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

Chapter 218 Capturing Mewtwo, Becoming the Strongest Trainer? The Elite Four Return.

Ash was stunned again by the words, "I have found a trustworthy trainer."

So fast? They've only just come out of the mindset of wanting to destroy humanity, and they've already found a trainer they can trust?

"Hey Mewtwo, you absolutely can't go back to Giovanni! Even though you've spent a lot of time with him, he's definitely not someone you can trust. That guy is the leader of Team Rocket, he..."

"It's not Giovanni, it's you." Mewtwo's voice brought Ash's rambling conversation to an abrupt halt.

This completely baffled Ash. How could he suddenly be convinced that Ash was the trainer? They hadn't even spent a combined total of 24 hours together, had he? And that was all it took for him to be the trainer?
"Ash, you're a really good person." Mewtwo first gave him a "good person" card, then continued.

'Whether it was our first meeting or subsequent encounters, I could feel your burning passion for the elves and your kind heart towards everything. It's just that I was blinded by anger before, and I completely forgot all of these things I had observed.'

'Although we haven't spent much time together, I can observe your personality and your heart from your every move. Back in Niijima, everyone thought I was a dangerous presence, but you didn't see it that way.'

"Of course! I think Mr. Lance and the others are making a mountain out of a molehill. You can't even beat me, so what danger could you possibly be in?" Ash said with his hands behind his head and a grin.

Mewtwo & Pikachu & Gardevoir: ...

Did you really have to say something so jarring at this touching moment?

Even if the words are harsh but the reasoning is sound, saying something like "If you can't even beat me, what kind of danger is that?" at a time like this is a bit hurtful!
"Ahem, what's with all those expressions? I was just joking, what, isn't it funny?"

Mewtwo shook his head.

"Alright, if it's not funny, it's not funny. Let's get back to the point... Mewtwo, are you really going to stay with me? Don't you want to go see the outside world?"

'Staying by your side allows me to see the world just as well, and... I feel that only by being with you can I find meaning in my existence.'

"The meaning of existence? Haven't you already found it?" Ash asked curiously when he heard Mewtwo say that it wanted to find the meaning of existence again. He felt that Mewtwo was no longer confused when it was on New Island.

Mewtwo shook its head and said, "At that time, my mental state wasn't good. I talked about the meaning of my existence, but it was really just something I impulsively wanted to do—like what I told you, reversing the status of humans and Pokémon."

"Then you should try to find meaning in life again," Ash replied decisively after hearing Mewtwo's words.

The point of this existence is that it's better if it doesn't exist at all; it's a bit creepy!
"...You're being so hurtful. Aren't you afraid I'll just turn around and leave in a fit of anger, and then continue what I was doing before?" Mewtwo's slightly speechless voice rang out. She was truly defeated by Ash's sarcastic words.

"You won't, you're different now." Ash still had a smile on his face, but his voice became serious, filled with deep trust in Mewtwo.

Mewtwo felt a warmth in its heart, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on its lips: 'You really believe in me... Anyway, please take care of me from now on. If one day I find that you are not a trainer I can entrust with my duties, then I will still leave, so Ash... don't let me down.'

"Hey, you can rest assured about that. I'm going to be a Pokémon Master, and I'll make sure you achieve great success with me!" Ash said, extending his fist towards Mewtwo.

Mewtwo frowned, a hint of confusion in its expression. It wondered what Ash was trying to do. Did he want to fight it again to catch it?
"Fist bump! It's a friendly gesture between men... oh, no, you're not a man, anyway, a fist bump is the right thing to do, it's a symbol of the tacit understanding between the Pokémon and its trainer!"

Mewtwo was confused, but still extended its fist and bumped it with Ash's. In that instant, Mewtwo felt something slowly burning inside its body, a very strange feeling.

"This is... a Mega Stone?" The Mega Stone is starting to take effect inside her? Why is that?
Isn't it said that you need a Key Stone and a strong bond with your Trainer?

Ash has a Key Stone, but in terms of bond, is there enough between her and Ash? They've only just become Trainer and Pokémon; where's the bond?

But the Mega Stone doesn't lie; she could feel the power within her being activated.

'Ash, I want to try Mega Evolution.'

"So sudden? Fine, let's give it a try. I have no idea what will happen if I have two Mega Stones inside me!"

……

In the afternoon, Xiao Zhi returned home. Xiao Xia and Xiao Gang, who had been restless at home, immediately stood up to greet him when they saw him enter.

"How's it going, Ash? Where's Mewtwo?"

"Are you alright? How did your talk with Mewtwo go?"

The two immediately inquired about Mewtwo, even though Ash had already defeated Mewtwo once, the danger Mewtwo posed was still undeniable.

Mewtwo lost to Ash not because she was too weak, but because Ash was too strong. This place is not an empty island, but Pallet Town with many residents. If Ash were to fight Mewtwo here, he would definitely be held back.

Therefore, this time the main focus will be on negotiation with Mewtwo. Even if they can't reach an agreement, Ash won't intervene to stop Mewtwo, otherwise Pallet Town would be doomed.

The two are now pressing Ash for an answer because they want to know how the negotiations with Mewtwo went.

"Mewtwo, it's here!" Ash took out a Poké Ball and placed it in front of the two of them. Misty and Brock gasped.

"In...in here? You didn't release Mewtwo?"

"What did you go out to do? Weren't you going to negotiate with Mewtwo?" Neither of them could understand why Ash had brought Mewtwo back.

"It's out, huh? I had a good talk with Mewtwo, and it said it wants to stay with me and see the world, right Mewtwo? Say hello to everyone, please." Ash said to the Poké Ball, and a female voice, completely different from its previous cold tone, rang in Misty and Brock's minds.

"Hello, this is Mewtwo. I'm sorry about what happened before." This time, the voice was much gentler than before, and Misty and Brock almost didn't recognize it as Mewtwo's voice.

Furthermore, Mewtwo's voice and Ash's words caused Misty and Brock to crash on the spot.

What does it mean that Mewtwo wants to stay with Ash? Does it mean Ash caught Mewtwo?! Really?!
"Just like you think, Mewtwo is my Pokémon now, but I'm still in the trial period. If there's anything that Mewtwo is unhappy about, she can leave me at any time. That's what she said~" Ash put the Poké Ball back on his waist and then showed a carefree smile.

It seems like they don't care at all whether Mewtwo will abandon them.

In reality, he doesn't really care, but it's not that he doesn't care about Mewtwo; rather, he feels that there won't be a day when Mewtwo will think bad of him.

If that day ever comes, it means he's completely rotten and has lost his original intentions. At that point, he'll only have himself to blame, so that situation will never happen to him.

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.

What's going on? How come he suddenly reconciled with Mewtwo and even caught it after just chatting outside? That's a legendary Pokémon! So Ash just suddenly got a legendary Pokémon like that?
Based on this calculation, wouldn't Ash be considered the strongest trainer?
The matter of Mewtwo joining the team has been settled, but there is still one problem: Ash now has one more Pokémon, and there are no more slots for seven Pokémon.

But right now Ash is in Pallet Town, so he doesn't need to think about this for the time being. He's training his Pokémon in the backyard every day anyway, so it doesn't matter what Pokémon he carries with him. He's always rotating his Pokémon at the Indigo League anyway, so he can think about which Pokémon to put back at Professor Oak's lab after the Indigo League ends.

……

After dinner, Professor Oak called and asked Ash and his friends to come over. The Elite Four had arrived.

The Elite Four have finished handling the aftermath on the new island, and now they finally have some time to sit down and have a proper chat with Ash.

They saw many strange and wonderful things in Ash, and they had so many things they wanted to tell Ash.

However, they hadn't had time before. With the Indigo Conference approaching, as high-ranking officials in Kanto, they had many things to arrange. Now, they finally managed to sneak out for a while. This was because the matter of New Island was too big, so the arrangements for the Indigo Conference were temporarily put aside.

When Ash arrived at Professor Oak's lab, he found the Elite Four and Professor Oak sitting neatly in the living room. The moment Ash entered, everyone's eyes were on him.

Being watched by all four Elite Four members at the same time was incredibly stressful. Even though Ash had already battled against Pokémon of the highest caliber, he still felt immense pressure at this moment.

Because the four Heavenly Kings were all looking at him with scrutinizing and strange eyes, as if there were bugs on his face.

"W-what's wrong? Is there something on me?" Ash scratched his face and stammered.

"Nothing much, I just wanted to see if you're human or not," Shiba said seriously, leaving Ash speechless. He finally experienced what it felt like to be challenged by Mewtwo.

"What joke are you talking about, Mr. Shiba? What else could I be but a human?"

"A divine beast in human skin." Shiba still spoke these absurd words with a straight face, but his words were unanimously agreed upon by the other three Heavenly Kings.

To be able to fight Mewtwo like that, what else could you be but a human in the guise of a legendary Pokémon?
How could a human possibly unleash that level of power? In fact, aside from legendary Pokémon, there are probably very few Pokémon in the world that can unleash that kind of power!

"Alright, alright, stop teasing Ash. Do you still want to hear Ash talk about Mega Evolution?" In the end, Professor Oak stopped the Elite Four from teasing them and got them straight to the point.

Besides wanting to learn about Mewtwo's situation, their most important goal this time was to figure out about Mega Evolution, which was related to their power improvement and whether they could enter... that realm!
"Yes, yes, that's enough playing, we need to get down to business." With Professor Oak's intervention, Shiba changed his serious expression and turned into a grinning face towards Ash.

"Ash, how's Mewtwo?" Lorelei leaned forward slightly, her wine-red eyes behind her glasses fixed on Ash, as if afraid he might reveal some bad news.

Ash didn't say much after hearing this. Instead, he took out a Poké Ball and threw it. With a flash of light, Mewtwo appeared right next to Ash.

Upon seeing Mewtwo in perfect condition, all the Elite Four members instantly became alert, standing up and looking at Mewtwo with wary expressions. However, a second later, without Ash's explanation, everyone relaxed their guard.

"Sorry, that was just a subconscious reaction. It seems you and Mewtwo had a good talk." Lance was the first to apologize to Mewtwo. He had already angered Mewtwo once by saying that it was a dangerous being. If this reaction caused Mewtwo to rebel again, he would truly become a sinner in Kanto.

"It's alright. To you, I must be an extremely dangerous being, so it's only natural to be wary. What I did before was wrong, and I owe you an apology. I'm sorry." Mewtwo's voice echoed in the minds of the Elite Four, completely baffling them.

Is this still the same unruly Mewtwo that could destroy an entire island with a single blow? How did it become so humble?

Both its voice and behavior are completely different from Mewtwo on the new island!

After speaking, Mewtwo hesitated for a moment before bowing to the Elite Four. This was the highest form of apology in the human world that she knew of, besides kneeling.

"It's alright, it's alright. Everyone has moments of confusion, especially after you've been under that bastard Sakaki's tutelage for so long." Shiba quickly waved his hand, indicating that it wasn't a big deal. Anyway, they weren't hurt. The only one who was injured was Niijima.

"Mewtwo, I want to ask you something. Are you sure you've completely destroyed the cloning technology and the technology behind that black Poké Ball?" Lance asked with a serious expression. He had only heard about this from Lorelei. This kind of technology should never have existed in the world. If Team Rocket still had any left, it would be a huge problem.

(End of this chapter)