Friends?

Suddenly, a single ring of golden light rippled outwards.

This caused a massive reaction with the Pokémon making him grow explosively, 10 meters, 20, 30, 40 and finally 50 meters.

His four arms fused into two, his eyes turned black, his fists and feet an inky black contrasting with his golden-white body that looked to contain a galaxy within.

And finally, a massive disk materialised behind him hovering several meters from his back, golden in colour was a black orb floating in the middle.

An aura of awe and majesty spread out across the entire island. The black clouds in the surrounding 10 kilometres turned golden in colour.

Machamp's head, which was originally gazing up at the stars fell, his eyes landing on the standing Mewtwo who was once again forced to his knees while supporting his upper body with his arms.

'H-how can this be! HOW CAN THIS BE! Is this, the power of a god? How can such a thing exist? How can such a monstrosity roam such a fragile world?

His mind was in chaos, unable to properly process what he was seeing.

Yet it was far from over.

Steelix slithered forward, before laying down on the ground, coiling in on himself. Soon, gears began to move explosively, and the sound of an alarm burst the shortly lived silence as spines shot out of Steelix's back with blinking red lights at the tips, they shifted forward slightly before locking into place. Arms and legs began to extend out and unfold and his head got smaller, more dinosaur-like. Yet the most astounding thing was, his size, compared to his original 20 meters, he was now 45 meters tall.

Rex had been working with him so that he could shift his height to match that of his opponent. naturally, opponent meaning legacy holders. That way he would never be at a disadvantage stature-wise. He had Gaia develop and implement nanotech into Steelix, this would further amplify his healing ability, as well as serve the intended role previously mentioned. It had the ability to do more, such as transform limbs into different weapons, which still had to be tested out of course.

The mechanical monstrosity shook its head slightly before snapping its head towards Mewtwo and letting out horrifying mechanical laughter that sent shivers down even Rex's spine. He could never get used to how scary Steelix was in this form.

Arcanine howled towards the sky and leapt into the air. Mewtwo expected him to fall again yet he never did. Arcanine began to glow with seven coloured lights as the sun pierced through the clouds and shone on his body. A divine dragon's roar echoed through the sky as the bubble of rainbow light disappeared above the clouds.

Before long, the head of a dragon, with a long snout, two golden whiskers and horns protruding from his head came into view. His blue mane and two arms with long dragon claws sprang out soon after followed by a long serpent-like body that was black and blue. And finally, his body was free, dancing in the sky as wisps of blue embers were left in his trail.

{Jeez, so fancy all of you, what is this, a fashion show? Are you going to dazzle your opponents with your beautiful transformation every time? Ptu! So useless.} Mordred spat in a slightly childish voice which suddenly caught everyone's attention.

Machamp frowned slightly, he really wanted to slap this little fellow, but he would probably never be able to touch him sadly. He was the one who was most equal with him in terms of strength. He truly marvelled at how so much power could be contained within such a small body.

The rest of his pokemon didn't even bother to react, this was how Mordred was, a pervert by day, a bitter grandpa by night. It gave them a headache.

Mewtwo who was an outsider was astounded. He even nodded.

(The kid is right…) he agreed. Yet a chilly wind suddenly began to blow. All three of the pokemon present suddenly shivered, they wanted to escape. They looked at the clouds as if certain that a region-destroying pebble was going to fall on their heads soon.

Mordred began to twitch like a possess puppet awakening from its slumber. An evil chuckle escaped his throat as he slowly turned to Mewtwo.

{Do you know how old I am? Kid? KID! HUH! I'm 1303 years old buddy! Kid your fuckin-} Mewtwo was rolling up his imaginary sleave ready to kill the poor fool when Rex interrupted.

"Language!" Rex said.

Mewtwo was shocked.

'he's dead, this man is dead, he just told off this ungodly midget beast.' He thought with certainty. If only he knew that if Mordred caught wind of his thoughts, Mewtwo wouldn't even know how he died.

But to his surprise, Mordred clicked his tongue like a little kid, even stomping on the ground.

{Screw you Rex!} He said poutingly.

"Kick rocks. Get to it already" Rex said absentmindedly while waving his hand up and down limply.

He was already accustomed to the kid's words. Although he was more than 1000 years old, he had been frozen all that time. and then he slept for the next 300. Only Mewtwo who didn't know this was pressured by his empty words.

Mordred liked to throw around his age as a way to gain seniority within the group. Sadly, he just got ridiculed by everyone instead. Nobody paid him much mind, Mordred didn't take their ridicule seriously either since everyone was playing around and they all respected his strength. But he was still a child at heart. Albeit an extremely perverted one.

Mordred looked back towards Mewtwo before sighing in slight annoyance. He much preferred being in Viridian looking at beautiful twin peaks in the baths, but he was stuck here having to deal with this.

He shook his head as jade green smoke was emitted and subsequently submerged his body within.

Lightning flickered within like a thundercloud. A jet black hand soon pierced through it, scattering it thereafter.

A 2-meter tall figure stood, his hair a snow-white that transitioned into a black.

Green smoke floated and clung to his body. S golden crown with a red crystal framed his face.

Mewtwo finally gazed at all the Pokémon before him in astoundment. He had really been blind all this time. To be ignorant of the existence of such power was simply too foolish. He had really been… too naïve.

Understanding the thoughts that were flooding Mewtwo's mind, Rex stepped forward catching his attention.

"In all honesty, I was like you until a short while ago. I too, thought that I was the strongest after being blessed with such talented companions. But It was through sheer luck that I am actually standing here today.

It was because of my opponent's arrogance that I live today. But… even with all of them around, we are nothing compared to the real powers that rule this world." Rex said seriously.

Mewtwo was stunned speechless. It was impossible, how could there still exist something that could crush these Pokémon before him?

Rex chuckled slightly. "I too thought the same thing. The story I told you, the Pokémon who gave my Pokémon their powers, is still out there, and it is him, who we strive to face. He is the ultimate goal." Rex revealed.

(Arceus…) Mewtwo said absentmindedly.

Rex and everyone else were surprised.

"So you know. That's right, he is the one who created mew, who created every living thing in this world, maybe even in this universe. A being like that could wipe us all out, with a mere thought. Or so I thought. You see, Mordred here is the last survivor of Arceus's last attack per se." Rex said, beginning to explain the story of Mordred.

The more Mewtwo listened, the more shocked he became. He looked at Mordred with sadness and sympathy. He had thought his life was tough, he really did think too highly of himself. He sighed again, there was too much to see and experience, if only there was a way to facilitate that. He thought to himself for a fleeting moment.

"I see myself in you Mewtwo," Rex said, causing the latter to abruptly raise his head in confusion.

Rex smiled gently, "I really do, I appeared in this world as abruptly as you did. Not by… conventional means, you could say. But I was fortunate enough to arrive with a companion, nay, a brother for life." He said emotionally as he reminisced.

He unconsciously looked towards Machamp who also smiled with deep emotion.

Mewtwo saw this small interaction and deeply thought about his words. He couldn't quite understand, but he understood one thing, his bond with that Machamp was inseparable. One could not live without the other. Brothers for life was truly an adequate way of putting it.

"I only recently came across the true secrets of this world, I came here because you are my past self. I came here because I need your strength. You want to change this world, to make it better for the lives of Pokémon. I can help you Mewtwo.

I can give you the power to stand on equal footing with them. I can give you the power to make real change. Why were you created? To be a weapon. For what purpose were you created, to wage war and to be used as a tool for conquest. That was the purpose of your existence. But that does not define you! The moment you were created, the moment you had conscious thought, you gained the right to decide your own purpose for living! You gained the right to decide your own path!

I believe we both have a role to play in the direction this world heads in. I have the power to say that with confidence. And I can give you that freedom as well.

You and I are two sides of the same coin. We both have much to learn, much to experience, this world is massive, and many secrets lay within it. Instead of searching individually, why not do it together, as friends." Rex said.

As he spoke he extended a hand out. A bright light shone in his eyes.

Mewtwo stared at that hand, before looking at the four Pokémon behind Rex.

Mordred was picking his nose not giving a damn about any of this. Steelix was silent, but he nodded slightly.

Arcanine howled to the sky before staring at Mewtwo with a fighting spirit. When he finally looked at Machamp, the latter gave him a thumbs up.

(Friends…)

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AN: thanks to Crimson_King for the comment on the MC being a bit arrogant and pretending to know everything when he himself only learned of the truth a short while ago. it was through this comment that I realised I could use this to build a connection between Rex and Mewtwo. Thank you so much Crimson! Keep up with the comments guys! I appreciate it a lot. We are a team, the better your comments and suggestions, the better the novel will be! were in this together. Tell me what you think and see you later!