Mewtwo's Perfect World

Twilight woke up to a sudden start. She got out of bed very quickly, trying desperately to not wake up Spike, and made her way downstairs. To her surprise, Mewtwo was not on the couch she had instructed him to rest on for the night.

"I thought I told him not to leave the library!"

Twilight ran outside. It was still quite early in the morning, too early for anypony to be up and about. She looked around the town, hopelessly trying to catch a sign of Mewtwo.

There was none.

Twilight then sighed deeply and walked slowly back to the library. With Mewtwo's abilities, he could be halfway across the world by now. As Twilight made her way back inside her home, something suddenly caught her eye coming from the balcony.

It was Mewtwo! Twilight let out a sigh of relief and looked up to where Mewtwo was positioned. He hadn't noticed Twilight from below. He was just... gazing up towards the sky. As he did. Twilight didn't know what to do at that time. Should she say something? Should she just leave him there by himself with his thoughts?

"Beautiful... morning, isn't it?" Twilight quietly said, trying not to startle Mewtwo. To her relief, she succeeded. Mewtwo slowly lowered his head down to where Twilight was standing.

"The sun. It... holds such power. A power that I have not seen before..." Mewtwo then trailed off.

"Well, Princess Celestia raises and lowers the sun every day. She has done for the past one thousand years!" Twilight said with a hint of proudness in her voice.

Mewtwo heard that name once more. He knew that he was now bound to meet this 'princess' eventually. There was no stopping this interaction...

"I suppose you will be taking me to this 'Princess Celestia' in chains?" Mewtwo asked.

"Well, we will see Princess Celestia all in good time... but first, I think it would be best that you stay here in Ponyville for a while!"

Mewtwo choked. His eyes then met Twilight's suddenly. He looked very surprised.

"What? 'Stay here'? But I do not BELONG here. What purpose would serve me to stay here, without possibly destroying this town?" Mewtwo asked determinedly.

Twilight gulped, "Well, I just thought that before we meet the princess, that we could hopefully... 'change your approach' and maybe even..."

Twilight hesitated for a second.

"...teach you about Equestria! Its history, rules, citizenship etc. I have so many books on anything you need to know about this place! It shouldn't take too long for you to read, I know it only took about a week for me to read all 20 or so books regarding how Equestria was founded, raised and structured. Perhaps we can help you also..."

Twilight had not noticed that Mewtwo was just staring at her the same way he was before she started rambling. She had no idea whether he was paying any attention to a word she was saying or not. She then finished her sentence with something that made Mewtwo's facial expression then change to complete surprise.

"... get to know the other ponies?"

Mewtwo looked away. His eyes once again caught the sun. He then closed his eyes and dropped his head.

"Although I appreciate what you are trying to do, I have no time for this meddling. I'm afraid that one pony does not represent this place. I admit there are some of you that are... unique. But I must find myself, and in doing so, I must meet with this 'Princess Celestia' as soon as possible."

But Twilight shook her head in dismay. "Listen, I know that you are not of this world, and I know that my friends and I will do everything in our power to help you get back home..."

...Home?

"... but I believe that with some convincing and 'time', you can actually get to know everypony, and they will get to know you, and maybe even... make some friends," Twilight said, with a smile.

Mewtwo didn't know what to think.

Could this actually work? Is it possible for me to finally be accepted into a society? Could I even... make friends with these creatures- these... 'ponies'?

Mewtwo once again looked back down at Twilight. She was still smiling at him, with her bright violet eyes. Mewtwo was very interested to see where this attempt of 'friendship' could go. Even if this was a failure, it could still work for him because the ponies would finally realise that Mewtwo was a lost cause, and he could finally find peace and serenity on his own.

Thinking about friendship made Mewtwo realise to himself that he actually prefered to be alone. He was an outcast; a creature built for the only purpose of harnessing complete and utter power. His greatest power was his greatest curse.

Alone.

"...Yes..."

Twilight's face suddenly turned very bright. Her smile turned to a very large grin. Mewtwo's mind lost focus and all he could see was Twilight's bright and happy face staring back at him.

"Thankyou! I know that you wont regret it! I'm sure that we can find a way to fit you in perfectly here! Oh gosh, now I have so much to do! First, I gotta find all the books necessary to teach you about Equestria, its rules and structure. Then I have to find you a place to stay. THEN I have to tell everypony about our idea. THEN I have to..."

Mewtwo did not realise that he had actually agreed to Twilight's plan to accept him into their way of life and society. He had been so lost in thought and concentration that he could not help muttering a 'yes'. But this was not to accept Twilight's proposition, it was to accept the fact that he deserved to be alone. Away from all of this.

Away from the world.

Mewtwo was not entirely thrilled about this plan.

What if something happened? What if I hurt somepony?

He tried to put these thoughts at the back of his mind, but still so many questions filled Mewtwo's mind. It was at this point in time that Twilight was at the very top of her bookshelf in the library, trying to find what was needed to help Mewtwo understand more about her world, and how it was run. Already there was a very large pile of books next to him. Mewtwo sighed and tried to find a way to focus his mind on more positive aspects of this plan.

The sun was now beginning to rise, and everypony could be heard coming out of their houses for the first time of the day. The ponies that lived in Ponyville, other than Twilight and her friends, had not seen Mewtwo since he arrived. Mewtwo then suddenly remembered the grey coloured pegasus he met.

Derpy. Mewtwo wondered whether he would see her again. He very much hoped so. Mewtwo felt a connection with Derpy. It was definitely friendship, although he did not think of it that way. He thought of it as only a 'similarity' between himself and Derpy. In a way, she was an outcast just like Mewtwo. Her differential features, such as her eyes, were apparently looked down upon by some ponies according to Derpy. Back in Mewtwo's previous world, his birth was ultimately looked down upon. His only purpose in life was to be an unequal insignificant; serving his creators and being nothing but their slaves. Mewtwo cringed, and tried not to think of his previous experiences. This caused him to hurt. A lot.

As Mewtwo was left battling his thoughts, Twilight had just finished finding all the books needed for Mewtwo's lessons. There were twenty one books to be exact. Not even half of them were necessary for Mewtwo's teachings. Typical Twilight...

"Now, these are just to get you started. I need to find times in my calendar to teach you, as well as continuing to work on the importance of friendship. Hey! Maybe this can help me with my studies! I've never tried to help somepony- well... um, 'anyone' try and make friends, so maybe this can also help me with my own studies! Also, I need to find time to learn from you! All about your world and how things are different in this world compared to yours! This is all so exciting!"

Twilight waited for a response from Mewtwo, but there was none. She looked towards Mewtwo to see him closing his eyes with an anxious look on his face. Twilight thought he looked almost 'nervous'. She sighed graciousfully and put a helping hoof on Mewtwo's back. Mewtwo suddenly opened his eyes, and looked back at Twilight. This caused her to fall her hoof off his back and look very awkward.

"Don't worry. Once we explain to everypony that you're not a threat and all you want is their acceptance, then everything should be just fine! Maybe... just for staying safe, you should probably try not to... use your powers while you're here in Ponyville? Just so you don't give everypony the wrong idea about yourself," Twilight stated.

Mewtwo thought all of this was pointless. Even if the ponies were to accept him into their society, he knew that they still would not look or treat him the same anyhow. For this to even 'try' to work, he knew that his powers would have to cease. Intimidating the ponies was the last thing Mewtwo wanted.

"This is acceptable," Mewtwo said.

Twilight sighed with relief, but suddenly remembered that there was a small purple dragon still asleep upstairs.

"SPIKE!"

A loud groan could be heard upstairs, as Spike slowly made his way down to where Twilight and Mewtwo were standing.

"Is it that time already?" Spike yawned. Twilight was not amused.

"Spike, everypony is already up! Now I need you to mind the library while we're gone. Mewtwo and I are going out today!" Twilight said happily. Spike didn't look so happy.

"Are you sure that's such a good idea Twilight? I mean, what if (no offence), Mewtwo were to stare at somepony and cause him or her to explode by that... weird blue eye thingy that he does?!" Spike asked nervously, trying not to anger the most powerful Pokemon that ever lived.

Twilight just glared at Spike with annoyance. "Spike, it would be a lot better if you tried not to get US to explode by a single IRRITATED stare by Mewtwo!"

Spike slowly turned towards Mewtwo. He let out an evil looking stare that caused Spike to scream very loudly and run back upstairs. Twilight let out a small giggle which then erupted into a laugh. Mewtwo had a very small smile.

"Now, I think everything is set. Are you ready to see Ponyville for the first time??" Twilight asked very excitedly.

Mewtwo let out a deep breath and sighed heavily. Whether this would work or not, he was prepared to give this plan a try at least. Whether the ponies would run away in terror by the sheer sight of him, or if he would finally find a place where he was accepted for who he was, Mewtwo was more than willing to find out.

"I am ready".