Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 526: Mewtwo’s Mega Evolution Stone

Johan rarely leaves his Pokémon with bad dreams anymore—or rather, unpleasant "experiences."

On one hand, doing so can leave a mental shadow, and unless the Pokémon is truly malicious, it feels wrong.

On the other hand, the truly dangerous ones Johan meets now are so powerful that hypnotizing them is no easy feat.

Just like the red Genesect in front of him.

But if you add Mewtwo's psychic power and let Johan take the lead, then yes—he could "arrange" something.

Hum—

The red Genesect suddenly felt like the world around it had shifted.

It was still itself, but its role had switched with that of the Feraligatr, Houndoom, and Persian.

The powerful "Three Kings"—Feraligatr, Houndoom, and Persian—had invaded their home.

Why?

Because those "Three Kings" had lost their original home.

And the home the Genesect called theirs now?

The invaders liked it.

It felt like "home" to them.

So they pushed the Genesect out.

"If you get close, you're an obstacle.

Obstacles must be eliminated!"

The red Genesect felt completely aggrieved.

"Why do we have to lose our home just because you lost yours?!" it roared.

But halfway through, it froze.

That phrase...

Sounded all too familiar.

"If you've lost your home, we can share."

"Yes, we can live together—just don't destroy ours!"

"How are you any different from the ones who destroyed your old home?"

The shouts from its imagined companions made the red Genesect's pupils shrink.

Hum—

Another swap.

It was back in its original role, facing the Three Kings—Feraligatr, Houndoom, and Persian—now the ones roaring in protest.

As it floated, issuing its command to clear the area, the red Genesect hesitated.

Should it attack... or not?

Then the illusion changed again.

This time, it wasn't just the Three Kings in front of it.

"Hiss—"

The red Genesect gasped.

Towering before it were legends:

The green serpent of the skies.

The monstrous dragon from the World's End.

The twin gods of time and space.

Ho-Oh.

Lugia.

Mewtwo.

And in the center, calm and commanding—

Johan.

A cold, amused smile crept across Johan's face.

He waved.

"Get him."

That moment was its last chance.

If the red Genesect had chosen to stop, it would've been spared.

But even a moment's hesitation?

Too late.

Johan was never one to be merciful.

You liked to bully the weak?

He'd show you what real power meant.

"Sorry, but I'm petty like that," Johan smirked.

Even if the Genesect had confidence in its strength...

Confidence doesn't block laser beams.

In the real world, while Mewtwo, Gengar, and Ninetales had intercepted its ambush, and the others were charging in with fury—

The red Genesect suddenly twitched violently, eyes rolling back as it collapsed.

Its body spasmed.

Foam trickled from its jaws.

"...Huh?"

The wild Pokémon blinked in confusion.

Only Gengar seemed to understand.

He grinned wickedly, stuck his tongue out, and whispered:

"Ka-kaah~"

(That's what you get.)

Mewtwo withdrew its psychic energy and looked at Johan, intrigued.

It had participated in Johan's dream sequence...

And even though Genesect lacked psychic powers, its willpower should've been strong enough to tell illusion from reality.

But the dream had been too real.

Way too real.

The Rayquaza.

Giratina.

The creation gods.

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Lugia.

Ho-Oh.

Even Mewtwo had felt their auras radiating from Johan.

How?

It began to suspect—

Maybe Johan had really encountered them.

Mewtwo glanced at him again.

Wasn't it supposed to be the most powerful?

A flicker of doubt crossed its thoughts.

"Gengar, take its cassette out," Johan ordered.

"Ka-kaah!"

Gengar's eyes lit up as he happily skipped to the fallen Genesect, yanking the golden cassette from its back.

He examined it.

This little thing was the source of those high-powered blasts?

He tried to find a slot on his own body to install it.

Maybe the mouth?

...or the butt?

Nah, no good.

No cassette = no high-tech cannon.

Even if it woke up, the red Genesect would be severely weakened.

"Is it... cured?" Mewtwo asked.

"That depends," Johan said.

"On whether it understood."

"Understood what?"

"Don't do unto others what you don't want done to you."

Mewtwo repeated it quietly.

"...That's a good line."

"Oh right—why did you suddenly show up?" Johan asked.

Truth be told, he hadn't expected Mewtwo.

His original plan was to stall until Cynthia and Caitlin arrived, then fight together.

Mewtwo nodded. "I foresaw that you might face trouble. So I awakened early."

Its tone remained flat, emotionless—robotic even.

But Johan caught the care buried within.

"And..." Mewtwo added, "I wanted to see these Pokémon.

I feel... they are like me."

Johan blinked.

They did share something.

Both were resurrected from fossilized genetics.

One was rebuilt by Plasma's twisted science.

The other was born from Mew's DNA mixed with others.

But—Johan smiled—

"No. You're Mewtwo. You're not like them."

He extended a hand.

"Hi, Mewtwo. I'm Johan."

Mewtwo stared at the hand for a second.

Then...

Its lips curved.

A faint smile.

A first.

And it shook Johan's hand.

If Team Rocket's scientists saw this, they'd flip.

Mewtwo just smiled?!

In their minds, Mewtwo was always angry, always hostile.

But happy? Smiling?

Unthinkable.

Hum—

Just then, Johan's Key Stone heated again.

Earlier, he'd thought it was responding to Gengar.

But now?

His gaze slowly turned to Mewtwo.

Mewtwo, puzzled, looked back.

Then with a flick of its wrist, it summoned something:

Its own Mega Stone.

Mewtwonite Y.

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar blinked, then spat out his own Mega Stone. He compared the two.

They weren't the same.

"Wait..." Johan muttered, stunned.

In the anime, Mewtwo could Mega Evolve freely—like Rayquaza.

In the games, it had two Mega Evolutions—X and Y.

Only Charizard had the same dual privilege.

But now, Mewtwo held a unique Mega Stone.

And—

It reacted to Johan's Key Stone.

Was it possible...

Could he trigger Mewtwo's Mega Evolution?

Johan felt a surge of possibility.

A spark of destiny.

This was no ordinary partnership.

Mewtwo simply thought:

Johan... is my key.

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