I felt lonely. It felt as if something was missing. Lugia won't tell me or my siblings much. We ask him, "Why are we here, who are we, what is our purpose?" Yet our questions go unanswered. Me, my sister Articuno, and my brother Zapdos don't even know if we are actually siblings. We don't even know if Lugia is our real father! My siblings don't trust Lugia. They even try to ambush him so they can escape, but it never works as Lugia is a Psychic-type and can read their minds. On the other hand, I don't care at all. What is the point of trying to escape if you don't know where to go? Lugia hasn't told us anything of the outside world other than, "It's dangerous, so I will never permit ANY of you three to go out without my supervision." We have never gone out of this cave. He says we could go out with his supervision, but he has never allowed that either. Apparently he needs to trust us to not run away first.
In our "family" I like to think I am the smartest of my siblings. Then again, my only real competition is with Articuno. Sometimes when Lugia leaves to get supplies, my two siblings and I like to play fight. That is, if Zapdos and Articuno aren't trying to escape. It's always no use, as the door is always locked shut. When we do play fight, Zapdos seems to always win. When we aren't play fighting, Articuno creates a game for us to play and we play it. It's always something new and more fun than the last. How does she come up with all these games? But then there are other times when we don't get along. It's usually because I refuse to help them escape, or because Zapdos claims Articuno is making up the rules. Even though she is. That, or I get mad that they are being too loud. At those times when we fight we always go to our individual rooms. Articuno usually complains to a mirror about how obnoxious my brother and I are. Zapdos usually starts tearing up random things in his room. On the other hand, I simply don't care enough to throw a big fit about it. I usually end up reading a book. Recently I found this really old Manga on my bookshelf called "Pokemon Adventures." It's pretty good I guess, though I can't help but get an odd deja vu feeling as I read it. It's almost as if I have read it before. Whenever Lugia gets home from his errands and we are all split up to our rooms, he always makes us come out and apologize to each other and "mean it." Articuno and Zapdos always have a hard time with this. I honestly don't care enough to not. I just want to go back to reading my manga. This particular time, he told us a story.
"A long time ago, there were four brave Pokemon," he said. "There was also an evil team of humans called Team Cipher. Team Cipher did horrible things to Pokemon. They turned them into mindless monsters that killed all in their path, and showed no mercy. These four brave Pokemon wanted to stop Team Cipher from doing their evil deeds, but didn't know if they could. But they tried anyways! They traveled and traveled until they reached the volcanic island where Team Cipher's main base was held. They fought and fought, and even gave their lives, until only two of the brave Pokemon remained. One of them was badly injured, and almost took a Fire Blast to the face. But at the last minute, the other stepped in front of the blast and saved the one he loved. Even if it meant melting to death. The last remaining Pokemon cried, streams of tears. The one she loved was now but a puddle of melted steel. She vented her rage and sadness, using it to kill the man who did all this. She then retreated from the base, head down and unknowing of what to do. Those three were the only friends she ever had, and now they were gone."
He sat in silence for a while. Then he continued.
"As she fled the murder scene, her tears poured like rivers. And any Pokemon they touched was purified of the evil Team Cipher had put upon them. One of those Pokemon happened to be old friends with our Lord Arceus. He begged Arceus that these three deceased Pokemon be brought back. But Arceus refused. 'Life is like a stream,' he said. 'Streams only go one way, and once it has reached its end it can not start again.' Besides, these bodies are too mangled to be brought back. But the Pokemon said 'But Lord Arceus, these three Pokemon gave their lives fighting for a righteous cause. They don't deserve death! If anything, I do, for what I did while in my hypnotized state!' Arceus thought for a while then said 'Would you be willing to devote your life to watching them if I put their souls into new bodies?' He asked. The Pokemon replied 'Please! Their lives are far more meaningful then mine will ever be!' And that was that."
As you can tell, our father is not a great story teller. He then sat in silence, waiting for one of us to speak.
"What was the point of that story?" Articuno asks.
Lugia sits up a little from his perched position. "To teach you three to love each other. Teamwork," he responds.
"Is that story true?" Zapdos asks idiotically.
"Of course not! It was just a silly story made up to teach teenagers like you three a lesson. Like the Blastoise and the Lopunny!" Lugia replied. "It's late. You three should be off to bed now."
We all three walk away, but then I stop. Then I turn around slowly.
"Are you sure it's not true? Or at least parts of it?" I ask.
Lugia waits for the other two to enter their rooms. Once they have, he responds, "Come here son."
So I slowly walk back towards him.
"Take a seat," he says.
I perch myself in front of him.
"Does it really matter if it's true?" He asks.
"Yea, it kinda does."
Lugia shakes his head in disappointment. "Why isn't the moral of the story enough for you?"
"Because I couldn't care if those two died, much less if I work together with them!" I replied.
"Why don't you love your siblings? Your own brother and sister! You won't ever get new ones." Lugia asks.
"Because, I don't know! I just don't care about them!" I replied with a shrug of my shoulder.
"Hmm..." Lugia sighs, then shakes his head.
After a brief pause he adds, "I remember a time you used to love them, Moltres."