Dragonite shot into the sky, disappearing above the town in the blink of an eye.
Riding on its back, Lin Feng couldn't help looking back one last time.
At that moment, a lone figure caught his eye.
Standing atop the towering coastline was a massive black silhouette, waving at him from the shore.
Although they were separated by quite a distance, Lin Feng recognized it instantly.
"Bewear?"
He froze.
Why was it standing there?
Did it somehow catch the scent of his Alolan Ninetales?
It was even waving at him.
That was... honestly a little terrifying.
Lin Feng shivered.
Fortunately, Dragonite's speed was incredible. Within seconds, the coastline disappeared behind them, and the giant bear was no longer visible.
Just as Lin Feng thought the trip home would be smooth...
Another problem appeared.
Not long after leaving the Alolan archipelago, Dragonite suddenly came to an abrupt stop in midair.
The surrounding clouds were violently pushed aside.
A colossal figure slowly descended from the sky in the distance.
Its enormous wings resembled giant white hands, and its body dwarfed everything around it.
It was unmistakably...
Lugia.
Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat.
"Oh... my God..."
The next second, Lugia spread its wings and flew directly toward them.
"Gaaaa!"
Dragonite immediately bared its fangs.
Its entire body tensed as it stared at the legendary Pokémon with a fierce expression.
"It's okay."
"It's okay, Dragonite."
Feeling Dragonite's fear through their bond, Lin Feng quickly used his Viridian Power to soothe it while carefully observing the legendary Pokémon before him.
There was no need to explain Lugia's reputation.
Even though Lin Feng had already seen the immense sizes of Giratina and Rayquaza...
He still couldn't help drawing in a deep breath.
"It's enormous..."
Unlike the official Pokédex entry that listed Lugia as only 5.2 meters tall, the real Sea Guardian was every bit as colossal as the Ruler of the Distortion World.
It towered dozens of meters high.
The mere gust generated by a single flap of its wings was enough to send Dragonite tumbling through the air.
Pokémon: Lugia
Gender: Genderless
Ability: Pressure
Potential: Divine
IVs:
HP (31)
Attack (31)
Special Attack (31)
Defense (31)
Special Defense (31)
Speed (31)
Strength: ??? Level
Moves:
Dragon Rush
Ancient Power
Mist
Safeguard
Recover
Psychic
Rain Dance
Aeroblast
Future Sight
Brave Bird
...
Happiness: 0
Affection: 0
The dark blue scales along Lugia's abdomen shimmered beneath the sunlight.
Looking into eyes larger than his entire head, Lin Feng took a deep breath, preparing to greet it politely and ask why it had appeared.
But Lugia spoke first.
"Human... are you its Trainer?"
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow.
"It actually knows what a Trainer is?"
For a Legendary Pokémon, understanding that concept was surprisingly rare.
"That's right."
He nodded immediately before taking the opportunity to bring up their previous encounter.
"If I remember correctly..."
"The Salamence that challenged you before also belongs to me."
Lugia let out a low rumble.
Its curiosity deepened as it studied Lin Feng.
This human...
Not only knew of its existence...
He had somehow bestowed a portion of his own Pokémon's power upon it.
And yet...
Its command over the sea, the wind, and the ocean currents had remained completely unaffected.
After a moment, Lugia asked another question.
"You know who I am?"
Realizing the legendary Pokémon was simply curious, Lin Feng relaxed considerably.
He nodded.
"Yes."
"I heard about you from Mew."
Strictly speaking, he didn't need Mew to tell him.
He already knew plenty about Lugia.
But every explanation needed a believable source.
Since Mew had participated in the events of Pokémon 2000, it made a perfectly convenient excuse.
"Mew?"
Lugia's telepathic voice paused.
It was about to ask another question...
When its eyes suddenly narrowed toward the sea below.
At that exact moment...
A second gigantic white silhouette burst out of the ocean.
A massive column of water exploded skyward.
The creature soared into the air before stopping opposite Lugia.
Everything about it...
Its appearance.
Its aura.
Even the energy radiating from its body...
Was completely identical to Lugia.
Lugia froze.
Lin Feng also stared blankly.
Then...
He noticed the corner of the second Lugia's mouth curl upward into a mischievous grin.
His expression immediately changed.
"Mew..."
Of course.
It had transformed into Lugia.
Unfortunately...
The real Lugia had absolutely no idea.
Its expression immediately became serious.
Facing another Pokémon identical to itself, its wings began beating faster and faster.
As if the situation weren't chaotic enough...
The fake Lugia suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar.
"GAAAAAA!"
Instantly...
The already cautious Sea Guardian began gathering its immense power.
The winds shifted.
Dark storm clouds swallowed the clear blue sky.
The once-calm ocean erupted into towering waves.
"No, no, no!"
"Mew, transform back!"
"This is all a misunderstanding!"
Lin Feng hurriedly shouted.
Good grief!
If these two actually fought...
This entire stretch of ocean would be destroyed.
And if they started fighting because of him...
Things would become even worse.
"Gaa?"
The fake Lugia blinked in confusion.
Then its gigantic body rapidly shrank.
In the blink of an eye, the mountain-sized Legendary transformed back into a tiny kitten-sized Mew and floated happily in front of Lin Feng.
"Mew!"
"I brought Victini with me! We can beat it!"
"Huh?"
"Victini is here too?"
Lin Feng asked instinctively.
The next moment...
A transparent bubble slowly rose from beneath the sea.
Inside floated Victini, waving cheerfully.
Lin Feng finally shook himself awake.
"No."
"That's not the point."
"It doesn't matter whether you can beat Lugia."
"If you two start fighting, you'll cause trouble for countless people."
Mew floated in circles through the air before tilting its head.
"Mew..."
"But it was blocking your way."
"It looked really fierce."
"...Huh?"
Lin Feng was completely confused.
Then Mew suddenly remembered something.
Its face lit up with excitement.
"Mew!!"
"And this time... you finally didn't find me, Lin Feng!"
Lin Feng blinked.
"...Wait."
"You've been following me this whole time?"
Mew nodded excitedly.
"Mew!"
"Yes! We even waved goodbye to you earlier!"
"But you never noticed us!"
Its voice was overflowing with joy.
For Mew...
Playing hide-and-seek with Lin Feng had become one of its favorite games.
Normally...
No matter how well it hid, Lin Feng would always find it.
But this time...
For the very first time...
He had completely failed to discover Mew's hiding place.
To Mew, that tiny victory was enough to make it happier than ever.
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