After Marill left, Victor stared at his fishing rod again.
Still no bites.
Victor was about to doze off.
This was especially true thanks to Gengar, who, every time it caught a fish, would parade it in front of Victor to show off for a bit.
...
That darn Gengar!
Victor grumbled internally.
Fortunes can turn... don't mock a fisherman with no fish!
When I finally catch something, I'll definitely get him back.
Just you wait, Gengar.
He waited and waited, and the sun began to set in the west.
Victor had given up.
What's going on? Am I not a fishing genius? How can I have caught nothing? Victor was silently grieving in his heart.
Just then, Lilligant noticed a giant shadow appear in the sea.
At the same time, Victor pulled up his fishing line.
The shadow from the deep followed his hook and flew out of the water, hovering above the yacht, its wings spread like giant claws.
Victor stared at the white Pokémon before him, somewhat shocked.
Am I like that one guy who fished up a Kyogre, and I just fished up... this?
He then realized his hook was just dangling limply in front of him.
Gengar dropped its rod and instantly floated in front of Victor, watching the Pokémon, a Shadow Ball formed in its hand.
Lilligant and the others also rushed to Victor's side.
"Lili!" It held an Energy Ball in its hands.
Gothita's eyes glowed with a strange light, Vulpix's fur turned a deeper red, Mime Jr.'s eyes shone, and Marill sat on its tail. Even Roselia prepared to fight.
Looking at the hostility from this group of Pokémon, the mysterious Pokémon curiously lowered its head and looked at Victor.
[Lugia]
[Type: Psychic, Flying]
[Gender: Genderless]
[Ability: Multiscale]
[Known Moves: Dragon Rush, Gust, Whirlwind, Weather Ball, Mist, Safeguard, Calm Mind, Extrasensory, Recover, Aeroblast, Rain Dance, Hydro Pump, Future Sight, Sky Attack, Brave Bird, Air Cutter, Storm, Dragon Pulse, Hurricane, Water Pulse, Light Screen, Reflect, Scale Shot, Whirlpool, Thunder, Ice Beam.]
[Status: A little angry]
[Mood: Annoyed, Frustrated]
[Friendship: 5 (Impressed by your Pokémon)]
[Introduction: The God of Currents and Monsoons. It was originally enjoying its leisure time, but it seems its subordinates are stirring up trouble again, forcing it to come and deal with the problem. Therefore, its mood is rather annoyed.]
[Don't let me catch you —Lugia]
Victor looked at the giant Pokémon in front of him. Its belly was light blue, its tail fins were blue, and the rest of its body was white. It had sharp fangs on its lower jaw, and a blue, mask-like structure around its eyes. Its wings looked like giant hands.
According to Sinnoh folklore, it possessed the astonishing power to quell raging seas. It was said that a flap of its wings could cause a storm lasting 40 days.
Victor remembered that Lugia used to be called the God of the Sea, but was later changed to the God of Currents and Monsoons.
Unlike Celebi, the God of the Forest, Lugia, as the God of Currents and Monsoons, was incredibly powerful.
He could tell just from the moves listed on its panel.
He could also tell from its battle with Hoopa.
Its power was worthy of its title.
Its subordinates were the three legendary birds.
Are the legendary birds stirring up trouble somewhere again, and as their "big brother," it's being forced to go and stop them?
No wonder it says it's frustrated and annoyed. Its nice break was interrupted by the legendary birds.
Victor recalled that the legendary birds seemed to appear more often than any other legendary Pokémon, and every time they appeared, they inevitably caused abnormal weather or other incidents.
And it was said that there wasn't just one of each.
Thinking of this, Victor looked at Lugia.
He could tell from the panel that Lugia wasn't hostile.
He relaxed.
Even if it were hostile, there was nothing they could do, being on a boat in the middle of the sea.
If the boat was capsized, it would be all over.
Unless he could hold out until Cynthia arrived.
Victor patted Gengar, Lilligant, and the others, signaling that it was okay.
Gengar looked at Victor. The Shadow Ball disappeared.
The other Pokémon also relaxed, but they still stood in front of Victor.
Victor waited a long time. Lugia didn't leave.
Instead, it looked at him and his Pokémon curiously.
Finally, its gaze landed on Lilligant.
It sensed a familiar aura from Lilligant. Is that Celebi's aura?
It had met a Celebi once and had become friends with it.
And now Victor and his Pokémon all carried Celebi's aura to some degree.
This made it curious, so it lingered a little longer.
It glanced at Victor, memorizing his face, then flapped its wings, preparing to leave.
"Maybe if you just give the legendary birds a good thrashing, the effect will be better."
Hearing the voice, Lugia paused.
"Human... you know what I am about to do?"
A gentle, mellow voice resounded in Victor's mind.
So this is the telepathy these gods use?
"Your appearance either means there's an abnormal weather change, or it's because of the three legendary birds," Victor replied in his mind.
Lugia was just too cool. After learning it wasn't hostile, he couldn't help but say it.
Lugia chuckled in his mind.
Then it flapped its wings and instantly vanished from sight.
The yacht was rocked violently by the wind from its wings, swaying from side to side.
It was a while before it stabilized.
"O-Owner, what Pokémon was that? It was terrifying!" Ethan only dared to ask after Lugia was long gone.
"The God of Currents and Monsoons, Lugia. It used to be called the God of the Sea."
Hearing Victor's words, Ethan's eyes widened.
At the same time, the other people on the deck, after Lugia had disappeared, also began to chat curiously. Some were excited, others scared.
Victor listened to them, then looked at Ethan.
"Ethan, let's go back."
If they stayed any longer, another accident might happen.
"Oh, okay." Ethan didn't hesitate, packed up his things, and went to pilot the boat.
...
The distant Lugia dived back into the sea, heading for the shore.
It recalled Victor's words. It decided to try his suggestion.
I was in the distant Galar region, and now I'm forced to come back to Sinnoh.
You just wait until I find you... Sinnoh's Legendary Birds.
Thinking this, Lugia flapped its wings powerfully. The seabed surged.
But the next second, Lugia vanished from the seabed.
A glowing ring slowly faded.
Lugia looked at the unfamiliar scene before it.
Lugia: ?
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