Lugia Arc

After the Whirl Cup concluded, the gang headed over to Silver Rock Isle, the fourth island of the Whirl Islands. The gang had decided that it was time to locate the Lugia they saw on their way to Blue Point Isle. When they arrived in Kasado City, they discovered that all of the jewelry in the shops was made of pure silver and in the shape of the Silver Wing. There was also food in the shape of the Silver Wing. Ash thought that everything looked great, but they couldn't compare to his legitimate Silver Wing. The reason everything was in the shape of the Silver Wing was because long ago some sailor's ship sank in a terrible storm and just when they were about to die, a mysterious Pokemon saved their lives. After saving the sailor's lives the mysterious Pokemon left behind a Silver Wing, which is why everyone on Silver Rock Isle is obsessed with the Silver Wing.

When they finished visiting Kasado City, they headed over to a long tunnel which headed over to another island called Ogi Isle. Once they got to Ogi Isle they were in for a big surprise; Ritchie and his Pikachu were also on the island. Ash and Ritchie were happy to see each other again because they haven't crossed paths since the Indigo League. Both Pikachu were happy to see each other too.

"Ritchie, what brings you here?" Ash asked.

Ritchie explained that he had heard rumors of a mysterious Pokemon lurking around Ogi Isle and came to see if the rumors were true.

"That's why we are here too." Ash said. "The truth is we know what the Pokemon is; it's a Lugia."

"What really?" Ritchie said in surprise. "I've read about Lugia, but how do you know it's a Lugia?"

Ash told Ritchie that he saw it's shadow and heard it's cry at Blue Point Isle.

"And the reason I recognized it as a Lugia was because I have a Lugia of my own." Ash released Lugia from his Poke Ball.

Ritchie and Sparky could not believe their eyes once they saw Ash's Lugia.

"Wow Ash, how in the world did you get a Lugia?" Ritchie asked.

Ash told Ritchie that he met Lugia's parent in the Orange Islands and how he got his Lugia when it was only a baby.

"Wow Ash." Ritchie said. "You are so lucky to have gone through something like that."

"Let me tell you something Ritchie." Ash said. "At that time Misty, Tomo, Tracey, our newest traveling companion at the time and I went through a lot of things before I obtained my Lugia."

"Ash is right." Misty said. "We have gone through many strange adventures throughout the Orange Islands and here in the Johto Region."

"Wow I'm jealous of you guys." Ritchie admitted.

Just then Ash's Lugia dived into the ocean and started to swim around.

"Lugia must have wanted to swim for a while." Misty said.

"I don't blame Lugia for wanting to swim in the ocean." Brock said. "I mean he's been swimming in big lakes at Prof. Oak's lately."

Ash looked around the area.

"Since there are no people here." He said. "He can swim and fly around here easily without anyone spotting him."

"Has he not been able to swim in the ocean lately?" Ritchie asked.

"Well he has been in the ocean a couple of times before." Ash said. "But we try to make sure no one besides us are around while he's in the ocean. I mean, if everyone saw my Lugia someone would try to steal him from me."

Ritchie figured out the logic behind that decision.

Ash's Lugia was happy being in the ocean and started to cry out happily. But then the gang heard a cry that sounded like Lugia, only smaller.

"Did you guys just hear that?" Brock asked.

"Yeah." Ash nodded. "It sounds like it came from a baby Lugia; my Lugia made the exact same sound when it was a baby."

"I think it came from that island." Ritchie said, pointing to a island near their location.

"Then I suggest that we head over there to investigate." Ash said.

The others agreed with him. They found a rowboat and paddled over to the island and Lugia stayed close by them.

What the gang didn't know was that there was trouble. Some Team Rocket grunts were snooping around in the ocean searching for something. These grunts were working for a man named Dr. Namba. Dr. Namba was a Team Rocket scientist and he was as cruel and power hungry as Giovanni. What Dr. Namba loved to do was experiment on Pokemon and he never cared if his experiments were harming Pokemon. Dr. Namba had heard rumors of a Lugia living around the Whirl Islands and had come to the Whirl Islands to see if the rumors were true. He also planned to capture Lugia and use it for his experiments and Lugia's power for his own evil purposes.

On the island the gang was heading to, a boy was swimming in the sea and he had two Pokemon with him; a Lanturn and a baby Lugia.

"Hey, let's play chase Silver." The boy said.

Silver was the baby Lugia's name. Apparently the boy was friends with the baby Lugia. Just then they heard the sound of another Lugia.

"What was that?" The boy asked out loud. "I mean that didn't sound like your parent Silver. It sounds like there's another Lugia around here."

Silver began to cry out, which meant that it wanted to see the other Lugia.

"All right then Silver, let's go see if there's another Lugia around here." The boy said.

Silver and the boy were just about to find out where the cry came from, but suddenly they were surrounded by some Team Rocket grunts.

"Hand over that baby Lugia kid." One of the grunts said.

"Never!" The boy shouted.

He, Silver and Lanturn began to swim away from the grunts, but the grunts weren't giving up that easily and chased after them.

Meanwhile the gang had just arrived on the island. Ash's Lugia then began to cry out worried.

"What's wrong?" Ritchie asked.

"Lugia can sense trouble brewing around here." Ash explained.

Lugia started to fly in another direction and the gang followed him.

"Since Lugia is starting to get upset." Ash said. "I reckon there's a baby Lugia around here."

"If that's the case, we better hurry." Ritchie said.

The boy, Silver and Lanturn were still being pursued; right now a black submarine was following them. But then the gang turned up.

"Come to shore!" Ash shouted.

The boy heard him and he and the Pokemon headed over to the shore.

Two people came out of the submarine; a blonde-haired woman and a green-haired man.

"It's Cassidy and Butch!" Misty shouted.

Cassidy and Butch were members of Team Rocket; Ash, Tomo, Misty and Brock met them on three separate occasions; once in Kanto, once in the Orange Islands and a third some time ago.

"Now hand over the two Lugia or else." Cassidy said.

She and Butch noticed Ash's Lugia along with Silver.

"These Lugia aren't going anywhere!" Ash shouted.

"So be it kid." Cassidy said.

She sent a Houndour out to battle and Butch sent out a Hitmontop. Ash sent out Croconaw to battle and Ritchie sent out one of his new Pokemon; a Pupitar, who he nicknamed Cruise.

"Houndour use Flamethrower." Cassidy said.

"Use Triple Kick Hitmontop." Butch said.

Houndour blew a stream of fire and Hitmontop got ready to kick.

"Croconaw use Hydro Pump." Ash said.

"Cruise use Dark Pulse." Ritchie said.

Croconaw fired a strong blast of water at Houndour and Cruise fired a powerful dark purple energy at Hitmontop. Houndour and Hitmontop fainted from the attacks immediately.

"All right." Cassidy said. "We'll just have to take the baby Lugia by force then."

Cassidy and Butch were just about to charge in their submarine. But then the submarine was tackled; it was Luka on her boat, coming to the rescue.

"Okay Lugia, use Blizzard." Ash said.

Lugia fired a powerful blizzard of snow at the submarine.

"We will have to retreat." Cassidy shivered.

"Yes, but we will be back." Butch said.

Cassidy and Butch left in their submarine underwater.

The boy was grateful and introduced himself as Oliver, and he introduced Silver as well.

"I was right about it being a baby Lugia." Ash said, stroking Silver on the cheek.

Silver and Ash's Lugia got acquainted with each other.

"I'm surprised that Lugia is yours Ash." Oliver said.

"Yeah, I got my Lugia when he was still a baby." Ash replied.

"So Oliver, how did you meet Silver?" Luka asked.

Oliver explained that one day he was swimming out in the ocean with his Lanturn. But then suddenly they got caught up in a bad storm.

"Lanturn and I tried to get back to shore, but the waves were too rough for us and it seemed that I was going to drown. But then we were rescued by Silver and it's parent."

"Wow, you've had quite an experience then." Ritchie said.

"Yeah." Oliver nodded. "And I've been friends with Silver ever since. I've never shown him to anybody else because a bad person might try to catch it."

"We understand because we've run into our fair share of bad individuals." Misty said. "But don't worry, we won't reveal your secret."

Luka, Ritchie, Ash, Tomo and Brock also agreed to keep it a secret.

Oliver was relieved they wouldn't tell anyone.

"Say Oliver, where is Silver's parent?" Ash asked.

Before Ash's question could be answered, Silver's parent burst out of the ocean and it looked angry.

"I think that Lugia is angry because we are strangers." Brock said. "And it's afraid we're here to harm it and it's baby."

Luka's Silver Wing then began to glow red, showing that Lugia was angry. Ash's Lugia spoke to the adult Lugia in Pokelanguage that Ash, Misty, Brock, Tomo, Ritchie and Luka were his friends and that they were not here to harm Silver. He also said that Ash was his trainer and was someone that Lugia can trust. The mother Lugia listened to Ash's Lugia and then she calmed down. Luka's Silver Wing stopped glowing red because Lugia wasn't angry anymore.

"Phew, that Lugia trusts us now." Ash said.

"That's a relief." Ritchie said.

Ash's Lugia and the Lugia family started to swim together in the ocean.

"Hey let's go swimming with them." Ash suggested.

The others liked that idea. Luka gave Ash, Brock, Misty, Tomo, Ritchie and Oliver some diving gear. Sparky got some diving gear too because it wanted to join in. Luka stayed on the boat with Togepi and Growlithe. Ash, Tomo, Misty, Brock, Ritchie, Oliver and Sparky enjoyed watching the Lugia's swim underwater.

Ash's Lugia placed him on it's back; Lugia wanted to swim with Ash. Silver joined in with his Ash and Lugia. Silver's mother could tell that the Lugia and his trainer had a very strong bond and she was relieved to know that Ash was a good human. Back on the boat, Luka was admiring her Silver Wing and she was hoping that her great-grandfather was watching the Lugia family up in heaven.

Meanwhile deep down in the ocean, Jessie, James and Meowth were waiting for their orders. Dr. Namba needed their help as well as Cassidy's and Butch's. The only thing was that Jessie and James were not on good terms with Cassidy and Butch; they were rivals and they really hated each other.

"I can't believe that Dr. Namba asked you two to join us." Cassidy said.

"For your information Cassidy." Jessie shot back. "We sent fifty water type Pokemon to the boss the other day and he was pleased with us for that."

"Yeah, so there." James sneered.

"Whatever." Butch replied.

Just then Dr. Namba told everyone to standby.

"We are going after the baby Lugia again." He said.

Back on shore, the gang was spending more time with Oliver and Silver. Silver's mother was out searching for more food for Silver and Luka had left to stock up on fuel and supplies for her boat. Silver was playing with Lanturn and Ash's Lugia. Just then everyone noticed another baby Lugia in the ocean.

"I've never seen another baby Lugia around here before." Oliver said.

Ash stared at the other baby Lugia.

"It's not real." Ash said. "It's a Lugia robot."

Silver was already swimming to the fake Lugia.

"No, don't go near that thing Silver." Oliver said.

But it was too late; as soon as Silver reached the fake metal Lugia, it automatically transformed into a cage and trapped Silver.

"Oh no!" Oliver gasped. "We need to help Silver immediately."

Oliver swam towards Silver with Lanturn and the gang followed in the rowboat. Ash's Lugia was already at the cage.

"Lugia try to break that cage with Steel Wing!" Ash commanded.

Before Lugia could do anything, he was suddenly zapped by a Thunderbolt.

"Where did that come from?" Ash asked.

Jessie, James and Meowth came into view.

"Well done Chinchou." James said, rubbing his Chinchou's head.

The gang was surprised to see James had a Chinchou.

"What are you three doing here?" Misty demanded.

"Grab the baby Lugia of course." Jessie replied.

Then Cassidy and Butch appeared.

"Don't think that you are the only ones grabbing that Lugia." Cassidy said.

"Yeah, because Dr. Namba gave orders to us first." Butch added.

Cassidy sent out her Houndour and told it to use Smokescreen. Houndour's Smokescreen was so thick that the gang could not see what was happening. In the confusion Team Rocket placed the captured Silver into the submarine and then they disappeared under the water in their submarine.

When the smokescreen cleared, Oliver and the others saw that Team Rocket and Silver were gone.

"Where did they go?" Oliver asked. "And where's Silver?"

Ash checked on his Lugia to see if he was okay.

"This is bad." He muttered.

Oliver, Ritchie and the others weren't happy that Silver was kidnapped by Team Rocket. Oliver was crying because he wanted Silver back. When Luka returned from gathering fuel and supplies, the gang told her what had happened.

"Oh no." Luka said. "What about Silver's mother?"

Just then the mother Lugia appeared. She noticed that her child was missing and was not happy. Ash's Lugia informed her about Team Rocket and that they kidnapped Silver. When the mother Lugia heard that, she became so angry that she started screeching like crazy. While angry, she caused a storm to form. Lugia had the ability to create storms at will. She was even firing the move Aeroblast everywhere. Oliver tried to apologize to her, but Lugia was too angry to listen to him.

"We better take shelter." Luka said. "This storm is terrible."

"Let's do it." Brock replied.

Everyone took shelter on higher ground, including Ash's Lugia.

Beneath the ocean, in a underwater Team Rocket base Dr. Namba was examining the captured baby Lugia.

"This baby Lugia is quite unique." He said. "But we will need it's parent and this baby Lugia will help us."

Dr. Namba's plan was to use the baby Lugia as bait to capture the adult Lugia. Some rocket grunts were observing how angry the adult Lugia was from a screen. Dr. Namba was enjoying the scene.

"I love looking at rage." He said. "That power would be beneficial to my plans."

Dr. Namba was one of those crazy people that believed a Pokemon's strength came from it's anger.

"Get ready to capture the adult Lugia." The grunts immediately got ready.

Back on shore, everyone was worried about what was happening. It was night time and the storm produced by the mother Lugia was bad.

"We need to do something." Luka said. "Otherwise things will continue to get worse."

Her Silver Wing was still glowing red because of Lugia's anger.

"Yes, but what can we do?" Misty asked.

"There is one thing for us to do." Ash said. "Retrieve Silver from Team Rocket."

"Yeah, but how?" Brock asked. "I mean, we don't even know where Team Rocket is now. And even if we did, it might be difficult because Team Rocket isn't going to give Silver up that easily."

"I know." Ash replied. "That's why we're going to need help. And I know exactly who can lend us a hand."

Ash opened up his backpack and took out his necklace which held a Master Ball.

"Hey that's Mewtwo's ball isn't it?" Tomo asked.

"Exactly." Ash said. "We will need Mewtwo's help to fight Team Rocket."

"Who's Mewtwo?" Ritchie asked.

Tomo explained that Mewtwo was a legendary Pokemon who Ash captured months ago. Misty then explained that Ash had three legendary Pokemon; Lugia, Mewtwo and Celebi. Ritchie, Oliver and Luka were left speechless after hearing that.

Ash enlarged his Master Ball, placed both hands on it and closed his eyes in concentration.

"What's Ash doing?" Luka asked.

Brock explained that Mewtwo was a psychic type Pokemon and that Ash had psychic powers too in addition to a dragon form. Ritchie, Oliver and Luka were left speechless after hearing that.

"What Ash is doing is contacting Mewtwo telepathically." Misty said.

Oliver, Ritchie and Luka were amazed Ash had that kind of power.

Somewhere far away, Mewtwo was flying over an area in Johto. He was wearing a dark brown cloak with a hood and dark purple mask on his face. The cloak and mask were to hide his whole body and face, so that no one would see what he really was. It was also to disguise him from Team Rocket in case they ever searched for him again. Just then he heard Ash contacting him in his mind and stopped flying for a bit.

"Mewtwo, I need your help." Ash said.

"What is wrong Ash?" Mewtwo asked.

"Team Rocket is causing trouble in the Johto Region again." Ash said. "And this time they are planning to capture a family of the legendary Pokemon Lugia. We need your help to save the Lugia family and stop Team Rocket."

"I will come at once." Mewtwo said. "Where is your location?"

"I'm on Ogi Isle in the Whirl Islands." Ash said.

"I've got it." Mewtwo said before starting to fly again. "I'm on my way now Ash."

Then he and Ash finished their telepathic communication.

Ash finished speaking to Mewtwo and stopped using his psychic powers.

"Mewtwo is on his way to help us." Ash said.

"That's good to know." Brock said. "But what should we do about Lugia?"

Ash's Lugia took to the skies to speak to the mother Lugia.

"We need to speak to Lugia too." Ash said. "We have to convince her that we will get Silver back from Team Rocket."

"But it's dangerous Ash." Misty said. "Especially with Lugia raging like this."

"I know it's dangerous." Ash retorted. "But at this rate, not only will Lugia flood Ogi Isle but the entirety of the Whirl Islands."

"I agree with Ash." Ritchie said. "We should talk to Lugia."

Luka agreed as well and offered to help.

Luka drove Ash and Ritchie on her boat over to where Lugia was. Ash's Lugia was already near the mother Lugia and was trying to get her to stop firing Aeroblast.

"Lugia, you have to stop these storms." Ritchie called out.

"i know you are upset because Silver has been kidnapped." Ash said. "But we promise you that we will save Silver and bring him back to you."

"Please believe us Lugia." Ritchie begged.

Ash's Lugia spoke to the mother Lugia, saying that her child will be saved and to trust Ash. The mother Lugia stared at Ash's Lugia and then stared at Ash and Ritchie. Ash and Ritchie felt worried that the mother Lugia still didn't trust them. But then the mother Lugia did calm down and stopped the storm, and Luka's Silver Wing stopped glowing red.

"Lugia has calmed down." Luka told Ash and Ritchie.

"That means she trusts us." Ritchie said.

"What a relief." Ash sighed.

Ash's Lugia was also relieved that the mother Lugia calmed down too. The mother Lugia flew off to try and search for her child from the air.

*'Lugia, we will not let you down.'* Ash thought.

The next morning, the gang began to think about how to find Silver and Team Rocket.

"If we don't find Team Rocket soon, they might do something bad." Luka said.

"Yeah but the question is, where are they now?" Oliver asked.

"If you ask me." Ritchie said. "I reckon Team Rocket isn't hiding Silver on land. They might be hiding him in the ocean."

"That makes sense actually." Ash said. "I mean they did escape in a submarine when they captured Silver. And Team Rocket is known to have secret bases everywhere."

"That's true." Misty replied.

Suddenly a flash of brown made it's way towards everyone.

"What is that?" Brock asked.

The dark brown figure flew in front of the gang and Mewtwo revealed himself to the gang by taking off his mask and cloak.

"Mewtwo, it is good to see you." Ash said. "And that cloak and mask suit you."

"Thank you Ash." Mewtwo said. "And I came as quick as I could. So what has happened?"

Ash explained to Mewtwo that Team Rocket has kidnapped a baby Lugia named Silver.

"We fear that Team Rocket may want to capture the mother Lugia too, which is why we have to stop them."

"I understand." Mewtwo said. "And I will gladly help. What do you need me to do first?"

"We need to find out where Team Rocket is." Ash said. "And we think there's a chance that Team Rocket has a secret base in the ocean. Do you think you can locate where Team Rocket is Mewtwo?"

"Leave it to me Ash." Mewtwo said.

Mewtwo placed his cloak and mask on Luka's boat and then he dived into the water. Mewtwo swam down into the ocean to search for Team Rocket's base. He used the move Barrier to be able to breathe underwater. So far he found nothing but water type Pokemon. But then he found a dome shaped base on the ocean floor.

"I have found Team Rocket's base." Mewtwo said to himself. "I must tell Ash at once."

He started to swim up to the surface.

In Team Rocket's underwater base, Dr. Namba was giving orders to all the Team Rocket grunts.

"It's time to capture the adult Lugia." He said. "Prepare to raise the underwater base."

"Yes sir!" All of the grunts exclaimed, pressing a lot of buttons and levers on computers.

Soon the underwater base began to rise to the surface.

Back at Luka's boat, Mewtwo told everyone about his discovery.

"Since we know that Team Rocket's base is down there." Ritchie said. "We just need to think of what to do next, like how to get in and stuff like that."

Before anyone could come up with any ideas Luka noticed that something was coming out of the ocean.

"Hey what's that?" She asked.

"It's Team Rocket's base." Mewtwo said.

Everyone stared at it.

"All right Luka, take us to land." Ash insisted. "We need to get over there."

The others agreed with Ash. Luka drove her ship to shore.

Meanwhile, just after the Team Rocket base had risen up to the surface, Silver was taken out of the base and onto land, still in the cage. Dr Namba's plan was to use Silver to call the adult Lugia was put in action. Dr. Namba, Cassidy, Butch, Jessie, James and Meowth were watching everything from a screen inside the base.

"Not long now." Dr. Namba said. "Soon we shall have Lugia in our grasp. And then I can put my plans with Lugia into action."

"Don't forget about the kids who are friends with the baby Lugia." Jessie reminded Dr. Namba.

"Yeah, there is no doubt that they will come to try and save it." James pointed out.

"Ah those kids don't scare me." Dr. Namba said. "But just in case they do get in my way, you can deal with them Cassidy and Butch."

"It will be our pleasure sir." Cassidy said.

She and Butch got ready to fight to stop the gang from foiling their plans.

Luka docked her boat on the shore. Ash, Misty, Brock, Tomo and Ritchie got off the boat to help Silver. Misty left Togepi with Luka. Oliver stayed on the boat just in case something happened. Ash told Mewtwo and Lugia to stay put as well, just in case. Mewtwo put his cloak and mask back on, just in case Team Rocket saw him.

Ash, Tomo, Misty, Brock and Ritchie were now running towards Silver's cage. Then Silver's mother turned up and she was flying towards Silver's cage.

"Oh no." Ritchie said. "Lugia will be captured as well if she gets near Silver's cage."

"It's a trap Lugia!" Misty shouted.

"Stay away Lugia!" Tomo shouted.

Suddenly a flamethrower stopped the gang in their tracks. It was Cassidy and Butch with their Houndour and Hitmontop. Houndour and Hitmontop have some metal headgear on their foreheads.

"Sorry, but you haven't won the war yet." Butch said.

"Now check out our pumped up Pokemon." Cassidy said.

Cassidy pressed a button on a control and then the headgear on Houndour and Hitmontop turned orange and Houndour and Hitmontop looked mad.

"There's something weird about the headgear." Ash said.

"Yeah, so we better be careful." Ritchie advised.

Houndour released another Flamethrower, but this time it seemed more powerful.

"Whoa!" Ritchie gasped. "Their Pokemon seem a lot more powerful now."

"I have a bad feeling that it has something to do with that weird headgear." Ash said.

"You're right about that kid." Cassidy replied. "These new gadgets make our Pokemon angry and then the Pokemon become stronger in their rage mode."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Ash shouted. "Making a Pokemon stronger by angering it is stupid!"

"Say what you want kid." Butch said. "But the headgear really does work well."

Tomo sent Growlithe out to battle and Ritchie sent Zippo out, who was now a Charmeleon. Butch ordered his Hitmontop to use Triple Kick on both Growlithe and Zippo. Thanks to the headgear, Hitmontop's Triple Kick was a lot more powerful and Growlithe and Zippo were knocked out. Ritchie immediately returned Zippo and Tomo asked Growlithe if he was okay.

The mother Lugia was getting closer and closer to the cage that held Silver. Ash, Tomo, Ritchie, Misty and Brock tried to get the mother Lugia to stay away from the cage otherwise she would have been captured. But the mother Lugia would not listen and kept on flying towards the cage. Ash and Ritchie asked Flaaffy and Pikachu to use Thunderbolt to keep Lugia away from the cage. But Lugia was too stubborn to understand what they were attempting. She fired Aeroblast to fight back and the gang and their Pokemon were knocked out. Then Lugia made it to Silver's cage, telling Silver that she was here now. As soon as she landed on the cage though, she was trapped in a machine.

Dr. Namba was happy with the success of capturing the adult Lugia.

"Now my plan to use Lugia's power will soon be put into action." He laughed.

He had the two Lugia's brought into the base immediately. Cassidy and Butch went back into the base as well, and then the Team Rocket base went back into the ocean. Ash and the others were captured too and they were placed in a cage inside the base.

Mewtwo, Ash's Lugia, Oliver and Luka saw everything that had happened. Mewtwo turned to Lugia.

"It's our turn to fight Team Rocket." He said, using Barrier.

He and Lugia then dived into the ocean. Oliver and Lanturn went with them. Luka told them to be careful since Team Rocket was dangerous.

In Team Rocket's base, Dr. Namba was admiring the Lugia.

"Jessie, James." He said. "Have the baby Lugia sent to another room. I want Lugia to become angrier for my experiment."

"Yes sir." Jessie and James said.

Jessie, James and Meowth left with the baby Lugia, which of course did anger the mother Lugia.

The gang woke up in their cage and realized that their Poke Balls had been separated from them.

"We have to do something." Ash said. "Now that Team Rocket has captured the adult Lugia; there's no telling what they will do with them."

"Yes, but what can we do?" Misty asked. "I mean, there's no way out of this cage."

Tomo saw the Poke Balls on a stand away from the cage.

"It's time for me to put my psychic powers to good use." Ash said.

He held out his right arm and his eyes started to turn blue. Ritchie was amazed by Ash's psychic power. Ash was just about to lift the Poke Balls off the stand, but someone was coming and Ash had to stop.

Dr. Namba entered the room and introduced himself to the gang.

"What are you planning to do with the Lugia?" Misty asked.

"I will gladly tell you." Dr. Namba said. "I shall be controlling Lugia's power. After all, Pokemon are supposed to be serving us humans after all."

The gang was shocked by his plan.

"Pokemon are not meant to serve humans like slaves!" Ash shouted.

"That's right." Misty said. "We are supposed to live with Pokemon in peace and harmony as friends."

Dr. Namba laughed.

"Typical kids." He said. "Nature was created for humans to control. Besides I am far more superior to Pokemon. After all I created the headgear that is on Houndour and Hitmontop; they make the Pokemon angry and that's why they're a lot stronger. I believe the angrier they are, the more powerful they become."

The gang was now extremely angry.

"How dare you do that to a Pokemon!" Misty shouted.

"What you're doing is wrong." Ritchie said. "Forcing Pokemon to become angry is terrible."

"Yeah, that's cruel!" Brock shouted.

Dr. Namba snickered and didn't care one bit.

Mewtwo and Oliver made it to the underwater base courtesy of some air vents. Ash's Lugia was too big to fit through the air vents so he remained outside the base.

"We should search for Ritchie and the others first before finding Silver." Oliver suggested.

Mewtwo agreed with that; he still had his cloak and mask on.

"Those Team Rocket grunts better not have harmed Ash." Mewtwo said.

Just then a Team Rocket grunt spotted them and was about to report them, but then Mewtwo used Confusion to knock him unconscious.

"Your psychic powers are impressive Mewtwo." Oliver said. "Now we better hurry."

Meanwhile Ash was demanding Dr. Namba to tell them what he was going to do with Lugia.

"I'm making Lugia very angry too." He said. "And once it's rage peaks, it's power will be off the charts and be unstoppable, perfect for me to use in my plans. And now I shall place the head gear on your Pokemon for another experiment."

Tomo's Growlithe and Sparky were trapped on a metal stand and Dr. Namba was about to place the two head gears on them. Ash was becoming angrier by the second.

"No way Namba!" Ash shouted. "Better hope we don't get out of here."

Ash stuck his right arm out and then he glowed blue. He lifted Dr. Namba into the air with his psychic powers and then flung him into a wall knocking him unconscious.

"That couldn't happen to a nicer villain." Misty said.

The others agreed.

Just then Mewtwo and Oliver entered the room. Mewtwo used Psycho Cut to break the cage and the computer. Ash and the others were freed from the cage and the Pokemon were freed from the stand. The gang immediately grabbed their Poke Balls.

"Okay, now it's time to free Silver and Lugia." Oliver said.

Everyone ran out of the room to find Silver, but they were ambushed by Cassidy, Butch and the other Team Rocket grunts.

"You're not going anywhere." Cassidy said.

She and Butch released Houndour and Hitmontop to fight.

"We don't have time to deal with you. Fire Dragon Roar." Cassidy and Butch were covered in smoke and the head gears attached to Houndour and Hitmontop cracked.

Mewtwo scared the Team Rocket grunts off with Shadow Ball.

"Now to find Silver." Ritchie said.

Ash told Mewtwo to find the mother Lugia and free her from her prison. Mewtwo took off to find Lugia immediately.

Oliver and the gang arrived in the room Silver was being held in. The bad news was that Dr. Namba was there.

"This Lugia is staying here with me." He said.

"Give up Dr. Namba!" Misty shouted.

"Never!" Dr. Namba yelled.

Dr. Namba released an Electabuzz. Electabuzz had a headgear on it's forehead as well.

"Now I shall show you the rage fueled power of my Electabuzz." He said.

He twisted a few knobs on a control to skyrocket Electabuzz's anger.

"We should head for that controller." Ritchie said to Ash. "Then Electabuzz will lose power."

Ash agreed with Ritchie. He instructed Flaaffy to use Iron Tail on Electabuzz to try and break the headgear and Ritchie told Sparky to head for the controller in Dr. Namba's hand. While Flaaffy kept Electabuzz occupied, Sparky destroyed the controller with Thunderbolt. The headgear was rendered useless after the controller was broken. Flaaffy and Sparky knocked Electabuzz out with a double Thunder attack. Dr. Namba couldn't believe that he lost.

"How could this be?" He demanded. "Pokemon are stronger when angered."

"If you believe that, you're sadly mistaken." Ash replied. "The real power of Pokemon comes from trust and heart."

Dr. Namba fainted after his defeat.

"Now to free Silver." Ash said.

He told Silver to move to the back of the cage, so they could free him. Tomo released his Magby and Elekid from their Poke Balls and told them to use Rock Smash on the cage. The cage was broken after Rock Smash was used and Silver was free. Oliver hugged Silver, happy he was okay.

"Now to reunite Silver with his mom." Ash said.

Meanwhile Mewtwo found the mother Lugia in another room. Jessie, James and Meowth were in charge of guarding Lugia, but Mewtwo sent them flying with Psychic.

"I'm going to release you from your imprisonment Lugia." He said.

He fired Shadow Ball at the machines to destroy them, and Lugia was freed. But Lugia was still mad about being captured and separated from Silver and began firing Aeroblast everywhere in the underwater base. The underwater base began to break apart and was taken to the surface. Mewtwo began firing Shadow Ball at the base to destroy it too; he didn't want the grunts to stay within the Whirl Islands anymore.

Oliver and the gang then arrived on the scene with Silver.

"Lugia, we got Silver back." Ash said.

Silver called out to his mom. The mother Lugia heard Silver's voice and stopped firing Aeroblast.

"We're sorry it took a while to get Silver back." Ash apologized. "But we kept our promise."

Lugia stared at the humans and realized that they had kept their promise.

"I think Lugia trusts us again." Brock said.

The others were glad to know that.

Suddenly the destruction of the Team Rocket base got worse.

"We need to get out of here!" Brock shouted.

"I'll get us out of here." Mewtwo said.

He teleported himself, the humans and the Lugia family out of the base. They got out just in time; the Team Rocket base exploded and was destroyed. Dr. Namba and the grunts who evacuated the base before it blew up, left the Whirl Islands in humiliation for their defeat.

Luka, Growlithe, Togepi and Ash's Lugia were happy to know that everyone was safe and that the Lugia family was okay.

"I bet my great-grandfather in heaven is happy to know that the Lugia family is safe and I'm also sure he hopes that they will not get separated again." Luka said, holding her Silver Wing.

Silver and his mother had to leave Ogi Isle for another destination, so they wouldn't get captured again. Oliver was sad to see Silver leave.

"Don't worry Oliver." Ash said. "Silver will come back here agan when he grows up big and strong and old enough to be separated from his mom."

Oliver agreed with Ash's words.

Everyone, including Mewtwo and Ash's Lugia, said goodbye to the Lugia family, until they were out of sight.

After the Lugia family left, Mewtwo got ready to leave as well.

"Are you still going to travel the world Mewtwo?" Ash asked.

"Yes, there is still so much for me to see and learn about this world." Mewtwo said.

Ash nodded and then Mewtwo left. Ash returned Lugia to his Poke Ball for a good rest. Ritchie also said goodbye to the group, he wanted to stay in the Whirl Islands a bit more with Oliver. Ash explained that they were going to Olivine City, so the gang had to say goodbye to Ritchie again.

"I hope to battle you again someday Ritchie." Ash said.

"So do I Ash." Ritchie replied.

Luka got ready to take the gang to Transit Town, so they could catch a ferry back to Olivine City.

So with the Lugia family safe and Dr. Namba gone for the moment, Ash and the others said goodbye to Ritchie and Oliver. The journey in the Whirl Islands was at a end.