Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 217 Mewtwo Awakens, Misunderstandings Cleared Up, Trainer Trusted by Mewtwo?

Pallet Town

After a day, Ash and his friends finally returned to Pallet Town from the docks. Lance and the others had already gone back to report, while Sweetie and the others went home. This experience was definitely an unforgettable one for them.

They said they would go to the Indigo League to cheer for Ash, after all, they were partners who had gone through thick and thin together, or rather, Ash was their savior, so of course they had to go and see him at the Indigo League.

Ash and his friends returned to Pallet Town at noon the next day. Since they had told Hanako in advance that they would be back by noon, Hanako prepared a large table of dishes early in the morning.

After Ash and his friends returned, they enjoyed a hearty meal. Then Ash said goodbye to Hanako and went to the back mountain of Pallet Town.

Misty and Brock didn't come with Ash this time because it was Ash's private talk time with Mewtwo. Whether he could comfort Mewtwo depended on this conversation.

If there are other people around, some emotions might not be able to be vented.

Arriving at the back mountain, Ash took out an ordinary Poké Ball and opened it. Mewtwo emerged from the Poké Ball and lay quietly on the ground.

To prevent Mewtwo from doing anything rash, Ash didn't fully heal it. He only restored some of the damage to Mewtwo's body so that it wouldn't feel so much pain, but it wasn't enough to make it fully conscious.

However, Ash sensed something was wrong after releasing Mewtwo. Judging from its appearance, Mewtwo's injuries seemed to have healed a lot. He walked up to Mewtwo and was about to place his hand on its body to check its condition when Mewtwo suddenly reached out its hand.

Three round, ball-like fingers gripped Xiaozhi's wrist tightly, and his eyes, which had been closed in a deep sleep, suddenly opened, his purple eyes filled with complex emotions.

"You really have woken up, Mewtwo."

You underestimate my resilience.

"So what? Are you still going to fight me?" Ash didn't continue arguing with Mewtwo, but instead asked directly.

Mewtwo remained silent.

Ash already knew the answer when he asked that question. Mewtwo's physical condition had recovered better than he had imagined; at least for now, it didn't look like it had any injuries.

This means that Mewtwo has basically recovered by last night, and with her strength, once she has regained some of her power, breaking free from the Poké Ball will be a piece of cake.

But the fact that she didn't break free from the Poké Ball shows that she has calmed down a bit.

"There's no need for that anymore. A loss is a loss. The gap between us is still quite large. I really don't know how a human like you trained to this level." Mewtwo was completely puzzled.

She, the strongest artificial Pokémon, went through countless hardships to finally reach the God Realm level, but Ash, as a human, had already reached that level long ago, and even went further within that level. This is truly outrageous!

“I already said you’re exceptionally talented… Since you don’t want to fight anymore, let’s sit down and have a proper chat.” Ash said, plopping down on the ground. Pikachu jumped off Ash’s shoulder, its eyes wide open, looking quite gossipy.

Mewtwo glanced at Pikachu, not paying much attention to the weak electric mouse: 'What do you want to say?'

"Let's talk about Gardevoir's spiritual origins. Let's have the person involved come forward," Ash said, taking out Gardevoir's Poké Ball and releasing it.

With a flash of light, a mature woman with blue hair and an elegant long dress appeared in the open space. As soon as Gardevoir appeared, she looked at Mewtwo with a complicated expression. At such close range, she could completely feel the connection between the power within her body and Mewtwo.

She is currently at the beginner level of the dojo, but if she uses the power of her body, she can even challenge the advanced or even the peak dojo level.

She knew that the power wasn't her own, but belonged to the elf before her, yet she desperately needed it right now...

"Shanai." Do you want to reclaim this power?

Gardevoir's voice reached Mewtwo's ears. Mewtwo paused for a moment, then shook its head: "It's unnecessary. I've already reached the Divine Realm level. The missing spiritual essence within my body can now repair itself. Although it will take a while, it doesn't matter. I'm not short of time."

Mewtwo's words stunned Gardevoir. She remembered that Mewtwo had become extremely agitated because of the spiritual essence within her, even causing such a big incident as the New Island Incident. Now it was saying it didn't want it anymore?
So what was her purpose in creating that New Island incident?
"Really? I was just thinking of helping you out and seeing if we could extract the spiritual essence from Gardevoir's body. As long as Gardevoir isn't harmed, you can take it back." Ash's eyes widened as he looked at Mewtwo with some surprise.

"Take it out? My spiritual essence can not only boost the growth speed of Psychic-type Pokémon, but can also be used as a trump card move. Are you willing to give it up?" Mewtwo's voice sounded very calm, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear a little something unusual.

"There's nothing to be sad about. As long as Gardevoir is safe and sound, that's all that matters to me. As for power and stuff... I'll help her improve. If you can only become a top Pokémon by relying on other people's things, then I'm such a lame trainer, right?" Ash shrugged and said nonchalantly.

He genuinely didn't care much about that spiritual essence. It was good to have it, but it was someone else's property after all. If someone wanted to take it back, as long as it didn't harm Gardevoir, then returning it was fine.

Blaine locked her spiritual essence inside Gardevoir's body to prevent Mewtwo from reaching the Divine Realm level, but now that Mewtwo has already reached the Divine Realm level, Blaine's attempt to seal it off has failed.

Blaine's fear of Mewtwo reaching the God Realm level stems from her fear that Mewtwo might cause harm under Team Rocket's control, and that Mewtwo might possess distorted values ​​that could plunge the entire world into chaos.

However, in Ash's view, Mewtwo is now... incredibly lucid. The fact that she can sit here calmly and talk to him means that she has let go of her anger, at least temporarily.

Perhaps it was the effect of the two punches he landed on the other person's face.

'You... since you don't care about that spiritual origin, then why did you lie to me?' 'When did I lie to you? You've misunderstood. This is what you sensed in Viridian Gym!' Ash said irritably as he took two Mega Stones out of his bag.

He was finally able to tell the truth about it, which had been keeping him bottled up for a long time.

It was just a misunderstanding, but this tiny misunderstanding actually destroyed a new island!
Fortunately, there were no other Pokémon on the new island. Mewtwo's three cloned Pokémon survived because they moved quickly. Team Rocket's advanced technology was completely destroyed in the explosion. Unless the method of cloned Pokémon is re-invented, there probably won't be any more cloned Pokémon in the future.

Mewtwo, upon seeing the Mega Stone, felt a strange tremor in the genes deep within her body, and she could clearly feel the restlessness of the power within her.

'What is this...?' Because the Mega Stone was taken out of the inventory, Mewtwo could perceive the power on the stone more clearly.

It does indeed contain a power that belongs only to her. Although this power is not very strong, it seems to be able to further stimulate her potential. More importantly, this power is the same power that she sensed at the Viridian Gym.

In other words, Xiao Zhi did not lie to her.

This power is different from the spiritual source. Although she doesn't know what it does, she knows that even if she were given these two gems now, she wouldn't know how to use them. Just like Ash said before, she couldn't use them back then.

Moreover, as long as she remains in Giovanni's possession, Ash would never give her that thing. After all, that would be aiding the enemy. Only someone with a screw loose would give that thing to the other side, right?
The thought that she had caused the destruction of an island and so much harm to many people and Pokémon because of a misunderstanding filled Mewtwo with unbearable remorse.

She suddenly realized that Lance, and even Giovanni and the others, were right. She was indeed a dangerous person. She did this because of a moment of impulse. If Ash hadn't stopped her, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Ash managed to stop her this time, but what if Ash hadn't been there? How serious would the situation have become? Even in the best-case scenario, if the Elite Four had intervened, they would have ended up dying together.

The entire new island, and the three companions she created, may also perish with her.

Mewtwo's body trembled uncontrollably, and just then, a hand patted her shoulder.

"What are you thinking about? It's all in the past, so what's there to think about? What we need to do now is look forward. No matter what we did in the past, as long as we don't repeat the same mistakes in the future, that's fine. Also, weren't you curious about what these two gems are? These two things are called MEGA Evolution Stones."

Ash's words of comfort helped Mewtwo temporarily escape from her regret. Although she was still somewhat stuck in her own thoughts, Ash's later words successfully pulled her out of her mind about the New Island incident.

'MEGA Stone? This is related to the MEGA evolution you had Venusaur undergo before, right?' Mewtwo had heard of the term MEGA evolution before. Ash's first Venusaur underwent MEGA evolution, and it was indeed a very magical power.

Was that power generated by this gem? Come to think of it, he vaguely saw a gem appear in front of Venusaur when it Mega Evolved, and that gem was very similar to the two gems in Ash's hand.

“That’s right. Mega Evolution requires the Mega Stone and Key Stone, along with the bond between humans and Pokémon, to successfully unleash its ultimate power. Back then, you had no bond with Giovanni, and you were also a member of Team Rocket, so of course I couldn’t give you this. But now…”

As Ash spoke, he handed the Mega Stone to Mewtwo. Mewtwo stared blankly at the two gems in front of her. Ash just gave her the Mega Stone so easily? Without even mentioning any conditions?

"Take it. In the future, when you find a trainer you can trust, you can use this power. I believe that day will come."

Mewtwo remained silent for a moment, then used its psychic powers to receive the two enormous gems. As the two evolution stones approached her, they merged into her body without warning.

Mewtwo can clearly sense the presence of the evolution stone, and there is a certain power stirring within her body, but it cannot break free from her body no matter what she does. This should be the power that Ash mentioned, the power that is sealed.

Only by using something called a keystone, and by having a bond with a human, can this thing be opened.

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. These three Poké Balls contain your three partners. They came back to find you in the end, even though their strength was vastly different. They were determined to take you back from us. You have some amazing partners now." Ash handed the Poké Balls containing the cloned starter Pokémon to Mewtwo.

Mewtwo took the Poké Ball with a complicated expression, then opened it and released the copied starter Pokémon.

The cloned starter Pokémon had fully recovered. Since they weren't Mewtwo, they couldn't be forcibly removed from their Poké Balls as long as they were locked in. Therefore, Ash had completely healed them.

The three starter Pokémon that came out excitedly rushed over when they saw Mewtwo, their faces showing relieved smiles. Surrounded by the starter Pokémon, Mewtwo listened to their worried words and felt a warm current surge in its heart.

A moment later, the starter Pokémon stopped talking, replaced by expressions of disbelief on their faces. They looked at Ash with puzzled expressions, as if trying to confirm something.

Finally, with Mewtwo nodding, they realized that Mewtwo wasn't joking. So they looked at each other and nodded to Mewtwo as well.

Ash and Pikachu tilted their heads, wondering what they were secretly communicating about. Mewtwo must be using telepathy to communicate, so they couldn't hear Mewtwo and the starter Pokémon talking; they could only see the expressions on their faces.

Judging from the occasional words spoken by the starter Pokémon, Mewtwo seems to have made a decision that is hard for them to believe. As for what that decision is... it would be a miracle if he knew.

"I've already made arrangements, Ash. You should hand those three over to the Elite Four and let them find reliable trainers. Even though they're cloned Pokémon, they're not much different from regular Pokémon, except for some markings. With their strength, finding a decent trainer shouldn't be difficult."

Xiao Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Aren't you taking them with you?"

'I'm not leaving. I'm staying because I've found a trainer I can trust.'

(End of this chapter)