POV Rio
I was sitting on the Tree of Life, watching Mewtwo and Mew have a race. I had been in the trial for several years, and we got to see basically the whole planet. After our talk on New Island, we traveled the Johto Region. Mewtwo ended up getting in a fight with Lugia. Which then got Ho-Oh involved. While they were fighting I just ate popcorn. While I was doing that Mew showed up and begged for popcorn.
'Cute little pink ball.'
I ended up making a deal with Mew. It gets sweets made by me, and I get to pet it whenever I feel like it. Mewtwo ended up winning the fight, but only barely, because he used scummy tactics. Which I didn't teach him. Nope, anyone who says otherwise is lying. Our journey through Johto ended with us fighting Team Rocket. Team Rocket got annihilated. We didn't kill them all, but many of the members had their memories erased. The only ones not spared were the real scum. In which I dealt with it since I didn't want Mewtwo to dirty his hands.
'Honestly, there were far too many massive criminal organizations across the world. I think we wiped out, what, 40 or so organizations. It makes me wonder why Interpol was so useless.'
But then I understood that they were underfunded and understaffed. Regardless of the situation, we ended up also dealing with some issues that Ash might have dealt with if they had time. Which led us all across the world and into other dimensions. Such as the time we were sent back in time to ensure Arceus got his plates back, and they weren't withheld.
Flashback
Rio: "Okay, remember the plan."
Mewtwo: "Yes, you get to punch Marcus, and I get to beat up the controlled Pokemon. Then I show Damos Marcus's memories. And we have a chat with Arceus."
Rio: "Close enough."
We barge into the meeting room with Marcus and Damos.
Marcus: "Who are you!? How dare you..."
I punch him in the face and realize too late I used too much force.
CRUNCH
We all wince at the sound Marcus's face makes.
Rio: "Oops. I might have used too much force."
Mewtwo: "He is still alive, so it should be fine."
Damos: "Who are you two? And why did you attack my advisor?"
Mewtwo's eyes glow, and Damos pauses. Then responds.
Damos: "Oh, so he was going to betray me and Arceus. Well then, thank you for your assistance. I shall host you as my guests of honor."
A Few Days Later...
Rio: "And that is how Mewtwo was born."
Arceus: "Interesting. It made me realize that maybe I should interact with my children more often. As for you."
He looks at Mewtwo.
Arceus: "You may not have been born a Pokemon, but I still consider you my child. And I assure you. You are meant to exist. As Rio has said, you have a soul. Therefore, you are meant to be."
Mewtwo: "Thank you, Lord Arceus."
Arceus: "Now you were going to tell me something else?"
Rio: "Yeah, just wanted to make you aware of some threats that it would be wise to eliminate before they become a problem. The biggest one is Necrozma. He looks like this."
I show him a picture.
Rio: "They, depending on what version and point in time they are from, have devoured an entire Universe. It is theoretically possible they could harm you, but even if they can't, they can do the same for your children. Do NOT underestimate them. They are very dangerous."
Arceus: "Hmm, I think I know what you are talking about. I can look into other parallel Universes, so I do know of a creature that looks similar. If what you say is true, I shall ensure they are eliminated before becoming a problem. Thank you for the warning."
Rio: "No problem. I just wanted to make sure no one dies when I could ensure that it doesn't happen. Also, Dialga and Palkia keep fighting, and you should make sure they don't accidentally erase an entire city or two."
Arceus: "Sigh. Those two are my first two children and are constantly at each other's throats. I am not shocked at all that they would cause such damage. At least Giratina has been behaving."
Rio: "Well..."
Arceus face-hoofs and groans.
Arceus: "I will deal with them."
Rio: "The last thing I wanted to mention was that if you decide to send someone back in time. Do not forget to pick them back up after they are done with their mission."
Arceus: "Uh, okay?"
Rio: "Let's just say that an alternative version of you forgot to take the human they sent back in time, and the human was stranded in the past. I guess the male one didn't mind that much. You know how it is with giant women."
Arceus: "What?"
Flashback ends
We ended up chatting about all sorts of things. I even got the chance to try fighting him in my weakened form. I lost. Badly. Like it was no contest. I couldn't do any damage to him and was on the defensive for nearly the entire fight. Then I learned that Judgement was a scary move to be on the other side of. We fought in his dimension, and the attack wasn't full power, but the damage nearly killed me.
'I think if I had access to all of my power, I could maybe fight him to a draw due to my strange powers. But that's only because he is a creator, not a fighter. I mean, he is still really strong, but arguably it was because he is immune to so many types of damage.'
The biggest thing I learned was that the Plates I have are not directly connected to Arceus. Instead, they are related to him but not even created by him. From what we could tell, the plates are more connected to me than him. I also confirmed it with the system, but when all plates are collected, the Arceus summoned will be the one I met in the Trial. The next biggest event was in Unova. I met Keldeo.
'He was a bit quiet at first, but he is a very chill Pokemon. Unlike the other idiot.'
Kyurem was an annoyance. I stayed out of their fight at first, but then he took it too far, so I stepped in. Now, usually, with Dragons, they show me respect or at least aren't disrespectful, but Kyurem was different. He had enough pride to drown a planet. He thought that I was just a weak little pest. Then he called me some names. I ignored it at first, but then he insulted my family. What happened next was not super clear but Mewtwo, Keldeo, and a few other legendaires had to stop me from crippling Kyurem. But I still punched him through a few mountains and broke most of his bones. I did get in trouble with Reshiram and Zekrom for that.
'To be fair, he had it coming. And despite how much I beat him up, they didn't say that he didn't deserve it, just that I went a bit far.'
But in the end, I made it very clear that my title as Dragonlord is not just for show. Despite that annoyance, we still had a lot of fun. We traveled the world, and I got quite a few new citizens. A lot of Ponytas, Rapidashes, and their Galarian forms. I also convinced a few herds of Zebstrika and Sawsbucks. Besides them, I got the Male Pokemon Cynthia wanted. Most dragons weren't very interested in joining the Imperium. Except for Goodra. They were very nice and willing to join.
'A bit too gooey, but beggars can't be choosers. Haha, that reminds me of when all those Goodras worked together to hug Mewtwo.'
Mewtwo was not interested in a hug, and that didn't sit well with the Goodras. When they caught him, Mewtwo was not happy at all. I warned him ahead of time that resisting was pointless and would only make things worse. I just accepted getting covered in goo with their hugs. I learned that day that Mewtwo does indeed have some cat traits in him. He arched his back and walked on all fours when he was covered in goo.
'He also hates baths. Even more than Lucario. This is saying a lot since Lucario broke my ribs when I tried to give him a bath.'
Mewtwo launched me into a hill when I dumped water on him. I learned my lesson fairly quickly. But in these past few years, we had made quite the bond. Enough to be able to Mega Evolve. Mewtwo seems to like the X form. We even did the Arnold Schwarzenegger handshake meme. We also do quite a bit of workout together. We started with the basic 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10 km run. Now we can do 10000 push-ups, 10000 sit-ups, 10000 squats, and 1000 km run easily.
'That reminds me of our encounter in Paldea.'
Flashback
Nemona: "Hey Rio! Funny, running into you here. Not that I was Stalking you or anything. Hahaha, that would be weird. But since we are already here, we should battle!"
I speak to Mewtwo Telepathically.
Rio: 'What the! How did she find us already!? I thought you erased her memories.'
Mewtwo: 'Uh, I did. But she keeps finding us somehow. Even I don't know what to do.'
Rio: 'Okay, on the count of three, we start flying as fast as we can southwards.'
Mewtwo: 'Got it.'
Rio: '1, 2, 3!'
We fly as fast as we can, and after a few minutes of flying at supersonic speed, we stop. But then we both freeze when we hear someone speaking behind us.
Nemona: "Wow, that was fun. We are such great rivals! You beat me in this race, but I will win next time."
I look at Mewtwo, and he does the same. Our faces both look worried, like we are in danger.
[Like This Face]
'Hah, I'm in danger.'
Nemona: "Now, let's battle. We can battle again and again. And you will never have to battle anyone else."
We both start backing away slowly.
Nemona: "You! Me! Rivals! Yes?!"
Rio: "Could you stop asking me to battle... For five minutes!"
We fly to space to wait her out. It was the only place we could be certain she couldn't follow us.
Flashback Ends
'Yeah, glad she couldn't leave Paldea. Or at least as far as I can tell, she can't. Hmm, I should probably leave before she catches up to us, just in case.'
I saw Mewtwo and Mew fly past me, and I watch as they close in on the final stretch.
'Oh, it looks like they finished their race. I should let them know it's time for us to leave.'
I let them know, and Mewtwo decided to come with me back home. I made sure that I collected everything on the list before we left, and I then said my goodbyes to all the people and Pokemon we met during our journey. I found it amusing that Cynthia was nearly the same in any universe. She still tried to challenge me to a Pokemon Battle. Once I was done, I left the Trial.