The mother Lugia was very friendly after she learned that Damian and the others did not hurt the little Lugia or try to kidnap it.
The Lugia species are usually gentle and kind. As long as you are nice to them, they are very easy to talk to.
"By the way, mother Lugia, where is Little White's father?"
Damian asked her because he was curious.
He had been very curious about this before. Where was the father of the little Lugia?
"Little White" was a simple name that was easy to remember. The little Lugia was already white.
He did not call it "Silver" like in the anime. That was not a good idea because his own younger brother was named Silver.
"Its father..."
The mother Lugia's eyes looked complicated immediately. They showed a sadness that was very deep.
"An accident happened to its father," the mother Lugia sighed.
"Can you tell us more details? If you need help, we can help you."
Damian spoke politely. He looked at the powerful Kyogre, who was still in the sky.
He meant that as a trainer who caught Kyogre, he could help her with her troubles.
That was his hidden meaning. He wanted to do something to become better friends with the Lugia species.
After all, he might need Lugia's help later.
"...I don't know how to describe it."
The mother Lugia looked at Kyogre. She waited for a moment but finally spoke.
She was indeed very worried. Maybe Kyogre really had a way to help?
"Years ago, the humans on these waters were fighting each other for land. My husband was very angry. So, he split the island into four pieces. This stopped their war."
The mother Lugia's telepathy was very soft, but it sounded like she was very sad.
Damian nodded. From this story, it seemed that the male Lugia was extremely powerful.
He could split the Whirl Islands with one move. Damian thought the mother Lugia would find that hard to do.
That was the original Whirl Island. The island was very large back then.
"Later, my husband entered the Great Waterfall. But from that time on, he slowly changed."
Lugia's voice was low and sad.
"A very evil energy began to appear on his body. His personality also changed a lot. Even if I went near him, he would drive me away or even attack me."
"???"
Damian looked at the mother Lugia and was confused.
Above them, Kyogre also felt that this was serious, even though it did not fully understand.
"Sorry to interrupt, but what do you mean by 'very evil energy'?" Damian had to ask.
Lugia are Psychic and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon. Their bodies are pure white. This white color shows their nature.
"I don't know how to describe it. But it was a type of evil energy that made my skin crawl," the mother Lugia shook her head.
The mother Lugia's words were a bit confusing for Damian. It was too hard to understand.
"Human, you have never seen Yveltal, right? And you haven't seen Hoopa either, correct?"
The mother Lugia suddenly asked a question.
"That's right." Damian was surprised when he heard this. The mother Lugia was talking about Hoopa Unbound.
Both of those Legendary Pokémon are Dark-types!
"One hundred years ago, the evil energy on my husband's body was already thicker and more terrifying than Yveltal's. It could even match Hoopa's."
"And now..."
The mother Lugia's voice became very heavy.
"Twenty years ago, I wanted to visit him. But at that time, I did not dare to go inside... He became... someone who makes me feel fear..."
The mother Lugia remembered what happened back then.
She had not even reached the bottom of the Great Waterfall. However, two red glowing eyes appeared behind the waterfall. Those eyes and that energy were full of violence and hate. It made the mother Lugia feel very afraid.
"This..."
Damian put his hand on his chin. To be honest, the mother Lugia gave him a lot of information.
Lugia is the "Guardian of the Seas." It should be gentle and kind. But its evil energy was stronger than Yveltal, the "Destruction Pokémon," and Hoopa Unbound?
Did that make sense?
It is a Psychic Legend, not a Dark Legend. Unless...
Damian thought of his own Shadow Mewtwo. Could it be Shadow Lugia?
"Can I ask something? Before these changes happened, did that Lugia touch anything?"
Damian thought for a while and asked the mother Lugia.
Shadow Lugia, like Shadow Mewtwo, is a type of Shadow Pokémon.
In the games, Shadow Lugia was called the most powerful Shadow Pokémon ever. It was a Shadow Pokémon that could never be made normal again.
But it was very strange. The mother Lugia said that the Lugia was normal before. The change started suddenly.
"I don't know," the mother Lugia shook her head again.
"At that time, my child had just been born. I was busy taking care of it. I only discovered his changes later."
The mother Lugia said in a low voice. She felt a lot of regret. She wished she could have stayed with Lugia all the time.
"I see. Don't worry. If there is a way to make him return to normal, we will help you."
Damian comforted the mother Lugia. He understood now why she was so nervous about the little Lugia.
Her husband had lost his mind, and she was alone. If anything happened to the little Lugia too, the mother Lugia would be very upset.
"Thank you. But please be careful. He has almost completely lost his mind," Lugia said sadly.
"Is he still over at the Great Waterfall right now?" Damian asked another question.
"Yes. That was where he set up a seal with me while his mind was still clear. It was to prevent him from doing bad things after losing control."
"The seal is still holding. He has been trying very hard to control himself."
The mother Lugia's voice was sad.
"Can you take us to see him?"
Damian thought about it. He wanted to see the sealed Lugia first.
"If we want to help him, we need to understand his current condition," Damian said to the mother Lugia.
"...I can." The mother Lugia hoped that Lugia could become normal again.
And... she was really afraid.
She was afraid that Lugia would lose his mind completely, break the seal, and destroy the world. The mother Lugia could not imagine that.
"Okay."
Damian looked at Caitlin and the others.
"Caitlin, you take Little White and wait for us here. I will go with the mother Lugia to check on that Lugia's condition."
Damian told Caitlin what to do.
He didn't know the situation with the sealed Lugia. But from the mother Lugia's story, he knew it was dangerous. To stay safe, he would not bring Caitlin and the others.
"Okay. Be careful," Caitlin nodded.
Damian looked at Karen and the others. Karen moved her shoulders. She really wanted to follow and see.
But she saw Damian's face and knew he would not take her.
Also, Karen thought about it and decided that her safety was more important.
"Kyogre." Kyogre lowered its body and picked up Damian.
The mother Lugia moved her wings and flew up. She went into the sea. Kyogre followed her.
Caitlin watched Kyogre and the mother Lugia enter the ocean. The sea breeze moved her beautiful gold hair.
The little Lugia sat on the ground. It was eating a big apple. It looked very happy.
"Aren't you worried about him?" Karen walked to Caitlin and asked.
"Nothing will happen to Damian," Caitlin replied calmly. "No one in this world can hurt Damian."
She trusted the boy completely.
"Oh? That's not necessarily true." Karen smiled but did not agree or disagree.
She did not expect that Damian had caught the legendary Kyogre. Damian was clearly very strong.
However, Karen still felt that the Masked Man was stronger than Damian!
But she thought maybe Damian could be stronger than the Masked Man in the future.
Anyway, Karen felt that joining Team Rocket was a very good choice!
With Damian in Team Rocket, the fights with the Pokémon League would be very interesting.
As for now Karen looked at the little Lugia who was eating an apple.
"I'm warning you. You better not try anything with Little White. Damian and that adult Lugia will not let you go."
Caitlin's voice was full of warning.
Caitlin did not trust Karen at all.
This woman who used Dark-types had many secrets. Also, her past was mysterious.
She was very strong, but no one knew her before. That was very strange.
Maybe she had a special past like Zinnia, but Karen had not said it yet.
"My, my~ You are so strict. Don't worry. I don't want to be hunted by a mother Lugia who protects her child." Karen smiled and replied.
"However, I want one of its feathers. That's not too much, right?" Karen held up one finger.
She did not want to ask the mother Lugia for a feather. The mother Lugia was very scary when she arrived.
But a feather from the little Lugia was okay.
"Ask for it yourself." Caitlin looked at Karen. She wants a Lugia feather?
"Alright then." Karen moved her thin waist. She took some snacks out of her bag. Bribing an innocent child like the little Lugia was not hard.
Meanwhile, on Damian's side.
Kyogre used energy to push the water away from Damian. So, Damian did not have to worry about his breath.
The mother Lugia swam very fast. However, Kyogre could keep up with her.
The two Legendary Pokémon kept swimming in the deep sea. Soon, they entered an underwater cave.
They swam through the cave for a while. Finally, they jumped out of the water. A huge waterfall appeared in front of them.
"This is the place."
The mother Lugia's telepathy spoke at the right time.
Damian stood on Kyogre's back. He looked at the Great Waterfall and the fast water. Just as he was about to speak, something changed.
A thick black energy spread out from the bottom of the Great Waterfall. Two red light spots appeared behind the waterfall.
Skreee~!!
A sharp cry, like an owl, echoed in the space. It made his ears feel uncomfortable. It gave him goosebumps.
Huge pressure spread out. That terrifying black energy seemed alive as it twisted and spread.
Soon, it covered most of the waterfall. A terrifying feeling of hate rushed toward them.
It was very thick hate!
Damian knew about hate. Shadow Mewtwo was a Shadow Pokémon, and its hate was very thick.
But it was not like this one.
The hate on this Lugia was so heavy that it made his skin crawl and made him feel sick!
Skreee~!
There was another sharp cry. The whole space seemed to become darker.
"Damian! We have to leave quickly! This guy is not right!"
Kyogre's serious telepathy spoke in Damian's ear. Its eyes looked at the blood-red eyes behind the waterfall.
This "Lugia" was definitely very strong!
And Kyogre had a feeling. If they stayed there, their energy would make this "Lugia" more angry.
It would make him more violent. He might even come out from behind the waterfall.
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