"'Rence!" Giovanni hugged the 30-ish man as he hopped off the ship.
"Hey John my man!" Lawrence slapped him on the back.
"How's Junior?"
"Not bad."
"How's he without a mom?"
"Taking it pretty well. Quite a few kids at his school have two dads, so it's alright."
"That's good." Gio smiled. "Oh! Meet Sam Oak and Flint."
"Hey!"
"Hi!"
"Yo." Flint grinned. "So? About this Pokemon?"
"Yes," Lawrence I. "Lugia." He led the three others into his laboratory.
Lawrence motioned to the huge glass dome. "This is Lugia." The silver bird stretched his wings and shrieked. "Oh quit showing off."
Lugia stuck out his tongue. "Yeah, whatever."
Flint and Oak's eyes widened. "It can talk?!"
"He."
"No duh!" Lugia pulled down an eyelid. He glanced at Flint and grinned. "Who's this handsome lad? He's a looker."
Flint blushed. "Go on," pressed Lawrence, "Introduce yourself."
"Hi." Flint smiled. "I'm Flint."
"Hey hot stuff."
Oak twitched on the ground. Giovanni looked around shiftily.
Lugia pressed on. "...or baby, if you prefer." Suddenly, he turned on Lawrence (who was leading the three out to safety) and screeched, "Don't you dare take him away from me! Let me out!"
Lawrence shook his head. "I can't do that, Lugia."
"OH YES YOU WILL OR I'LL LET MYSELF OUT!"
"Lugia! Don't do something--"
But Lugia opened his mouth and let out a high-powered, ice ball of energy. The glass around him shattered and he flew to Flint. Abducting him onto his broad back, Lugia flew away.
"FLINT!!"

"'Flint!' I cried for my love. But he was gone. Gone through the shrouded mist, I wept bitterly as Flint was taken away."
Ivy blinked. "Intense."