Chapter 833 N and Mewtwo
In the Johto region, Clear Cliff.
The lake is surrounded by clouds and mist, the river is clear, and the lake is as clear as a mirror.
The treetops were filled with the sound of birds chirping. Pikachu picked up an orange that had fallen to the ground. When he heard the rustling of the grass, he held it in his mouth and ran deep into the forest.
A tall, green-haired young man in a white shirt leaned out from the bushes.
He wore a baseball cap, had a gentle look in his eyes, had waist-length green hair, and a Rubik's Cube hung around his waist.
"We're here, Zekrom."
N said softly to the empty surroundings:
"The legendary location of Mewtwo... Clear Cliff."
Ripples appeared in space, and Zekrom appeared next to N, wearing black and gold armor and with cold red eyes.
"Why do you risk your life to meet Mewtwo?"
Zekrom looked up at the clouds swirling around the hillside and continued, "I sense a very dangerous aura... Fighting with Him, even I can't take care of you."
"We're not here to fight Mewtwo."
N straightened his back, looked up at the clouds, the hem of his shirt swaying in the wind, and a certain look flashed in his eyes.
"I'm here to find the answer to...the relationship between humans and Pokémon."
Mewtwo is a legendary Pokémon created by humans, but it has always believed that it is a "human".
N is the offspring of humans and Pokémon, and once believed himself to be a "Pokémon".
The two repeatedly lost their way, but fortunately, the encounter between life and life changed their destination.
"I will be on guard all around."
Zekrom's eyes were cold red, his black and gold armor was shining, and he disappeared again.
"Thank you, Zekrom."
N expressed his sincere thanks, and with a determined look in his eyes, he climbed step by step to the top of the clear cliff that towered into the clouds.
At the top of the Qingqing Cliff, the mirror-like "Mirror Lake" was rippling.
There is a huge tree full of life and emitting crystal light by the lake, surrounded by Pokémon such as Tarrasque, Pikachu, and Pidgeot.
In front of the tree trunk, there was a white humanoid Pokémon that slowly turned its head, revealing a majestic face.
He sensed a familiar and indescribable wave.
Mewtwo, quietly waiting for N's arrival.
Qingche Cliff has a steep terrain, changeable weather and is sparsely populated, making it a natural shelter and habitat.
A few months ago, there were reports of dangerous Pokémon appearing in Clear Cliff, and the mountain was subsequently closed and all roads were diverted.
At one point, there were trainers who wanted to try their luck, but they all got lost in the thick fog, and most of them disappeared.
N was not afraid, as if the ground under his feet was not a steep wall, and he let his intuition lead him through the fog.
Gradually, the clouds dissipated, the top of the mountain was within reach, and the view suddenly became clear.
The mountain top is like a paradise, with lush trees, sparkling lakes and full of vitality.
N took a deep breath and blinked in surprise when he saw a somewhat familiar Pokémon.
"You are... Ash's Pikachu."
"No." N said to himself, "It feels the same, but I can't put my finger on it."
"Pika~" Pikachu smiled, lowered his limbs, and ran towards an exceptionally crystal-clear ancient tree.
N looked over curiously, eyes wide open, incredulous.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, the waves boiled rapidly, and the air became oppressive.
A white humanoid Pokémon that looked majestic without even showing any anger slowly landed on the ground and stood in front of N.
N was having trouble breathing, and murmured, "Mewtwo..."
"Who are you?" Mewtwo stared coldly without saying a word, and sent out his oppressive telepathy.
"I am...N." The green-haired young man replied.
"Why do I feel the aura of both humans and Pokémon in you?"
Mewtwo frowned and stared at the green-haired young man. Suddenly he was startled and his eyes kept flickering.
"I understand." He said deeply, "You and I are the same kind."
N suddenly gave a genuine, childish smile.
"I'm really happy to meet you, Mewtwo." N lowered his eyes and said gently, "That means I'm not alone on my journey."
Mewtwo stared at N, his eyes penetrating through time and seeing his past.
And that past is highly consistent with my own past.
"You want to free the Pokémon from the Poké Ball." Mewtwo asked, "Why?"
"Because... I think that Poké Balls are a form of human slavery to Pokémon." N spoke a little faster, "With the existence of Poké Balls, the relationship between humans and Pokémon can never be equal. Pokémon are oppressed, but people are used to it. After catching them, they abandon them, throw them away at will, and treat them as a collection or a row of data. The reason is nothing more than that they caught Pokémon with Poké Balls!"
Mewtwo was silent, recalling some fragments of memories.
Like N, this 'counterattack Mewtwo' attempts to free all Pokémon and invents the 'Dark Ball' that can capture 'already captured Pokémon'.
Similarly, Mewtwo knew that N's ideal would eventually fail, and still said calmly: "And then."
"Then..." N raised his bright eyes, "I met a trainer."
Recalling our encounter with each other, the conversation on the Ferris wheel, and the beautiful voices in our hearts.
N's eyes flickered. "He told me that a Poké Ball is a promise... a promise to form a bond between us, to fight for each other."
Mewtwo remained calm and silent, listening to N's speech.
"There are Pokémon that are enslaved by humans, and there are Pokémon that are willing to be captured. There are humans who are high and mighty, and there are trainers who become family with Pokémon. It's not the Poké Balls that are wrong, but the humans who have arrogance and prejudice. The ideal I hold is not to fight against the Poké Balls, but the prejudice in people's hearts-"
"Pokémon are not fighting tools, they are living individuals. What connects humans and Pokémon is not the Poké Ball, but..."
N paused, looked at Mewtwo, and said in a trembling voice, "The bond between us."
Mewtwo's eyes flickered.
N opened his arms wide, his green hair fluttering under his cap, and his eyes sparkled with a different look:
"That trainer told me: What determines who you are is not your origin, but how you use your life."
"I decided to fight for a better world, until humans see Pokémon not as tools, codes, or collectibles, but as..."
N said slowly: "Partners, friends, comrades... family."
Chaomeng was silent for a long time, then slowly said:
"I came from another world and mistakenly entered this space half a year ago... After returning to my original world, I started a war in order to find out 'who I really am'."
"war?"
"That's right, a war between humans and Pokémon." The former Armored Mewtwo, now Counterattack Mewtwo, looked up at the blue sky, "In the end, I lost, and brought this group of copy Pokémon into this world."
"So, that Pikachu..."
"It's a copied Pokémon." Mewtwo smiled, "But it also has an independent consciousness and is an independent life form."
N looked at Mewtwo's smile and was slightly startled.
"It's not where you come from that determines who you are, but how you use your life..."
Mewtwo looked up at the sky, chewed on his words, and murmured: "There are also wise people among humans, and there are also trainers who love Pokémon."
"Just as you said, N." Mewtwo lowered his head, his eyes deep, and slowly stretched out his palm, "What we have to fight against is not the Poké Ball... but the arrogance and prejudice of people's hearts."
Looking at Mewtwo's outstretched hand, N was moved, took a step forward, and stretched out his hand.
Holding each other's hands tightly, N and Mewtwo made eye contact.
They felt an indescribable power.
That power is illusory, but it really exists in the world of Pokémon.
Because Pokémon is not just a string of codes... As long as you trust it with all your heart, it will respond to your expectations.
On May 6, N and Mewtwo encountered each other at Clear Cliff, as if they had traveled thousands of miles, across time and space.
The bushes rustled.
N and Mewtwo looked over at the same time.
A black-skinned boy emerged from the bushes, holding a Rotom cell phone, his eyes excited: "Found it, the legendary Pokemon—"
"Tsk... Why isn't it Mew? It's a guy called Mewtwo."
The boy took out the shrunken Poké Ball, pressed the center of the ball to enlarge it, and threw it fiercely:
"You're just a fake, look at me, Poké Ball, Go!!"
Mewtwo's face was grim, his temples throbbing with pain from the 'fake'.
"Zekrom."
N's eyes lost their luster, he lowered his hat brim, and said hoarsely:
"Please... use Cross Lightning."
Boom! !
Above the lake, the clouds changed color, and violent and angry thunder surged in the thunderclouds.
Zekrom stood tall in the sky, its engine overloaded wildly, its eyes bloodshot, and its hand holding thunder, like a spear thrown out, hitting the Poké Ball and splitting it in two.
Dazzling lightning exploded, and the aftermath engulfed the boy as he screamed! The grandeur and solemnity of Qingqing Cliff was destroyed in an instant.
N's eyes were dull, his lips were pale, and he lowered the brim of his hat, trembling slightly: "It's because... there are trainers like this... that's why, I..."
A hand gently rested on N's shoulder.
N was stunned and looked at Mewtwo.
Mewtwo used telekinesis to control the boy's body, placed him in Mirror Lake, used the lake water to heal his wounds, and lowered him off the cliff.
"I erased his memory so that he would no longer have the idea of becoming a trainer."
Mewtwo said calmly: "As you said, N, what we have to fight against is not a single individual...but pride and prejudice."
N's eyes, which had lost their luster, gradually regained their spirits, and he stared blankly at Mewtwo.
"The prejudice that Pokémon should stay in the Poké Ball. The arrogance that all Pokémon can be captured with the Poké Ball. N..."
Chaomeng's eyes were bright and he said gently, "You can't stop here."
N's eyes gradually became colorful, and his green hair and white clothes under his baseball cap swayed in the wind.
When he came to his senses again, Mewtwo and its copy Pokémon were gradually rising higher and disappearing.
Because of that reckless boy, Mewtwo can no longer live in Clear Cliff and must find another place.
Standing alone on the vast hill, N felt as if a piece was missing from his heart. He felt extremely sad and shed tears.
…
Raven City, Unova Region.
A handsome black-haired young man, wearing a shirt, stood at the ticket counter of the Ferris wheel and asked the young lady: "Excuse me, has the young man with green hair and about my height been here in the past few days?"
The ticket seller was taking a nap. He recognized at a glance that this was one of the couples he had supported back then, and said happily:
"Of course, he comes to ride the Ferris wheel almost every day, but he seems to be out of town these days..."
The conductor opened the drawer. "He also left me a letter and told me to give it to anyone who asked about him."
Lu Ye took the letter, thanked him, walked to the bench next to the vending machine, sat down, and slowly unfolded it.
[Mr./Ms.:
Hello!
Please allow me to apologize in advance, I don't know your identity.
However, you can find the Raven City Ferris Wheel, which will definitely be my friend.
I have very few friends, and even fewer of them know that I come to Raven City often. There are only Vio and Teacher Lu.
So, this is a letter left for Teacher Lu. If you are not me, please return the letter to it and I will express my sincere gratitude.
Teacher, how are you doing recently? I heard that you participated in the World Championships. I wish you all the best.
Maybe you are not interested... My Zoroark has evolved. He is still afraid of humans, but much better than before.
Team Plasma also welcomed many new members whose ideas were not pure, but Team Plasma needed manpower.
I am still the same person, but there are some changes. I haven't lost weight, my eyesight hasn't changed, what is it? I don't know how to explain it, maybe it's my mindset.
I used to believe that the world was either black or white, and that the contradiction between ideal and reality could not be reconciled.
Now I can hear more sounds... including those that are asymmetrical, dissonant, and not aesthetically pleasing.
The ticket price for the Ferris wheel has also increased. Everything is changing unconsciously. It is hard to say whether it is for the better or for the worse. I am sure of one thing.
My journey will continue, the next stop is to look for Mewtwo, I hope I can borrow your luck. Haha.
Your sincere student.
N.
Attached are two Ferris wheel tickets. This time it’s my treat. 】
Lu Ye shook out two Ferris wheel tickets, handed them to the ticket inspector, and boarded the Ferris wheel with his hands in his pockets.
When it reached the highest point, N's figure seemed to appear in the empty front seat. He looked out the window with his chin on his hand and said gently: "The beauty of the Ferris wheel lies in its circular motion... mechanics... is a concrete manifestation of a wonderful formula..."
Lu Ye took a closer look and saw Fairy Eevee squatting in front of him, shaking his little paws: "Eevee?"
"Nothing." Lu Ye took out a box with an exquisite ribbon and smiled, "I have a gift for you."
"Buee?" Fairy Eevee blinked his blue eyes, opened the box with a ribbon, and opened his eyes slightly.
Inside the box are two lovely and exquisite bows, one pink and one purple, designed by Ma Xiu and Melissa respectively, which are quite beautiful.
"Buyi..."
This is even prettier than the bow in the cloakroom...
Fairy Eevee was slightly absent-minded, propped up his two front legs, squatted on the chair, and turned his head proudly:
"Buee!o(^｀)o"
I, I don't like it at all, go and return it! "You must wear a bow today." Lu Ye said, "Come, let me help you!"
"Bu-yi! (〃＞皿＜)"
In the sky above Raven City, the green-haired young man lowered his eyes and flew through the sky, lying on Zekrom's back.
His eyes fell on his beloved Ferris wheel, N was startled for a moment, then revealed a long-lost smile.
"teacher……"
N's eyes were firm: "My journey will not stop yet."
…
Foreshadowing recovered! ┏(＾0＾)┛
(End of this chapter)
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