Gently soothing the two Great Balls, Xia You continued deeper into the cave with Gardevoir and Gengar.
Cerulean Cave was dim, its floor slippery and difficult to traverse, with underground lake water blocking the way. But none of these problems amounted to anything before Gengar and Gardevoir. Besides, after traveling for so long, Xia You had grown increasingly agile himself, and ordinary obstacles could hardly stop him.
He could get over smooth boulders by climbing carefully, and cross steep, narrow paths by holding on to protrusions beside them. Only when he reached that broad underground lake did he have Gardevoir teleport him straight to the opposite shore, to avoid getting his clothes wet.
After walking like this for over half an hour, Xia You finally reached the deepest part of the cave.
The view opened up before him. The narrow passage disappeared, replaced by a much wider circular space. Crystals scattered throughout reflected a faint glow, bathing the place in soft, bright light.
On a flat rock at the very back, Mewtwo sat cross-legged.
It really was still here!
Its appearance had not changed either. But perhaps because his own strength had improved, this time Xia You could sense the oppressive presence it kept concealed!
Perhaps noticing someone had entered, Mewtwo slowly opened its eyes.
"From the moment you stepped into this cave, I knew it was you."
Mewtwo's voice was as calm as before, transmitted straight into Xia You's mind through Telepathy.
Xia You was not at all surprised that Mewtwo knew he had arrived. After all, even his Deoxys and Rayquaza had sensed Mewtwo. How could Mewtwo fail to sense him?
"Mewtwo, long time no see." Xia You smiled, chatting as though with an old friend. "I thought I wouldn't find you here. I didn't expect you to