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[When the video flips on, the camera seems to be floating, with a sort of rise and fall to the angle, and being held at a distance larger than probably would be proportionate to the arms of the subject, despite the brown cloak thrown about his shoulders. Also, he's perched atop an antenna on a skyscraper.]

...I have been in this place for a few hours now, and already I am disgusted. So many of you have acquired Pokemon, but know nothing about being a trainer. In fact, only one person among all the inhabitants of this place shows any deeper understanding of what it means to be a trainer...

...No... none of you deserve that title.

[He glares at the camera as he casually drops off the top of the skyscraper, pulling the camera down with him.]

My name is Mewtwo. I was created to be the strongest Pokemon to ever live. If you truly think yourself worthy of your Pokemon, find me, and prove it to me in battle.

[He hits the ground with the impact of a feather, and reaches for the device, shutting off the video feed, though his words continue to echo in the minds of all who saw the video.]

FACE ME! I am your ultimate test!

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[Have a pony nervous staring back at you through this.]

I-I don't think its necessary to fight. I'm sure things could be sorted in other ways.

[She winces. Not only does she not like the attitude of this guy, but she really doesn't like how that voice is ringing in her mind now.]

No one's obligated to do as you say, you know. Don't be so arrogant!

[Okay, so she's more worried about Jeb battling this Pokemon and getting hurt, but still.]

Besting me in battle is the only way to prove I am incorrect. Battle is the means by which ideas, beliefs, and trust are communicated. It is how Pokemon grow, both in a metaphorical and literal sense.

[Mewtwo just glares.]

And cowardice is just as unbecoming in a trainer. If you think yourself worthy of the title, you will battle me. And if not, I will find you.

[Tori glares back.]

I'm not a trainer, but someone I know is. If you come hunt him and his Pokemon down like you say you will, I'll fight you with my own power. I don't need a Pokemon for that.

[Her powers are pretty faulty, but as far as Tori's concerned, Mewtwo doesn't need to know that. She's willing to push herself to the limits over this.]

[Have an eyeroll and condescending huff.]

I was created to be the strongest Pokemon to ever live. I was designed with one purpose: to be a weapon. I control forces that humans cannot comprehend. My power far outstrips that of those considered to be gods.

What chance do you stand?

Who knows? Guess I'll just have to find out. [She grins.] Besides, I'm not human--not by my own world's standards, anyway. But I don't see why being here would change that!

Hmph. You have confidence. But it is misplaced. Only a Pokemon would be capable of withstanding my power. Anything less would be met with certain death.

If you say so~

[But it does make her think of something.]

But if you're so powerful, then what about the Pokemon here who are young? Is it really fair to expect trainers to battle you with them?

Even a newborn Pokemon is capable of withstanding forces which would crush every bone in a human's body. Before I took my first breath, I held the power to level entire islands in my mind. Do not ever underestimate a Pokemon.

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It has nothing to do with underestimation--I'm being concerned for the young.

[Now THAT is how you make an entrance. Yang's impressed! She glances at her team, but they just look perplexed, and shrug as one. Yeah, sure, they'll fight. And if they want to...]

Well, we're up for a match. I don't really have anything to prove, though. Let's just have some fun!

And it is in that misplaced concern that you underestimate them.

Hmph. Very well. I will find you.

[And with that he will set about locating Yang through telepathy and just teleport over once he does.]

I guess we're both doing some underestimating, then. I guess that's the price of being from different worlds, isn't it?

[Another telepath? Bridget couldn't care less about those 'pokemon' thingies, but meeting another telepath... She's smiling just a tiiiiiny bit. It's rather clear from the bookshelves behind her that she's at the library.]

I don't care about 'pokemon', if that's what these critters are called. I'm not one to stand around and let others fight for me. But... it's rather pleasant to feel another telepath again.

[Wow, she was actually digging the whole entrance with the cool cape up on top of the tower and everything. Right up until he started saying all that stuff about fighting anyway. Megumi has no problem with fighting for the right reasons, but this doesn't sound like the right reasons at all!

So now there's a young, red-haired human girl on the video holding a Cyndaquil in her arms.]

Hmm... I don't know if I'm a trainer or whatever, [she looks down at the Pokemon she's holding] this little guy just showed up here this morning and I couldn't just kick him out. But that doesn't mean you should go around challenging everybody to fights.

If we're all stuck here then we should be helping each other out! Especially if you really are the strongest.

O-Okay, but battles hurt and I don't want them to be hurt.

[She plays with her hooves slightly.]

It's... just not right no matter how much you say it is.

[Yang was just heading back through the Archway in Attleton with her tired team in tow. Most are on foot, but Servine is in its Pokeball, resting after a bad encounter with a psychotic Darmanitan. She's eager to get home and meet her new Treecko and Zorua. So she isn't exactly expecting Mewtwo to just APPEAR in front of them.]

Whoa! You meant right now?

[She doesn't have a full team, but if he's really game for a match, she won't turn him down.]

Yes. Right now.

And what are you to judge what is right or wrong for my kind? You may not be human, but you are most definitely not pokemon.

Do not suppose to hold us to your primitive ideas of morality.

There is only one way to assess whether we are underestimating each other or not, but I know the rules that govern my kind. I would never harm a pokemon to the point of endangering its life.

[Mewtwo just gives the device a cursory glance before locking into that telepathic communication.]

I do not have any interest in human telepaths.

...you wouldn't? [Still a little on edge. It comes from being overprotective, so at least it isn't personal. Unfortunately, because of how Tori comes across, it probably sounds like it is.]

Pokemon grow through battle. For a Cyndaquil, the only way to achieve adulthood is to gain experience through battle and evolve.

To deny him that right - the right to battle and growth - is to deny him a fundamental right of his very being.

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