DragonMaster Reborn: Thanks for the reviews so far, and if this sounds similar to Pokemon The First Movie and what happend to Mewtwo and all that, then sorry. I don't mean for it to be similar. I have the movie but I haven't watched it in a lon time.
Xadius: And the main character will be appearing in later chapters and yes the story will continue even after Lugia is captured And in another chapter or 2 there will be a slight time skip and Lugia will be all grown up. Keep reading and reviewing people!
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Lugia talking
Chapter Five: Anger Managment
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Lugia had been at the Cipher Key Lair for 2 weeks and had learned to swim and fly. He was a bit upset that Maria hadn't come, but he had learned a lot simply by watching the other humans. They had done all kinds of test to make him more resistant to purification.
He had also learned about things like rank and different positions in the Cipher organization. He learned that Ardos, Eldes, and Master Greevil were the leaders and Lovrina, Snattle, and Gorigan were next beneath them. All of the scientists and Cipher Peons were under them.
Lugia also learned that Master Greevil was most concerned about his happiness. If he wasn't happy then Master Greevil wasn't happy and if Master Greevil wasn't happy then people snapped to attention. Lugia had learned how to get what he wanted that way. After all it was their heads on the line not his.
Lugia fidgeted as they finished the test to seal his heart. His attitude was definitely changing as they adjusted his heart. "Would you sit still already?" one of the cipher peons snapped. Lugia glared at him, and when the guy turned his back Lugia hurled a notepad at his head. The peon whipped around angrily didn't say anything.
The door opened and Gorigan walked in. "Well how is he responding to the treatment?" Gorigan asked looking at Shadow Lugia with a frown. One of the engineers snapped to attention "Everything is on schedule Gorigan sir, XD001 is ready to continue fighting" he informed. Gorigan scowled, "Well then get on it! We don't have all the time in the world hurry it up!" he snapped at them. The people in the room snapped to attention as he left the room.
Lugia narrowed his eyes, Lovrina's childish mannerisms were bad enough without having to deal with Gorigan's constant sour attitude as well. The humans here were just like the ones at the desert lab; they didn't care about him at all. They only saw him as another machine, another toy to play with.
I wish Maria was here, at least she treated me like I was her equal, and not some brainless slave, Lugia thought following the human up stairs to the roof of the building. The Cipher Key Lair didn't have a battle arena so they used the roof to test out the abilities of the Shadow Pokemon they created.
Lugia looked around impatiently, he was bored as usual. He just wanted to get all of this over with. Lugia looked over at the machoke the wanted him to battle; he looked back at the peon behind him. You've got to be kidding me helmet head, Lugia scowled at him. "My name is Davis! And i'm just following Gorigan's orders" he snapped.
Lugia rolled his eyes and simply stepped to one side as the mackoke used karate chop. A single confusion attack easily finished it off. Are we done yet? This is boring, why do I have to fight such weak pokemon? If you want me to get stronger then it's going to take a long time at this rate, he grumbled.
Davis wasn't enjoying this 'training session' any more then Shadow Lugia was. "Look you got a problem with this pipsqueak? then take it up with Gorigan or Master Greevil" Davis told him. Lugia hissed angrily but resisted the urge to smack this human upside the head. He hadn't forgotten the 'lessson' Ardos had taught him. So while Lugia wasn't happy he didn't object.
Lugia looked over his shoulder as Gorigan walked up to them, "Well what's the hold-up?" he snapped at them. Davis snapped to attention, "Well Shadow Lugia is unhappy with such...um weak opponents sir" Davis said uneasily. Gorigan's scowl deepend, "Well then do something about it! I don't have time for this! If he's not happy then make him happy!" Gorigan shouted at him.
I want Maria, Lugia whispered to himself. Gorigan looked over at him in surprise, he turned to Davis, "Who's Maria?" he asked. Davis was definitely umcomfortable, "Well um...I..I don't exactly know sir" he admitted. Gorgian looked down at Shadow Lugia, "Well? Speak up! Who's Maria" he demanded.
Lugia seriously considered using confusion on him but instead took a deep breath before telling him, She's a scientist at the desert lab. And I want her here, Lugia demanded. Gorigan made a sound of disgust, "I've got a place to run, and machines to build, I don't have time to arrange for some scientist to be moved out here!" he grumbled.
Lugia narrowed his eyes, I won't be happy until Maria is here, she's the only one who understands me, he shot back. Gorigan opend his mouth and then shut it, "Snidle!" he shouted. The cipher peon scrambled up to Gorigan, "You called Gorigan sir?" he asked.
"Davis you keep training XD001, Snidle go to the desert lab and find a scientist named Maria" Gorigan ordered. Snidle nodded, "Well sir, my absence would mean a 17 drop in overall speed, resulting in a 25 drop in production and..." Snidle began before Gorigan interrupted him, "The only thing that's getting dropped is you if you don't find this Maria woman!" he snapped at him. Snidle fumbled for an apology as he backed up. Shadow Lugia however was quite satisfied with himself.
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"He wants me? He actually said that?" Maria asked in surprise. Snidle nodded, "He called you by name, he didn't say why... he just demanded you" he told her. Maria turned around and thought about that for moment; sure she had quickly gotten attached to the small Lugia but she didn't think she had THAT big of an impression on him.
She turned back to Snidle. "Very well, i'll gather up my reports and studies about Shadow Lugia and we can be on our way" Maria told him. Snidle nodded and left the room. Maria gathered up test results and other papers before heading down the hallway and outside to the waiting hover car.
Maria wondered how much Lugia's attitude had changed. As they did they're experiments on him Shadow Lugia would become more indifferent to most everything that didn't concern him. He would do what he wanted when he wanted without any regard for others.
She closed her eyes as the desert flew past the window. If nobody interfered this time around then Cipher would control the Orre Region and Shadow Lugia would lead them. But some justice inclined citizen could decide to take on Team Cipher like those 2 kids had before. They took down Team Snagem and Team Cipher by themselves. Now everyone knew about Shadow Pokemon so they would have to be carefull.
After about 2 hours they arrived at the Cipher Key Lair. Maria paid carefull attention to all the rooms they went through, if she was going to be staying here then she didn't want to make Gorigan angry by getting lost. After all he was angry on a normal day.
Maria looked around as they got up to the roof she moved aside just in time to avoid a stantler hurling through the air.
A Cipher Peon recalled the stantler and looked down at the Lugia beside him. "Be more carefull you could hurt somebody like that!" he shouted. Lugia grunted and finally noticed Maria standing there. He whistled a greeting and walked over to her dispite the Peon's protests. Maria noticed that Shadow Lugia had grown at least a foot taller
Maria! Maybe you can persuade these block heads to get some real pokemon, this is boring, Lugia said glaring at the man behind him. Maria sighed, "We have to do this, if the pokemon you fight are too strong then you could get hurt and if you get hurt then you'll have to sit through even more boring tests allright?" she told him. Lugia tilted his head, Well then why didn't they just say that before? he asked them.
Maria glared at Snidle and the other Cipher Peon, "You didn't tell him why?" she snapped at them. They fidgeted until Snidle made up an excuse about having to talk with Gorigan and left. The remaining man was very uncomfortable; he should be since Maria had a higher position then him. Shadow Lugia however was greatly enjoying this turn of events. He snickered as he stood next to Maria.
Maria made a sound of disgust, "I don't have time for this, what's next in Lugia's schedule?" she asked him. The man pulled out a notepad and looked it over. "Well it says here that he needs a health test before he goes to fight some water pokemon" he told her. Maria nodded, "The medical room is on the second floor, the third door on the left right?" she asked him. He nodded as Maria turned around with Lugia following her.
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Shadow Lugia dodged a swift attack and used shadow storm to defeat a mantine. He rose to the surface and climbed out of the water. Maria nodded, "Nice job your doing better then expected. But we'll have to check with Master Greevil before we can move on to stronger pokemon for you to fight" she told him. Lugia nodded, Okay that makes sense he said stretching his wings. "I have to check in with Gorigan i'll be back in a little while" Maria told him before walking out.
Things were much better with Maria around to explain things to him. Lugia looked up and noticed a Cipher Peon and his mightyena were staring at him. Lugia glared back at them. What you got something in your eyes? Lugia snapped at him.
The mighyena glared at him. "I don't see whats so special about you, you just look like a pathetic weakling to me" he grumbled. Lugia hissed at him, And you look like you couldn't outthink a slobro Lugia said turning his back to them.
The mightyena jumped in front of Lugia growling. "I don't care who you are, you're to arrogent for my taste, you need to be taken down a peg or two" he snapped at Lugia. Shadow Lugia considered the situation, Ardos had told him that he existed only to serve humans, and while that may be true, his time here had taught him an important lesson. Humans tried to control those stronger then them through fear. Ardos WAS more powerfull then he was, but most of the other humans and their pokemon were not. And even Ardos had to answer to Master Greevil in the end.
Back off human, Lugia warned him. Lugia dodged to the left as the mightyena used crunch. Lugia hissed and ripped a metal panel off the wall and threw it at them. I'm not warning you again...back off, Shadow Lugia said again. His temper was short and getting shorter every second. He would not sit back and let these arrogent air-headed humans push him around simply because they thought they had the power to.
The mightyena slammed into him with take down. Lugia grunted as he landed in the water, he shook his head angrily. 'I've had enough of this. I hate these smart mouthed humans, i'll show them a thing or two. I'll show them how powerfull the ultimate Shadow Pokemon really is!' Lugia thought using his power to control the water. It shot up in a large pillar and slammed into the Cipher Peon and his mightyena.
Lugia then used shadow storm throwing them against the wall. He used his confusion to rip machines and computers screens out of the wall. Lugia was mad,madder then he'd ever been before. All he could think about was destroying anything,everything and anyone in sight. Several engineers ran in to see what the problem was only to be slammed back by a wall of water. GET OUT! Shadow Lugia's voice was so loud nearly every human in the base heard him.
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Maria shook her head from the force of Shadow Lugia's voice. She grabbed the wall as an explosion rocked the building. An alarm rang throughout the building as more explosions came. She hurried down to the elevator and when she stepped out was nearly run over by an engineer. "Wait! What's going on here? What happend?" Maria asked grabbing his arm. He shook his head, "It's XD001! That Shadow Lugia! He's gone crazy! Nobody knows why, he just snapped! No one can calm him down!" he said running down the hallway.
Maria ran over and stepped inside the door to the pool battling area. She ducked as a piece of wood flew past her and hit a scientist. Lugia was in the middle of it all throwing anything he could find. "Lugia calm down!" she shouted at him. Shadow Lugia turned to her his red eyes blazing. He hissed at her and she ran as waves of water tried to slam into her.
'He's gone into reverse mode' she realized. If somebody didn't calm him down he would seriously hurt somebody. She looked over at a Cipher Peon who was cowering in a corner. "You! Distract Shadow Lugia while I grab him!" Maria yelled at him. The girl nodded and ran towards the door, Lugia turned his head to look at her and Maria leaped towards him. She wrapped her arms around him and fought to keep him down.
It was anything but easy. Lugia was only four feet most of which was his neck and tail but he was anything but weak. He whipped his head around and bit her arm. Maria winced, and fell backwards. Lugia butted her head and Maria fell on her right arm. She grunted as sharp pain shot up her arm. It felt as if somebody had set her arm on fire. "Lugia..." she grunted holding him tighter with her left arm. "LUGIA! Calm down!" she yelled at him.
Lugia continued struggling but not as hard as he had before. Maria continued talking to him, she moved her right arm slightly and felt a new wave of pain. "Lugia that's good, just calm down. Everything is going to be alright, everything is going to be just fine" she told him slowly sitting up.
Shadow Lugia shook his head slowly, What...what happened? I've never been that angry before he said looking around at the room. There was water everywhere, and several people were hurt. The walls were filled with holes and there was debris all over the floor.
Maria gasped and held her arm as the pain got worse. It was definitely broken. Lugia stepped back, Did...did I do this? he asked quietly. Maria was in to much pain to answer, and she knew that Lugia could probably feel it as well. Lugia leaned a little closer to her but Maria couldn't help but flinch away from him.
Shadow Lugia hung his head and moved away from her. I didn't...i'm sorry I just...I don't know what happend to me, he tried to come up with an explanation but he didn't know what to say. Why had he lost control like that? He didn't like humans but he had never ment to do something like this.
Lugia looked up at Snidle as he helped Maria to her feet. "I'll take Maria to the infirmiry, Davis take care of XD001 have him monitered for the next hour" Snidle ordered. Davis motioned for Lugia to follow him. Lugia paused briefly by the door to look back at Maria who was doubled over from the pain. He shuddered and followed Davis out.
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Three days had passed since the 'incident' with Shadow Lugia. Maria's arm wasn't to bad but she still had to wear a cast for the next 4 weeks. She hadn't seen Lugia since he had gone into Reverse Mode. Maria took a deep breath and opened the door and walked into the room. Lugia was on the table as the scientists checked him over again and gave him several shots.
Shadow Lugia saw her standing there and his eyes immedietly went to the cast on her arm. He just as quickly looked away. Maria signed off on several reports and the others left leaving her alone with Lugia. He took several glances at her but wouldn't meet her eyes.
Does it still hurt? he asked her. Maria felt a sorry for the small Lugia, she could tell he was confused and didn't understand why he had lost control like that. Maria thought for a moment, "It hurts but it'll heal in a couple of weeks" she told him. Thats a long time... Lugia said quietly as he stared at the floor.
Lugia finally looked up at her, It's not going to happen again is it? he asked Maria looking up at her sadly. She thought for a moment but didn't know what to say. Not only was it going to happen again, but as Shadow Lugia got older every time he went into Reverse Mode it would get worse.
Maria gently stroked his neck. "Your going to be just fine, Lugia" she assured him. Lugia nodded and leaned against her. Thanks Maria he said quietly. Maria wished she could do something, Lugia may feel bad about it now, but when he became a full grown Lugia he wouldn't care about what he did to other people.
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