Danny's Journal, Part 16- A Legendary Encounter
I left New Bark Town early this morning, so I could get a head start on going to Ecruteak City to meet the kimono ladies. I had no idea why they wanted me, so I took a detour to train my team up a little bit more. If they challenged me to a battle, I wanted to be ready. It also gave me a good chance to train Lady Luck, since I haven't battled with her since I caught her.
I know dragon-types are supposed to be powerful, but damn, Luck is a tank, and an epic tank at that. It only took half the day to evolve her into a Dragonair (she looks even more awesome now with a bright purple-pink body and gold gems), and her moves are incredibly powerful. She's taken a liking to me, apparently- she keeps trying to hug me when I'm trying to train my other team members. It's cute, but it's kind of annoying.
Anyway, it was nearly nightfall when I made it to Ecruteak City. I took a quick rest stop at the Pokemon center, and arrived at the ladies' dance theater just in time to see Silver get kicked out. He saw me and basically wished me good luck, since he couldn't even beat the ladies in a battle. After Silver stormed off, Vesuvius gave me a nod, and I entered the theater.
All five kimono ladies were waiting in the theater. One of the ladies, Zuki, explained that they needed someone with the right bond with Pokemon to awaken the legendary Pokemon Lugia. They were the ones who gave the Togepi egg to Mr. Pokemon in the first place, apparently (I didn't tell them that the Togepi who hatched from that egg was dead... I don't think they would be too pleased). It was handed to me because I showed potential, and the ladies followed me around the region to keep track of my progress.
Well, I'm glad I know why they were stalking me in the first place. Although I would rather that they were following me because they thought I was cute. Oh well.
Zuki then said that her and the other ladies needed to test me to see if I was worthy of facing Lugia. Facing five ladies in a battle in order to summon a giant sea creature? ...Sure, I'm game.
They turned out to be a lot more skilled than I thought they would be. Each one had a different evolved form of Eevee, so it was a bit of a challenge to beat them all. Ao Tonbo, Vesuvius, and Luck eventually took care of all of them. After I defeated the final one, Zuki said that I was indeed the person they were waiting for, and handed me some sort of bell as a reward.
A bell? I was skeptical at first, but the bell seemed really old, and seemed to glow with life as I took it in my hands. I thanked the ladies and was about to leave when what sounded like a roar shook the building. Not a second later, a little girl came in and whispered something to Zuki. After the girl left, Zuki said that they would meet me at the Whirl Islands, and quickly left with the rest of the ladies.
I was confused, but I decided to follow them anyway. I had to stop at the center to heal up my team, so I used the PC there to switch up my team a bit. I deposited Indiana and Imani for the time being, and took Denryuu (my red Gyarados) and Lance (my Beedrill) out of the PC. Denryuu knows Surf and Whirlpool, whereas Lance knows Flash, and I needed all of those field moves to get through the islands. After healing up and spending some money on repels, my team was raring to go. Vesuvius was nearly bouncing with anticipation.
I flew to Cianwood on my Farfetch'd, but put her in the PC once I got there. The surf to the islands wasn't that bad thanks to the repel, but choosing the right island to go into was a pain in the butt. A couple of the islands' entrances led to blocked off tunnels, and a couple were just dead ends or tunnels that continued for ages. With the help of Scheme and Ao Tonbo, though, I eventually found the right path that led underground (Or would that be undersea? Something like that) to Lugia's chamber.
I have to say, I thought the Johto region was beautiful, but it had nothing on this. A huge, icy-blue waterfall that emitted a mysterious glow was at the end of a large cavern, with large pillars of rocks that lined the edges of the cave. I could have stayed there for days admiring the view, but I then noticed that all five kimono ladies were already there waiting for me.
They thanked me for coming, and Zuki explained that they had been practicing a ceremonial dance for this occasion. Combined with the sound of the bell they gave me and a feather from Lugia's wing, it would summon the legendary Lugia back to its lair. That must have been the silver feather that the radio tower's director had given me. Huh, I wonder if he knew what powers it possessed. Would he have given it up otherwise?
Anyway, I took both items out of my backpack, and the ladies prepared for the ritual. A couple got out flutes while the rest got in place for the dance. As they started to dance, the waters around the waterfall seemed to rise and fall with the tempo of their music. Even the spray from the waterfall itself seemed to twirl in the air to the beat. I also noticed a couple of golden bells tied to pillars on either side of the raised platform we were on, since they started to glow and ring along with my bell. It was truly a beautiful sight to behold, and I don't say that too often (mostly because it sounds weird for a guy like me to say that, but I digress).
The dance went on for a few minutes, and I thought it had failed until I heard a low rumble from deep within the cavern. The ladies stopped dancing as the rumbling grew louder, and waterfall suddenly started glowing brightly. The rumbling increased to a deafening roar, and the waterfall suddenly seemed to explode with a great force- water flew everywhere, and I had to shield my eyes from the spray. I only opened my eyes when I heard a familiar roar, and I nearly fainted at the sight.
The legendary Pokemon Lugia was hovering over the waterfall. Its silver feathers glowed with a mysterious light (similar to that of the waterfall), and its eyes were focused on me alone. I stood still, marveling at the majestic creature. Vesuvius seemed just as shocked as I was.
I guess the kimono ladies had left it up to me to choose what I should do with Lugia. Well, the only thing I could think of was to challenge it to a battle, and I was well prepared to do so.
I sent out Ao Tonbo to face the beast at first. He didn't do too badly, he successfully wore it down with little difficulty. However, a strong Aeroblast from Lugia nearly knocked him unconscious, so I had to switch to Scheme. His Hypnosis has come in handy in the past, and it was definitely helpful now. He was able to put Lugia to sleep and whittle its health down so I could try to capture it. The least nearly woke up a couple times, but Scheme re-hypnotized it and continued to attack.
Well, it was now or never. I decided that if I ran out of Pokeballs that I would just knock out Lugia, since I don't really know what else I would do in that situation. Dealing with a pissed off sea creature probably isn't that fun.
Not that I expected that catching a legendary Pokemon would be easy, but damn, Lugia really doesn't like staying in those balls. I went through my entire collection of Ultra Balls and half of my Great Balls in only a few minutes. Just as I was about to give up, I threw a Great Ball, it floated in the water for a few seconds... and I heard that telltale click.
Holy crap holy crap holy crap, I just caught Lugia. A legendary Pokemon. Yeah, I'm officially awesome.
The kimono ladies thanked me afterwards for being able to witness the event, and they told me to say hello to Professor Elm when I saw him. I said I would, and Zuki even gave me a hug as a goodbye. I'll cherish that moment forever.
As I surfed back to Cianwood, I decided that I really didn't need a legendary Pokemon on my team. My Pokemon are awesome enough as it is, and Lugia would make this journey way too easy. When I got back, I got Lugia out of my PC, and released it outside by the ocean. It looked at me for a long time before nodding and diving back into the ocean.
The weather is really nice tonight, so me and my team are sleeping outside. Me, Indiana, Scheme, and Ao Tonbo are all huddled around Vesuvius for warmth as Luck and Imani play in the shallows of the ocean. I'm not looking forward with having to cuddle with a soaking wet Espeon later, but hey, at least I have a fire-type to keep me company.
Well... I guess tomorrow I should start heading over to the Pokemon League. The prospect of facing the Elite Four scares me a bit, but I hope I'll do well. I promised my mom, Elm, Lance, and Thorne that I would become Champion, and I will. Mark my words.
Current Team:
Typhlosion 'Vesuvius' Female, Lv.44
Arbok 'Indiana' Male, Lv.44
Haunter 'Scheme' Male, Lv.44
Shiny Yanmega 'Ao Tonbo' Male, Lv.45
Espeon 'Imani' Female, Lv.44
Shiny Dragonair 'Lady Luck' Female, Lv.44