pokemon adventure

chapter forty seven

Chapter 47

The family of Lugia

After the Whirl Cup tournament was over, the gang had headed over to Silver Rock Isle, the fourth island of the Whirl Islands. The gang had decided that it was time to locate the Lugia they saw on their way to Blue Point Isle. When they arrived at a city called Kansas City, they found out that all the jewellery in the shops was made out of pure silver and in the shape of the silver wing. There was also food in the shape of the silver wing. Ash thought that everything looked great, but they didn't compare to his real silver wing. The reason why everything was in the shape of the silver wing, was because long ago some sailor's ship sank in a terrible storm and just when they were about to die, a mysterious pokemon saved their lives. After saving the sailor's lives the mysterious pokemon left behind a silver wing, which is why everyone on Silver Rock Isle is obsessed with the silver wing.

When they finished visiting Kasado City, they headed over to a long tunnel, which headed to another island called Ogi Isle. Once they got to Ogi Isle they found a very big surprise there; Ritchie and his Pikachu, Sparky were there. Ash and Ritchie were happy to see each other again because they hadn't seen each other since the pokemon league in Kanto. The two Pikachu's were happy to see each other too. "So Ritchie what brings you here?" asked Ash. Ritchie explained that he had heard rumours of a mysterious pokemon lurking around Ogi Isle and came to see if the rumours were true. "That's why we are here too," said Ash "the truth is we know what the pokemon is; it is a Lugia". "What, really?" said Ritchie, in surprise, "I've read about Lugia, but how do you know that it's a Lugia?" Ash explained to Ritchie about seeing its shadow and hearing its cry at Blue Point Isle. "And the reason why I recognize it as a Lugia is because I have a Lugia of my own". Ash released Lugia from his pokeball.

Ritchie and Sparky could not believe their eyes once they saw Ash's Lugia. "Wow Ash, how in the world did you obtain a Lugia?" asked Ritchie. Ash explained to Ritchie about meeting his Lugia's parents in the Orange Islands and about getting his Lugia when it was only a baby. "Wow Ash," said Ritchie "you are so lucky to have gone through something like that". "Let me tell you something Ritchie," said Ash "at that time Misty, Tomo, Tracey, who was our companion in the Orange Islands, and I went through a lot of things, before I obtained my Lugia". "Ash is right," said Misty "we had gone through many strange adventures through the Orange Islands and here in the Johto region". "Wow I'm jealous of you guys" said Ritchie.

At that moment, Ash's Lugia dived into the ocean and started to swim about. "Lugia must have wanted to have a swim for a while," said Misty. "Well I don't blame Lugia for wanting to swim in the ocean," said Brock "I mean he's been swimming in a big lake at Prof Oak's lately". Ash looked around the area. "Since there are no people here," he said "he can swim and fly around here easily without anyone seeing him". "Has he not been able to swim in the ocean lately?" asked Ritchie. "Well he has been in the ocean a couple of times before," said Ash "but we try and make sure that no one, apart from us, is around while he's in the ocean. I mean if everyone saw my Lugia, someone would try to steal him from me". Ritchie understood.

Ash's Lugia was happy being in the ocean and started to cry out happily. But then the gang heard a cry that sounded like Lugia, only smaller. "Did you guys hear that?" asked Brock. "I did," said Ash "that sounded like a baby Lugia; my Lugia made that sound when he was a baby". "I think it came from that island" said Ritchie, pointing to an island near where they were. "Then I suggest that we head over there to investigate," said Ash. The others agreed with him. They found a rowboat and paddled over to the island, and Lugia stayed close by to them.

What the gang didn't know was that trouble was around. Some Team Rocket grunts were snooping around in the ocean searching for something. These grunts were working for a man named Dr Namba. Dr Namba was a scientist of Team Rocket and he was cruel, power hungry and violent as Giovanni was. What Dr Namba loved to do was use experiments on pokemon, and he never cared if his experiments were harming pokemon. Dr Namba had heard rumours about a Lugia living around the Whirl Islands and had come to the Whirl Islands to see if the rumours were true. And he planned to capture Lugia and use it for his experiments and use Lugia's power for his own evil deeds.