Doomykins: I wonder if your guess was right? Also, I've seen those formats used in other fics as well... But I wasn't sure if those were unofficial rules made by various authors, or actual english rules... So I didn't use them at first. I guess that seems somewhat silly. Either way, I've adopted them now, and I do agree that it makes it a bit easier to read. Thanks for the suggestion. ^_^

And to everyone else. Here's the next chapter... Although it more or less is the weekend now, so I'm a little later than I expected. Anyway, Enjoy!

Chapter 2:
Mysterious Confrontation

<That cannot be… There is only one other who has powers like mine. And it has since left our world.>

<I know it sounds strange Mewtwo, but I wouldn’t have asked you to come if I wasn’t absolutely sure. And as you stand here, I can verify that my judgment was not misleading me.> Sabrina looked over at the figure hidden in the darkness. Even though she has known Mewtwo for a few years now, he prefers to remain hidden. Although, it is not without reason for if someone caught sight of Mewtwo, then all kinds of problems would arise. Luckily the only people who know of his existence have kept their silence to this day.

<But… Why would a human develop such powers?>

<I’m not sure… But everything about Sean seems out of the ordinary,> Sabrina stopped, and quickly looked over to where the roof entrance was, <Someone’s coming.> Sabrina looked back to see that Mewtwo had already vanished. She could still feel his presence nearby, but for now he had completely hidden himself from view.

The door on the small shed like protrusion that lead back down into the building crept open slowly. Shortly after, a boy wearing a pair of khaki shorts and a white t-shirt slowly slid out form behind the door. He was looking around, but didn’t notice Sabrina in the darkness. The only place that was well lit on the roof was directly in front of the door. So, from there it would be harder to notice things in the darkness. The light from the fixture next to the door reflected off of the boy’s green eyes, which seemed focused on the place where Mewtwo was standing moments before. But the thing that stood out most to Sabrina was that familiar mop of pink hair that rested on the boy’s head. Of course, if anyone were to be sneaking up to the roof at night, it would be Sean. Despite his good performance during class and persistence in training, he always got into to trouble. He never really did anything bad per se, but he had trouble staying out of places he wasn’t supposed to be.

“Sean! What are you doing up here, especially this late at night?” Sabrina decided it was best to confront Sean before he might discover anything. That and of course his blatant disregard for the rules wasn’t doing any good either.

“M-Miss Sabrina!” Sean turned to face her immediately, with a very shocked expression on his face. You weren’t supposed to be here…Now I’m in for it!

“Busted…” Sean heard Toby chirp from behind him in a very I-told-you-so way.

“Well, I know I’m not supposed to be up here… or out of bed… But I have a good reason. Really!” Sean pleaded, hoping he could try to reason with the gym leader.

“…I’m not sure what I’m going to do about you,” Sabrina started, she had heard the “good reason” excuse a few times before, so she wasn’t really inclined to ease up.

“But there’s something up here! I had to come and see it!” Sean began to explain, “And it’s still here. I can feel it! Can’t you?”

No… That can’t be. Sean couldn’t possibly have felt Mewtwo from down there. Not even I can do that, Mewtwo camouflages himself too well. Sabrina stood for a moment in thought, then began to speak again, “What do you mean? There’s no one else here.”

Sean looked down in disappointment… That can’t possibly be right. I know it’s here. Sean then looked toward the direction in which he felt the source of this power belonged, “Show yourself! I know you’re there!”

“Sean there’s no one-“ But before Sabrina could finish, a deep telepathic voice fell upon the three of them.

<Are you sure that is what you want?>

“I didn’t come all this way to quit now,” Sean stated out with a newly refreshed sense of determination.

Sabrina stood without saying anything, vocally or mentally. She knew that if Mewtwo was willing to show himself to Sean, then she should probably trust Mewtwo’s judgment. And maybe this would shed some light on the mysteries that she had asked him about previously.

<However, you must tell no one of what you have seen. You must never speak of this to anyone as long as you live. If I find out you have not kept my secret… Then that time will be very short.>

Sean was taken aback by that statement. He hesitated, not sure what to do, but he knew had to know the truth... Sean, although he wasn’t completely sure about what he was getting into, made his decision, “I’ll keep your secret.” There was no going back now.

There was no response. Sean looked around, wondering where the one he spoke to was. Sean suddenly felt a surge of power behind him, and he turned around. Where once there was no one stood a strange humanoid figure. Although, on further examination, it wasn’t standing, but levitating almost half a foot off of the ground. Its body was gray, and generally the same shape as a human’s, with a purple area that led down from where its stomach would probably be and led out behind the creature into a massive tail. Its large, two toed feet sloped downward as the hung in the air from the creatures two rather large legs. Its chest had what appeared to be defined pectoral muscles, but they seemed to be like external chest plate, rather than muscles that were typical for humans. Its arms were smaller in proportion to its legs. They were a little thinner than what you would expect from a human of the same size, although the length was about the same. The hands however, only had three fingers, each ending with a round orb-like bulge. Its head was shaped similarly to an animal, and had somewhat of a feline shape to it. And it had two ears that pointed upward and back from its head. But the feature that stood out most was the creature’s purple eyes. Sean looked into them, and could feel a great power from within this creature.

“Who are you?” Sean asked, still taking in the sight of this mysterious creature that had appeared before him. Toby looked on too, but he wasn’t sure what to say. He hadn’t seen anything like this before either, and he was sure that it wouldn’t be a good idea to make this… thing angry.

<I am Mewtwo.>

“Are you a pokémon?” Sean wasn’t sure, if it wasn’t human, then it was probably a pokémon, unless it was some kind of extraterrestrial.

<You did not come all this way to ask me something such as that,> Mewtwo seemed to be very direct. He had no interest in small talk. <What did you come here for?>

“Have we met before? I know it seems silly, but you seem like someone I might have known… But yet I don’t remember you at all…”

<Until now I have never seen you before… But I have a question for you. How were you able to detect my presence?>

Sean wasn’t sure how to respond. He wasn’t really sure of why either. He just knew that he had done it. Sean tried to formulate a response, but he was distracted. He looked again at Mewtwo’s purple eyes… As if he could see something there that wasn’t apparent normally. Then something strange happened…

I’ve wanted to see you again.

Mewtwo heard someone call out to him, but from where he wasn’t sure. Then, he looked on as Sean suddenly dropped to his knees, reaching his hands out to stop the rest of his body as it came down toward the ground. There was suddenly a strong presence, but where had it come from? Toby rushed to Sean’s side, checking to see if he was okay. Sabrina also ran over to them, she looked worried as well.

“Why…? Why did you betray... Aaagh!” Sean cried out in pain. He wasn’t fully aware of what was going on, or what he was talking about. The only thing he knew was that he felt a multitude of emotions surging through him. Fear. Confusion. Uncertainty. It seemed that the world had melted away, and was replaced by images and sounds that he couldn’t place. It was as if thousands of people were yelling and moving about, all at once… It was too fast to make anything out. The images seemed to blur together and overlap. Then suddenly, Sean heard familiar voices calling to him through the chaos. It was Sabrina, and Toby as well. Then, the real world came back into view again. Sean just stayed on the ground for a second. He was breathing hard, and felt completely exhausted. He trembled a bit, but finally managed to look up at everyone, to show that he had regained his senses.

“Are you alright?” Sabrina asked him, now kneeling down next to him.

“I think so… But I’m scared… What just happened to me…?” Sean had never felt anything like this before… But the feeling then was completely different than the feeling he had got when Mewtwo had arrived. This one felt hostile.

“I’m not sure… But whatever it is, it’s gone for now. You should go back down to your room, and get some sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow, after you’ve gotten some rest.” Sabrina suggested.

Mewtwo wanted to respond, but wasn’t sure of what to say. Was he the one who had brought this upon that boy? That sound of that voice wouldn’t leave his mind… But where had it come from? It wasn’t from Sean… But of the only two other people who had ever seen him and still lived, one of them was here on this roof, and the other wasn’t psychic at all. Who else could be out there… Who else would know about me? Mewtwo wasn’t sure of what to make of it now, but he knew he had to find out what that voice was.

“Yeah, let’s go back for now. Things should be a bit better after you get some rest,” Toby advised. He watched as Sean was getting to his feet. Toby did his best to help Sean up, even though he was about half Sean’s size.

“Yeah, you’re right.” Sean responded to his friend. He then looked over to Sabrina; he wanted to apologize for coming up here against the rules… But he wasn’t sure if now was the time to bring that kind of thing up. “Good night,” was all he managed to say, and then he and Toby turned to go back down the stairs.

Sabrina watched as they went back into the building. The events that had just unfolded still surprised her. In all of her time studying and developing her psychic powers, she had never seen anything like this.

<He seems to be able to understand pokémon…> Mewtwo thought it was odd that there this human could understand the language of pokémon, but maybe it was due to his unique power. That, and he was fully aware that neither of them knew what had just occurred, so discussing it further would be futile for now.

Sabrina was thinking to herself, but Mewtwo’s voice brought her focus slightly back to him and the rooftop again. <No… He can only understand that pokémon. There’s an exceptionally strong bond between them. Why do you think he’s only got a normal-type partner while training in a gym for psychics? Normally it is required for a trainer’s pokémon to have psychic potential; otherwise they cannot train as efficiently together… Even if a pokémon can be taught a psychic technique from a machine… It’s not the same as having real psychic power.>

<I see…>

<I’m sorry, but I really should go. I need to make sure that Sean is okay.>

Mewtwo turned and looked up to the clear night sky. <I want to see Sean again. I want to know what power lies within him.> And, I want to know who it was that called out to me…

<I’m not sure if that’s safe… After what happened tonight… Either way, I have to go.> Sabrina looked to Mewtwo one last time before she turned to leave. Mewtwo looked back, and then his body lifted into the air, and he flew off into the darkness. He always left abruptly like that, so she was used to it. Not that she had much social experience either… But she at least tried to say “good bye” once in a while.

Sabrina turned and went to the stairs. On her way back to her own room, she stopped, and looked in at Sean’s room. Sean and Toby were appeared to be sleeping peacefully in their respective beds, but how peaceful were they after tonight? Sabrina hoped that things would become better… but after today, she was unsure of what to expect. Hopefully, tomorrow things would become a bit clearer.