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[ub01]

Who: YOU and the beast.
What: Nothing good, probably.
Where: You were just in the wrong place... (The Ultra Wormholes could appear anywhere.)
When: At the wrong time. (Any point in February)
Warnings: Potential parasitism/mind control

[ The academy and Final Destination City... It had known many troubles in its time, yet with their total destruction seemed to come a more peaceful time.

Of course, there were still new arrivals now and then. Space and time would rend themselves to let a lost soul in, now and again. Some stayed, and those that did settled in nicely, making themselves at home. None with ill intentions had set foot on the floating island in a very long time.

But all good things must come to an end.

The space in front of you seems to crack open. Portals from another world may not be anything new to the mansion's inhabitants. This one carries with it a strange energy... and not long after, a strange lifeform appears in front of you.

It doesn't speak or communicate-- at least, not in any recognizable way. Two of its... limbs rub together, as if trying to warm itself.

Proceed with caution, as whatever sentience or emotion it lacks, it can tell when it is in danger... ]

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[withmindbullets]

[Mewtwo had a sense for when things were awry, and early in the month outside the mansion grounds, he felt something VERY wrong happening. It tore through his head like a bolt, almost like the sudden and violent appearance of a crack in the sky. And the life form that emerged from it... It was a consciousness unlike anything he'd felt or seen before. It looked like a jellyfish, but it radiated a power that made even Mewtwo wary. But was it a foe?]

[Mewtwo kept his distance, trying not to reveal himself right away. He was content to observe and analyze for the moment.]

[ub01]

[ It's a mystery as to whether or not the beast can see in the traditional sense of the word, but it demonstrates awareness of its surroundings, to an extent. Sure, there's another lifeform not completely dissimilar to itself over there, but it would much rather find its way back into Ultra Space. Home.

... But as it turns to go back, the wormhole closes. It's stranded.

Emitting a distressed tone, he beast's "limbs" rise up and touch the rim of its "hat", as though it's a little girl pulling it down over her eyes. ]

[withmindbullets]

[Mewtwo didn't need his psychic powers to tell the creature was in distress. It felt like a Pokemon, and yet not... It was difficult to describe. Just a feeling he had. Hm.]

[Given the creature's evident fear, Mewtwo chose to approach, cautiously. He reached out with his mind to try and make contact with it.]

Be calm. You are not in danger. What are you? Where do you come from?

[ub01]

[ The beast didn't understand the words, but the good thing about psychic messages is that they can convey something, at least, and so it can reply in its own, abstract manner.

It replays what it knows. What appears to be a cave-like structure, with dark, glittering rock structures and others like itself floating around. There were flashes of other, increasingly bizarre looking beasts; a stick-thin beast vaguely resembling a feminine human moving at blinding speed, a large-mouthed being with four eyes devouring anything in its path...

The memory flashes back over to the cave full of its own kind. There are two of what Mewtwo will recognize as humans, a white-haired man in black and a blonde woman in white. The man is further back, but the woman has approached one of the beast's kind, and while the setting is not clear, a snippet of the woman's speech can be heard: "my darling beast." That memory ends when she throws a strange-looking Poke Ball at the beast, which disappears inside it, presumably successfully caught.

The sensation of time passing goes by, and the humans are gone. The beasts drift around with no particular direction, when the dimensions rend themselves and the scene becomes the island.

There is a sense of longing for the cave. ]

[withmindbullets]

[Mewtwo felt a twinge of disgust as the images flashed into his mind. The meaning of the images was plain for the Pokemon, and it sickened him to think about. Humans, not content with enslaving the Pokemon of their own world, seek out OTHER worlds to harvest from. He continued to address the creature with telepathy, sending it images of his own interspersed with his words to try and convey his own message. Whatever else was true, whatever strange form it took, this was a Pokemon, and needed to be protected.]

The humans have done your kind harm... But you are safe here. I will help you find your way back to your cave.

[ub01]

[ The beast's response was presented in the form of a question, with accompanying imagery of two impressive-looking Pokemon: One resembling a lion with blue eyes, and another resembling a bat with red eyes. It understood that either of these beasts were capable of bringing the humans into its domain, and was just as capable as removing them back to its world.

If it could find either of those Pokemon, it could go home. Did Mewtwo know where to find them? ]

[withmindbullets]

[From the images he could see, he recognized them as Pokemon. But he was unfamiliar with their identities... They must not have been from any region he'd been to, which was possible. There were plenty of regions in the world. For them to have the power to rend dimensions meant they were clearly strong indeed. Under other circumstances, he would have very much enjoyed testing his mettle against them.]

I do not know where to find either of these Pokemon. They are not in this world.

[ub01]

[ The beast projected a feeling akin to disappointment. Well, if he couldn't find the legendary Pokemon, could he at least find food? It's not strictly carnivorous. Who knows what those Poke Beans are made of. ]

[withmindbullets]

[Come on, Mohn, you jump dimensions, come share your beans with us. Although Mewtwo was loath to admit it, the fastest place to obtain food was definitely the mansion. He tried to keep his presence there to a minimum, but this creature's needs were more immediate. His own pride could be set aside momentarily.]

I am sorry. But I do know where you can find food. I will show you the way.