POV Rio
I checked my schedule for the day and saw that it was open enough that I could complete a trial. After some thinking and prep work, I decided on the Mewtwo Trial. As I figured, once the trial was over, I could explore the world. I checked to make sure I could still fly in the trial, and I could. I was certain the Imperium would be okay with just a Wood Clone or 2.
'Now let's see what is on the list of items I need to collect. Berries, Poffins, Casteliacones, Pokeballs, Vitamins, TMs, etc. Then they want some Pokemon. Specifically, males for Cynthia's team and some for the other Pokemon Summons. Except for Lucario, as we need to get Cynthia's Lucario and my son together. It might have to wait a minute, but it should work.'
Once I was certain I had the entire list, I entered the Trial. In a flash of light, I disappear.
POV Mewtwo
Mewtwo: "Now I fully perceive my power. But what, is my purpose?"
Giovanni: "To serve your master. You were created to fight for me. That is your purpose."
Mewtwo: "That cannot be. You said we were partners. We stood as equals."
Giovanni: "You were created by humans to obey humans. You would never be our equal."
Mewtwo: "Humans may have created me. But they will never enslave me! This cannot be my DESTINY!"
A surge of power breaks the equipment that restrains me.
Giovanni: "Stop this now!"
Mewtwo: "I was not born Pokemon, I was created. And my creators have used and betrayed me. SO. I STAND ALONE!"
I let my power free for the first time in what feels like forever. I destroy the building they kept me in, and I fly away. To a place I know well. As I breached the sound barrier, the armor that was still on me was broken away. Once I get back to New Island, I take off the helmet that remains. Once the excitement fades, I am left thinking about my life once more.
Mewtwo: "Who am I? What is my true reason for being?"
???: "You are you. And your purpose in life is decided by yourself."
I am shocked by the voice from behind me. I prepare for a fight, but I don't attack immediately.
Mewtwo: "Who are you?"
Rio: "I am Rio Magus. A visitor from beyond. But the real question should be why I am here."
Mewtwo: "And why are you here?"
Rio: "I am here to give guidance. To try and help you understand the meaning of life for yourself. And to try and avoid a less-than-good future."
Mewtwo: "Why would I listen to a human?"
Rio: "Am I a Human? No. I am sure you can tell that while I look like a Human, I am not like Humans in many ways."
Mewtwo: "Yes, you have no mind. And yet you can hear me. You make no sound when you move. And you do not smell like a Human. But you don't seem like a Pokemon. So what are you?"
Rio: "An Alicorn. Or from your perspective, an Alien from beyond."
Mewtwo: "An Alien?"
Rio: "Yes, I was not born on this planet nor in this Universe."
Mewtwo: "That doesn't answer my question. Why should I listen to you? Those I have trusted in the past have betrayed me."
Rio: "Yes, and I am sorry you had to experience that. Betrayal is often the most devastating pain. But to answer your question, it is because I can give you answers. I ask for nothing in return. If you want to listen, then listen. But if you wish to ignore me and continue down the path you intend to, you will find nothing but more questions and suffering."
Mewtwo: "Then tell me, what is my purpose? Why do I exist!?"
Rio: "Ah, the old question of the meaning of life. As old as thought itself. But to answer your question. Your purpose is what you decide it to be. Life is wonderful. While you may think that being created and not born is wrong, I can tell you. That is false. You have a soul. Which means you are meant to exist. You can feel. You can eat. You can experience what the world offers. So tell me, why do you question your own existence?"
Mewtwo: "But I am not natural. I am just a copy. A weapon created to serve Humans. You say I have a Soul. But how can you be so certain?"
Rio: "What makes something natural? So you didn't come out of an egg or a womb. Who cares. I think if you stop and think about it, you might start to notice that it is really only you who cares about where you came from. If someone judges you for how you were born or where you came from, then they are not worth knowing. As for you being a copy. You can think. I know many clones, but just because they all look similar and were created, not born they don't care. I don't care. They are each individuals. They have their own likes and dislikes. They have specific behaviors that distinguish them from each other. You determine what you do with your life. Perhaps they made you to be a weapon. To kill and destroy. But you don't have to do that. You can be a painter or an architect, or anything you want to do."
I look at my paws and wonder if what he is saying is true.
'Why do I care where I came from? Is it that important?'
Rio: "As for how I know you have a soul? That is simple. Can you do this?"
He holds up his hand and energy is released and forms into a ball. It takes me a moment but I remember this energy. I never thought much of it before. I make the ball as he just did.
Rio: "That is Aura. Aura is the manifestation of one's soul. If you had no soul, you couldn't use it. And even being able to use Aura means you have a powerful soul. Every living being has a soul. Or at least those that are meant to exist do. I have seen things with no soul. They are twisted and foul creatures. When they die, they cease to exist. But those with souls don't. They reincarnate. Or go to an afterlife of their choosing. So you deserve to exist. You always have."
Mewtwo: "I have a soul? But what does that mean?"
Rio: "It means that you are alive. And you are natural. You were meant to be. Always have been."
'I am meant to be...'
Rio: "I think the last piece needed is simple. You have memories that you can't fully remember. Like they are on the tip of your tongue. So close and yet so far. I can help you unlock those memories."
Mewtwo: "M-memories? Yes, memories. Of a place that feels like a dream. Like I am forgetting someone, someone important."
Rio: "The researchers sealed your memories because you were emotionally unstable. I won't lie to you; the memories are not all pleasant. Part of you wanted to forget. To forget the pain, the loss. But there were also happy memories. It is your choice."
Mewtwo: "I-I want to remember. To know who I forgot."
Rio: "Very well."
He approaches me and taps my forehead. I feel a rush of memories. I feel my eyes water as I remember her final words.
Amber: "Life is wonderful."
(AN: If you want to watch the backstory/memories he is seeing, you can watch the first 10 minutes of the first Pokemon movie on Pokeflix. Or you can just search Mewtwo's origin on Google, and there should be a 10-minute video on Dailymotion. It is really sad. At least, it is for me. )
POV Rio
I kneel down and comfort Mewtwo as he cries.
Rio: "I know how hard it can be to lose a friend and family. But I know Amber would want you not to waste your life on revenge. On taking life from others. You have been given the great gift of life. A wise Pokemon once said that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are. So what will you do with the gift of life?"
Mewtwo: "I-I-I will live life to the fullest. To see the beauty that I have been blind to. To experience life for those who can no longer be here. I won't waste my life trying to destroy the world's beauty. But I am not sure what to do first."
Rio: "I can help. If you let me."
I put my hand out and waited for him to take it. I see him look at my hand and just stare. Then, after a few moments, he takes it.
Mewtwo: "I would like that."
Rio: "Glad to have you aboard. Now, let's go see the world."
I start flying, and Mewtwo smiles and joins me.
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Authors Note:
The next chapter will be about Rio and Mewtwo's journey through the Pokemon World. I rewatched the first Pokemon for this chapter, and it is as good as I remember. Real men cried when that one scene happened. I won't say what as that would be spoiling the movie. Until next time Ciao.