Pi-Pi-Pichutwo

Origin of Mewtwo

It's dark. It's dark and I can't even open my eyes, or move any of my limbs.

It's cold. It's cold and I can feel bubbles that tickle and push through my fur to escape where I can't reach.

It's still. It's still except for the beat of my heart, the way my thoughts race and the small twitches of my ears.

I'm alive.

I'm awake. Except that I can't open my eyes, I can't uncurl.

There are others around me, speaking. I want to speak with them, to talk to let them know I'm alive. I'm strong, but I can't. So instead I continue to slumber, until I feel something else and it's like a burst. I'm floating in a dark void again with company this time. A small human girl with light teal hair and dark eyes like drops of midnight.

Also there's a Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle... But more importantly, there's something else. A small childlike creature. With a long dark purple tail, and a purple belly. Mewtwo.

"Everybody here is a copy. That's why there's a two after all of our names." I look over at the girl my ears flopping backwards before I look back at Mewtwo. I float over to Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo and Squirtletwo as well tilting my head curiously at them.

"{I don't understand..." Mewtwo's whining catches my attention and I quickly move over to try and respond. The girl beats me to it though with a giggle.

"They call me Ambertwo. But I'm still really Amber."

"[Right]" Squirtletwo chimes in.

"[Of course!]" Bulbasaurtwo says.

"[Exactly!]" Charmandertwo sneezes and I laugh before spinning in place and righting myself waving my arms around as I eagerly respond with my own confirmation.

"[Yeah, we're still ourselves!]" I rub one hand over an eye and yawn. The others copy me, before the environment around us changes. Outlines in black and white that slowly gain colour. A town becomes visible and I gasp.

I move quickly so that I'm closer to Ambertwo and Mewtwo, even as the sun appears by us warming us with it's rays.

"I call this my 'Remember Place'! This is were I used to live!" Ambertwo says looking out towards the town.

"{What is that?}" Mewtwo asks and this time I'm the faster one.

"[It's the sun, it keeps us warm, helps the plants to grow and gives us light so that we can see where we're going!]" Ambertwo looks at me with a confused look while Mewtwo nods their head and I gasp as the wind rushes through my fur.

I let Ambertwo say her line here.

"That's called wind." She smiles and begins to lead us along even as Mewtwo asks in his innoccent curiosity about it.

"{Wind?}"

"The wind helps us along! Sometimes it's soft, and sometimes it's very strong." I nod my head in agreement even as the sunshine begins to fade away the sun sinking down low for the night. Or what serves as night in this place of memories. "And that's the sunset. That's when the sun says 'Goodnight! See you tomorrow!'"

"{Is that a sun?}" Mewtwo asks looking at the moon and I laugh shaking my head.

"[No... that's the moon big brother. It's the reflection of the sun... And all the stars come out and twinkle to let us know we're not alone!]" I point to the specs of light with a soft smile that slowly drops away. "[None... none of the constellations are familiar to me though...]"

"{Constellations?}" Mewtwo asks, before either Ambertwo or I can answer though Charmandertwo makes a sound from fear. We all turn and stare as they glimmer and fade sparkling dots of light drifting away from them until they entirely disappear.

Squirtletwo and Bulbasaurtwo quickly follow disappearing. Mewtwo flies through the spaces they used to be while I simply stare in incomprehension.

"{Where did they go?}" Mewtwo asks and I shake my head desperately before clinging to Ambertwo who's also beginning to glow and fade. I have to release her and back away as she fades more though. "{What's wrong, Amber? What's happening?}" Mewtwo asks as I switch to clinging to him.

"It feels like it's time to say goodbye." Ambertwo says and I shiver, because this isn't fair. Mewtwo startles and I find myself shaken off and spin through the air before righting myself. "They're tears. You're crying. My daddy used to tell me a bedtime story, that when pokemon are sad, and they cry, their tears are filled with life." Ambertwo continues fading all the more even as I fly back over tears of my own spilling out and down my cheeks.

"[Ambertwo... please, please don't go! We still need you!]" I find myself saying even as Mewtwo says his sad line.

"I have to go." Ambertwo says shaking her head slightly.

"{Why?}"

"I don't know. But it's alright. Thank you for caring about me...And don't cry, Mewtwo. Don't cry Pichutwo. You should be happy! You're alive, and life is wonderful" the last word keeps echoing even as she fades away along with the environment. The only thing left is the moon. I sniff allowing more tears to trail down my face before looking over to Mewtwo again.

"[Brother?]" I ask as they begin to mutter angrily face contorting in a strange fury.

"{These tears... What good are they?!}"

I answer the question automatically, unable to stop myself even though I know it's a rhetorical question. I know they're not actually seeking an answer. It's just, I can head this off, at least a little bit by giving them some understanding now.

"[Tears are cleansing, they help you to reset your emotions.]" Mewtwo actually startles and looks over at me. I look up at the moon, even as a new series of stars appear and a new environment. This one drawn from my few memories. "[They're an important way to release sadness, stress, grief and agitation... it's good to cry sometimes.]" I say spinning around to face Mewtwo. "[Crying is a natural way that the body has to make us feel better... and for those like us... Well, tears have restorative properties... in a high enough quantity...]"

"{What do you mean?}" Mewtwo asks and I lower my head looking down at the new surroundings. A familiar building out in the woods, parking lot and trees. Kingdom Hall more tears shine unshed in my eyes as I look up at Mewtwo once more.

"[For Pokémon, if there's enough of us in one place our tears will bring people back to life.]" Tears sparkle as they fall and I sniff. "[But... there's not enough of us here... Amber is... Amber is simply going to be sleeping for a while.]" I firm up my resolve and straighten, ears twitching and standing up on my head.

"{Oh... does that mean she'll come back?}" Mewtwo sounds hopeful and I blink. Tilting my head I think about the question.

"[I... I don't know... maybe.]" I shake myself off and switch topics. "[Now how's about I explain constellations to you?]"