Chapter 1 – A new Gale
In the middle of a muddy field in a torrential downpour stood two dark figures; one a muscular hulk of a man and the other, an average build young man but with soaking wet pink hair that shone even in the dark of the storm.
"Haha, I see you've been training too. You are so strong yet you remain hidden." Shouted the muscular man. The pink haired guy could barely hear him.
"Well, I need to keep up with you. But no matter how much I try, you are always on step ahead."
"Thanks for the compliment, Willy." The muscular man yelled. "Lugia, Hydro Pump!" A great monstrous blue bird dived to the ground from the sky and unleashed a powerful jet of water loose from its mouth.
"Uh, Linoone, dodge it." Willy shouted fearing the worst for his drenched white and brown Linoone. The Linoone looked up into the dark sky for signs of the giant Lugia's attack, but as the stream of water came hurtling towards Linoone, it was too late. The Hydro Pump hit Linoone directly causing it to be pummelled into the muddy field.
"No!" Shouted Willy, hoping that Linoone was alright. The Linoone soon came sliding to a halt, standing on its short back legs. "Yeah, that's what I'm talking 'bout. Get him Linoone, Thunderbolt!" The weakened Linoone used the last of its energy to jump into the air. Bolts of yellow electricity began to surge through its wet body; but it only made it stronger. A large bolt of lightning was hurled through the air towards the flying Lugia.
"Wow, nice move." Chuckled the muscular man. "Lugia, Aeroblast!" The bird saw the bolt streaming directly towards him. It flapped its large wings with almighty power and sent super strong blasts of air at the Thunderbolt causing it to split in the sky and crack the very air around it. But the Aeroblast did not stop there, it continued, all the way to an unsuspecting Linoone who was sent flying into Willy.
The muscular man ran over to Willy and helped him back to his feet.
"Well, I think you've won again." He said trying to shake the mud from his pink hair.
"But you did surprise me with that Thunderbolt. Enough of that for now, let's go the Lab and get cleaned up." The muscular man laughed and turned in a direction, though he couldn't see what was there.
"Yes, lets." And the pair of bedraggled battlers trudged through the field in the pouring rain, along a winding path sprinkled with puddles and mud pools until they arrived in front of a large, smart looking building. This was the Pokémon HQ Lab. The automatic doors slid open for the battlers and were welcomed by a warm draft of air within the foyer.
"Boy, I do love this place; it looks exactly the same no matter how many years pass." Said Willy in awe as he looked around the foyer and into a room on the right and left.
As he looked at the room on the left, a brown haired man with glasses aloft his head came from the room and into the foyer. He had a look of urgency about his face.
"Professor Krane? What is wrong?" The muscular man said noticing his look of concern.
"Willy, Michael! Quickly, we just got reports of a Pokémon attacking people in Phenac City. But, our reports tell us it's a..." The Professor stopped and caught his breath.
"Krane, tell us." Michael shouted, clenching his huge fists.
"It's a Lugia." Michael and Willy both gasped and shocked covered their faces like Volbeat to Illumise.
"But how, I thought Michael had the only Lugia in the world. How can there be another legendary Pokémon around for someone else to find?" Willy said, breaking the silence.
"I don't know, and right now it doesn't matter, just get to Phenac and bring the Lugia AND its trainer here." Krane said pushing his glasses further up his nose bridge. "But I want the trainer alive and not scared to death this time Michael. I don't want to see what happened last time another Shadow Pokémon was found. Now get to it." Michael nodded his bulging neck and grabbed Willy. After putting the little pink haired man on his shoulders he dived out of the Lab and into the dark night out of sight.
Professor Krane remained inside, looking down at the floor shaking his head.
"Whatever happened to the little Michael caring for Pokémon and people? He sure has changed."