Note: This is the final chapter of the first saga. But don't think it's over! Now the real story starts!
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Slowly, she opened her eyes. For a moment, Sephia didn't know what happened. Then, she felt that every inch of her body ached, she remembered everything. The maze. The Electrodes. Her friends.
"Suicune! Mew!", she tried to shout but she coughed immediately.
"Sephia? Is that you?"
"Suicune?" Sephia tried to move her head. It ached, but somehow she managed it. Suicune laid next to her, but her legs were fettered. "Is everything ok?", Sephia asked. "It seems that nothing is broken, just a few scratches." "Yeah, the same here. Where's Mew?" "I don't know. She was in the bag, right?" Suicune looked around. "The bag is behind you." "Uh..." Sephia tried to move around but found out that her hands was fettered, too. "Ouch...every move hurts." She tried to sit up, but everything went dizzy. "Don't give up!", Suicune said when her friend laid down again. "Ok, just one minute." She took a deep breath and tried again. This time, she managed it. For the first time she looked around. It was a large room with some lamps at the walls. At the left wall was a bookcase and on the right two chairs. In the middle was a desk with a big leather chair.
"Move a little bit more left!", Suicune said and finally Sephia grabbed the bag. Somehow she put it on her knees and opened the zipper. Mew laid in the bag, unconscious.
"Mew! Mew, wake up", Sephia yelled.
"Mew?", the little Pok�mon asked and opened her eyes. "Hey, are you alright?", asked Sephia. Mew tried to move and nodded. "You were in the bag the whole time?" The little Pok�mon nodded again.
Suddenly, Suicunes raised her head. "Someone is coming!"
Sephia looked to the door and back to Mew. "Mew, stay in there. It seems like they haven't found you. Maybe you're our last chance." Mew nodded and Sephia closed the zipper a little bit. Just a second later the door swung open and a man with black clothes, short brown hair and brown eyes came in.
"Giovanni!", Suicune said, the voice full of hate. Giovanni smiled and went to the chair. "Suicune! It's quite a long time since we saw each other. But don't be sad, soon you'll be my Pok�mon and we can see each other every day." Suicune growled angry.
"So, won't you tell me who your friend is?"
"I'm Sephia!", the girl said. It was strange, but she wasn't afraid.
"Sephia...and why are you helping Suicune?"
"Because every living thing in the universe has the right to live in freedom and you are a criminal if you force them to work for you."
"Every trainer does."
"Yes, but good trainers care about their Pok�mon, they don't put them in prison and they give them food and risk their lives for them!" Sephia was truly angry now.
"Pok�mon are just there to make money with them." Giovanni looked bored.
"They have the same rights as humans have! And wipe this ugly grin out of your face or I'll punch you!"
Giovanni started laughing and Suicune looked at her friend. "Sephia? Are you sure that you are alright?" Sephia clenched her teeth. "Yes, sure. But this guy makes me really angry." Suicune growled. "I know what you mean!"
"So tell me Giovanni, what was the thing with the maze?", Sephia asked.
"You haven't figured out? Oh, it was simple. The walls are moveable. I just switched between the walls. The elevator was still there, but it was behind the room with the belts. After you got the belts, I just put the dead end up again and showed you the room with the Electrodes. You were trapped. By the way, where is Mew? She was with you when you went into the room, but when we got you out, it was gone. I hope she isn't dead, she's rare."
"I'm sure she is alright. Mew is strong, she'll free the others and then she'll defeat you!", Suicune said angry.
"Oh, the others...your friends are right under us, if you are interested. The field of force is my own invention. It stops them and it sucks every energy off."
"Energy?"
"Yes. Mewtwo would have blast it otherwise. But with a belt, you can stay there as long as you want and you can move through it. Great, right? I'm a genius!"
"Yeah, "genius"!", Sephia said sarcastically. "If the field is under you, you must be affected, too."
"Haha, you idiots! If you believe it or not, it's not at the ceiling! If you had blast the ceiling, you would be free now. Stupid, stupid Suicune!"
"You dirty...", Suicune started, but then Giovanni took out some Pok�balls. "Which one do you want?" Suicune growled.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Sephias mind. "Mew? Mew!", she whispered. "Mew?", came the weak response from the bag. "Mew, you are a psychic Pok�mon. Can you talk to Mewtwo with...telepathy?"
"Mew. Mew mew mew. (Maybe. I don't know.)"
"It must work. you must tell them that we and Giovanni are above them and that there's no field at the ceiling."
"Mew mew! (I'll try!)"
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In the prison, all of them were fully awake. The four remaining Pok�mon were still hungry, but the hope kept them alive.
"Mol mol tres mol? (Do you think they are alright?)"
"Arti arti cuno cuno! (I'm sure they are!)"
"Zap dos dos, dos zap zap zap. (Tell me more about the girl, I was nearly sleeping when she was here.)"
"She said that she isn't a trainer. But she seemed very young. Maybe she's just in the way."
"Arti cuno arti arti! Cu cu cuno!(She risks her life for us! I'm sure she is a big help!)"
"Are you..........!"
"Mol? Tres mol? (Mewtwo? Are you alright?)"
"Quiet! Mew tries to talk to me with telepathy!"
Moltres didn't know what "telepathy" was, but he was quiet. The three birds watched Mewtwo. Suddenly, he grinned and looked to the ceiling.
"Are you ready?", he asked.
"Zap? Dos dos? (Ready? For what?)"
"For breaking free!" With this words, he summoned an energy ball and blasted it to the ceiling.
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Sephia screamed in fear when the explosion took place just a few inches next to her. Giovanni covered his face and gasped when he saw Mewtwo. The purple eyes glowed when the psychic Pok�mon stepped to the criminal.
"How...how did you know?"
"Stupid Giovanni!", Sephia said, smiling. Giovannis eyes went wide when Mew came out of the bag. "Just telepathy. Plain and simple. It was nice that you told us everything about the field of force, Mr 'genius'!"
"Damn it! Guards! Come in here!", he yelled and the big door swung open. But then the three legendary birds flew through the hole. Sephia felt that Moltres was burning the fetters. Finally, her hands were free!
"Moltres, help your friends! I'll free Suicune!"
The bird nodded and went to Articuno and Zapdos. The guards had called their Pok�mon, a Jynx, a Hitmonlee and a Arcanine, but they were no match for the angry birds.
Articuno used Ice Beam and the Hitmonlee went down.
Moltres took a deep breath and used Fire Blast. The Jynx fainted.
The Arcanine used Fire Whirl, but Zapdos dodged it and used Thunder.
The Thunder caused a huge explosion. Sephia covered her face in Suicunes soft fur. When she looked up again, Suicune stood up and went to her friends. All six Pok�mon stood in front of Giovanni now.
"Where are your Pok�mon, Giovanni? Don't tell me you don't have them with you. It's a pity. Poor Giovanni. I wanna fight now, it seems that you are my opponent." Mewtwo grinned.
"No...spare my life! Please!" Giovanni begged, falling down on his knees.
"You're not more than dirt!", Suicune said with a cold voice.
"Arti cuno cuno arti arti! (Beg for mercy and you can go!)", Articuno said. The others looked at him. "You don't mean this!", yelled Mewtwo. Suicune giggled. "Well, Articuno is right. Do what he said and you can go!" She looked at Giovanni.
"But...I can't understand him!", whined the criminal.
"Ooooops!", grinned Mewtwo. "It was a chance for you. Now, die!" He summoned energy. Sephia looked shocked.
"Wait! you can't kill him!", she yelled and ran to Mewtwo.
"Don't stand in my way, human, or you'll die too!", shouted Mewtwo.
"Mew!", said Mew and went to Sephia. Suicune joined her.
"Mewtwo, she had have the idea with the telepathy! Don't treat her like this. And she is right, if you kill him now, you're not an inch better than him!"
Mewtwo thought about it for a moment and finally he erased his energy ball. Sephia sighed. "I'll call the police. They'll put him into prison for the rest of his life. This is worse than death, believe me!" Mewtwo mumbled something, but turned around. Sephia picked up the phone.
"Police? Hello! Um, have you ever heard of Team Rocket? Their base is in the forest north of the orphanage. You know the way? Ok, we've got the boss. Yes, we'll fetter him. What? We? Oh...you don't have to know who we are! Bye!" She hung up the phone. "Let's fetter him and then, let's go before the police arrives!"
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One hour later, they watched behind a bush how the police arrested Giovanni. Then, they walked away. "Why don't you stay there. You would be a hero!", Suicune asked. "They would put me into the orphanage again. No thanks!"
"Arti arti cuno cuno?(And what will you do now?)", Articuno asked.
"I have no idea. Maybe I'll look for a job in a Pok�mon centre or something. Helping is fun!" She pet Mew. The small Pok�mon was sleeping in the bag. "And what about you?", he asked.
"Arti cuno cuno. (I'll return home now.)", Articuno said. "You live in the mountains, right? That's a long way."
"Mol mol tres. Tres mol mol mol. (I'll go with Articuno for a while. My volcano is behind the mountains.)
"Zap zap? Dos zap dos. Zap dos. (You go north? My power plant is there. I'll come with you, too.)"
"Damn it!", Mewtwo said. "Mew and I have to go north, too. Guess we still have to stay with you a little longer." Everyone laughed.
"What about you, Suicune?", Sephia asked.
"I have no home. My home is the whole world. I think I'll follow the others just for doing something."
Sephia nodded.
"May I...come with you, too?", she asked shyly. Everyone stopped and turned to her.
"I mean...I still have money, I could buy food if you don't hunt enough and I have no place to go, too. Please."
Suicune smiled. "Of course you can!" The three birds nodded. Sephia looked at Mewtwo.
"Well...at least you helped me and Mew likes you..." He looked down.
"Oh thank you!", Sephia shouted and hugged Mewtwo.
"Whoa...stop it human.", the confused Pok�mon yelled and blushed. Everyone starts laughing. Mewtwo pushed Sephia away and started walking without turning around. This caused the others to laugh even more and together they walked out of the forest and down the street, facing the sunset.
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