyonic Gland, I didn't. My father said that you gave a portion of your secondary gland to help balance my abilities." Sarah said.
Mewtwo's sudden decrease in power over the last few weeks was made perfectly clear. "That explains why my powers have been depriving me of large amounts of energy for the last few weeks." Mewtwo said as he closed his eyes. He began to work out a solution to his problem. The Focuser Gland or secondary gland to the Psyonic gland used large amounts of sugar and protein to focus and regulate the amount of power produced by the Psyonic gland. If Mewtwo was going to fix this imbalance, he would to eat foods with more sugar and more meat. The sugar was easy, but his diet was very strict about meat. He would be given 4 fish each week. No more, no less.
Mewtwo just left her there at first, but then remembered that no one except for Dr White and her daughter were supposed to be the only humans on the island.
"Why are you still on the island?" Mewtwo asked still facing away from her.
"Because my father turned me into a freak. There were unforeseen side-effects that showed up after surgery." Sarah said. "For the next several years, I will have to take a serum created from your blood." Sarah said. This began to catch Mewtwo's attention.
"What kind of side effects?" Mewtwo asked once again facing her.
"My psychic abilities began to develop quickly after the surgery. The problem was that my body rejected the changes from my newly found abilities."
"Meaning what exactly?" Mewtwo was becoming more and more interested in the fact that this human was developing powers far beyond what her human body would allow.
"In order to help me adjust to these new powers, my father gave me minor strands one of your clones DNA, But he needed fresh blood from you to make the process work." Sarah then noticed Mewtwo was beginning to ignore her.
'That explains a lot of things. The new psychic signature wandering the base, the all of the extra blood work and Krates new found care for my health. Why else would he have let me leave so early in the day.' Mewtwo thought. He was now completely oblivious to the fact that Telina and Putanna had walked up. His mind began to draw out a possible solution as to how he might escape for this hellhole of an island. But every time that Krates entered the equation, Mewtwo hit a dead-end. A web of thoughts was spun in Mewtwo's head. He constantly drew out lines with possibilities for escape, but every possible plan was haunted with failure. When Telina and Putanna were finally close enough to talk Sarah, they noticed Mewtwo. He was just sitting inches above the ground now. His eyes were closed.
"Hello Miss Krates." Telina said.
"There's no need to be formal here. You're Telina, is that correct?" Sarah asked.
"Yes and this is my daughter Putanna." Telina said as Putanna offered her hand. Sarah extended her own hand and they shook. "I've been assigned to the island this weekend as well as next weekend. Putanna has offered to keep us company."
The sky was quickly growing dark. Dark storm clouds were moving in quickly. There was no doubt a storm was once again brewing off the island. "What is he thinking about Sarah?" Telina asked. Telina was the one in charge of making Sarah's serum from Mewtwo's blood and the DNA of clone number 1.
"The thoughts in his head are moving much too fast for me to tell." Sarah said. Just then, rain began to pour. It started off slow, but was quickly turning into a storm. Mewtwo was still completely oblivious to his surroundings as water dampened his light layer of fur. Only when the first strike of lighting came down next to them did he become aware of the storm.
The others were shouting his name from a near by pavilion. "Mewtwo, over here." Sarah shouted. As Mewtwo got up, he was struck by lighting. A fire had started to engulf the tree next to him. Without thinking, Sarah ran over to Mewtwo and carried him to the pavilion. She fell over seconds after getting to safety. Her ears were bleeding. A sign that she overused her own psychic powers to save Mewtwo. Telina opened a door that led to a staircase. Krates had built it this way so that in a bad storm, everyone could use the tunnels that were connected to the pavilions to get back into the labs. Krates only did this because bad weather had caused the deaths of a few of the construction workers when they were building the labs. These tunnels were built to avoid any lawsuits in the future.
--
When Mewtwo awoke, he wound him self not in his living area, but in the infirmary. 'How did I get here?' Was Mewtwo's only thought. Then he saw Sarah in the bed next to him. Outside the window, Mewtwo heard the storm was blowing at full force. He knew it was bad because the thick iron sheet shutters were closed. Then he noticed the burns he had received. He could care less as to how he had come to retrieve them. All he wanted was to go back to his living area.
Telina walked in carrying a medical case. "I'm glad to see your up, Mewtwo." Telina said. "It's a little after two in the morning." Telina said as a pair of Blissey walked in with cart. "No doubt your hungry." Telina pulled the cloth off of the cart to reveal a pot of tea and some apples. Sarah then slowly got up, holding her ears.
"My head." Sarah said as she opened her eyes. "Why does my head hurt so much?" She asked.
"You used your psychic gift to save Mewtwo." Mewtwo looked at Sarah with another look of confusion on his face. Instead of leaving, he sat on the edge of the bed. Before now, all humans had cared about were the profits and living a good life. All except one. Krates' wife Mary was the only human before now to even offer Mewtwo kindness. But when she died, everything changed. Krates had gone for bad to worse. He no longer cared for how Mewtwo felt. A single question entered Mewtwo's mind at first. Why had this human saved his life? His first conclusion was that she needed his fresh blood to live, but her mind showed Mewtwo nothing to prove this. As Mewtwo began to read her mind, he saw that she lonely. Most of the other people in the island seemed to fear her. Her father kept her here to keep her out of the public eye. Then Sarah must have realized what Mewtwo was doing. Mewtwo suddenly found himself unable to read her mind. Then she looked at him.
"Its not polite to read others mind without asking." She said. She picked up an apple and handed it to Mewtwo. "You really should eat something. After all, you were hit by lighting."
"Why did you save me?" Mewtwo asked. This was the first time Telina ever heard him speak.
"You can talk. I thought that because you two both had Psyonic glands, you could speak to each other telepathically." Telina said.
"Quite. I wish to know why the female saved my life." Mewtwo used a calm voice as he talked. He was now standing beside the bed he was on.
"Because you saved my life. Remember the surgery I told you about." Sarah said just as calmly as Mewtwo had.
"How long have you been able to talk?" Telina asked as she pulled out a note pad and a pen.
"Why would that be reason enough to save my life human?" Mewtwo asked completely ignoring Telina. Telina began to write down every word of conversation that Mewtwo and Sarah were having.
"Humans have this emotion called guilt." Sarah said. "It would have made me feel bad if you had saved my life and I didn't return the favor like that." She said just before biting into an apple.
"That's not the only reason is it?" Mewtwo asked. He was sure that this human wanted something, but he couldn't tell what it was.
"Alright, fine. I saved you because I was lonely. I saved you because I thought that since we were both outcasts, that we could become friends." This truly puzzled Mewtwo. He had no need for friends. He had never even given her a reason that he would ever want to be friends with a human. If anything, he wanted to be rid of all humans. So why did this girl offer him her friendship? Surely she knew that he was not one to befriend. She must have read his file if she was Krates' daughter.
"I have no need for friends. Human or pokemon." Mewtwo said as he headed for his living area.
"What's with him?" Sarah asked.
"Your father is what has happened to him." Telina said as she watched Mewtwo vanish down the hall. "He showed Mewtwo the darker side of humans and pokemon. He barely trusts me and still does not respect me. And it took years for him to trust me. The only other person he trusted was your mother before she died." Telina said. "Mary would always help your father stay cheery. With her gone and the way she died, its no wonder why Krates became what he is. If only Mewtwo had spent more time with her, then he might have turned out different." Telina said. In her mind, the only word that she could think of to describe Krates was monster.
"I agree. He has become a monster." Sarah said. "But Mewtwo is still unsure. If he has a chance to see the better side of people, he might just be able to accept humans as friends."
Telina looked shocked. "Your words are far beyond your years, Sarah."
"Being left alone for such long times gives me a lot of time to look at life and society." Sarah said as her head drooped. "I can feel much sadness in him." Sarah said as he raised her head. "He seeks for a friend, but Krates has showed his team of experts have only shown him that humans care nothing for friends." Sarah said. "All of them except you, of course." Sarah said with a smile. "I swear that I will show him the good side of humans. And earn more then just his trust. I aim to earn his respect."
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Mewtwo quickly made his way to his living area. Several questions had spawned from yesterday's events. The three biggest questions he had trouble finding an answer to were why had that human saved his life, why did she seem to even care for him, and why had she offered her friendship. Every other human showed fear in his presence. Mewtwo had even sensed fear in Telina. Only Krates had never show Mewtwo fear. Mewtwo mind began to race with thoughts.
'What is wrong with me?' He finally asked himself. 'Why should I care about the humans? Why should I care what they think?' Mewtwo began to question everything he had learned about humans. 'Was I wrong about them? Is it possible that not all humans see me as the monster they say I am?' Mewtwo was so deep in thought that he failed to notice that he was not alone.
Sarah was following him. She wanted to talk with Mewtwo, but seeing as how Mewtwo was pacing back and forth among the trees in his living area, she had to think as to whether or not she wanted to disturb him. All of the reports she had read about him told her never to approach Mewtwo unless he acknowledges your presence first. James had made that mistake once. He still had a scar from where his leg had been broke. Mewtwo had picked him up and threw him into a tree. Word of the incident spread quickly.
In the end, Sarah had decided to knock on the door. Mewtwo instantly looked her way. He had a look of confusion and anger on his face. "May we talk?" She said.
Mewtwo nodded his head showing that she was safe, for now at least. "I wanted to ask you something Mewtwo."
"What is the problem? Why do you hate humans and pokemon alike." She asked with a voice that showed no fear. Mewtwo unable to read her thoughts was puzzled. She had followed him just to see if they could talk. To talk about why he had hated everyone.
"Why do you not fear me?" Mewtwo asked with a hint of anger.
"Because when I look at you, I see a creature filled with sadness. Sadness and loneliness." She said.
"Why do you care about me, human?" Mewtwo's anger and confusion grew with each answer he got. "As I told you before, I have no need for friends."
"Because we have something in common. You have never had a life outside of this lab. I used to have a life, but ever since my psychic abilities began to develop, my father pulled me out of the public eye." Sarah said.
"Why does that concern me?" Mewtwo asked.
"Because I have been forced into a life similar to yours. I was hoping we could learn to live together. I get lonely on the weekends." She said.
"Loneliness is a gift." Mewtwo said. The only time he ever truly felt at peace was when he was alone.
"For humans, it's a curse." Sarah said.
"How can it be a curse?" Mewtwo was becoming more confused and less angry with every word she spoke now. In his mind, this girl was forcing to rethink the way he thought about the humans. For as long as he was willing to remember, he had never been shown anything even close to kindness.
For hours they argued mostly sending questions back and forth. Mewtwo was unable to understand this girl, but he was slowly learning to trust her if only because they shared common life style. By the time morning came, they were both sound asleep. When Mewtwo awoke, he found Sarah asleep. She was leaning against him. He got up and set her on the cot before he headed to the forest on the island. He needed time to think. The new question in his mind was were all humans as bad as Krates had led him to believe or were there more humans like Mary. Mewtwo decided to explore the island to find a quiet place away from everything.
As Mewtwo wandered the forest, he tried to clear his mind. It was still raining at the time, but the rain did not bother him. The talk he had with Sarah kept replaying itself in his head. 'How could one human cause me so much trouble?' He thought. She had offered her friendship because she was lonely. But to him loneliness was all he wanted. To get away from the humans was what he wished for. Why were humans such social animals? The more he thought about what she had said, the more questions appeared in his head. For Mewtwo, life was simple. Was being the keyword. It used to be that he fought in the arena in the morning and the rest of the day was his. He was given what he needed to survive and he would show the humans that he was worth the money that they put into him. He would never let anyone into his life. He was happy just being left alone. Now this human tried to befriend him.