Silver Wing

Today the gang was in Ogi City and they were heading to the port.

They wanted to know when the next ferry for Red Rock Isle, the location of the Whirl Cup would come. The bad news was that the ferry only traveled to Red Rock Isle once a day and the gang had already missed it.

"What are we going to do now?" Misty asked.

Just then a woman came up to the gang.

"Hi there." She said. "I can take you to Red Rock Isle."

"Would you really do that?" Ash questioned.

"Of course." The woman answered. "I'm going past there, so I'd be happy to take you."

The gang thanked her and the woman introduced herself as Luka.

Soon Luka gave the gang a ride on her boat. The gang realized that Luka had a lot of diving equipment with her.

"She must be a marine archeologist." Ash said.

Ash approached Luka at the helm to ask her a question when he noticed a photo of a map beside her on the right.

"Hey Luka, what's this?" He asked her.

Misty wondered if it was a treasure map. Luka explained that it was a map and it belonged to her great-grandfather. She had a photo of him beside her on the left.

"My family has been exploring the sea and researching many water type Pokemon, and it all started with my great-grandfather." Luka said. "One day, I discovered this map along with his old journal and it said that he acquired a Silver Wing somewhere deep in the ocean."

"Wait a second." Ash said suddenly. "Did you just say Silver Wing?"

"Yes, do you know about the Silver Wing Ash?" Luka asked.

"Yeah we do because Ash has one." Tomo said.

Ash took out his silver locket and opened it up. Inside was a beautiful silver feather. Luka gasped when she saw it.

"That's a Silver Wing?" She spluttered. "But how did you get it?"

Ash turned to Tomo, Misty and Brock and they nodded back; apparently they knew how Ash obtained it.

"Stop the boat and I will show and explain it to you." Ash said.

So Luka stopped the boat; they were still nowhere near Red Rock Isle, but far away from Yellow Rock Isle. Ash brought out a Poke Ball and released his Lugia. Lugia had grown up more and could really fly and swim at this point. Luka couldn't believe her eyes and was nearly speechless.

"How on earth did you get yourself a Lugia?" She asked.

Ash, Tomo and Misty told Luka about the Lugia they met in the Orange Islands and about how Lugia gave Ash's Lugia to him as a gift when it was a baby.

"Wow that's amazing." Luka said. "You guys are really lucky to have a Lugia on your team. But how did you get a Silver Wing?"

"I'll explain." Ash said.

(Flashback)

"It happened the other day on Blue Rock Isle." Ash started. "We had just heard about the Whirl Cup and Misty and I decided to train our water type Pokemon a bit because we're competing in it."

"Yes, we trained at a town called Blue Lagoon for a while." Misty said.

"I was training my Lugia in the water and it had just learned the moves Whirlpool and Hydro Pump." Ash said. "And it was at that moment just as Lugia was stretching it's wings, a silver feather came off him and he gave it to me as a token of our friendship. I realized that it was a Silver Wing because Morty told me about it when I last saw him in Ecruteak City and I've kept it in my silver locket ever since."

(End flashback)

Luka was amazed by Ash's story.

"So the Silver Wing is a feather from Lugia. That's amazing." She said.

Then Ash showed Luka his Rainbow Wing and told her that it was a feather of Ho-Oh and how he got it.

"Wow Ash you have really amazed me here." Luka said. "You have any more mystical artifacts with you?"

"Sorry Luka, but I'm afraid I don't." Ash chuckled.

"Can you keep this a secret?" He asked Luka to keep his Lugia, Silver Wing and Rainbow Wing a secret.

"You don't need to worry Ash." Luka said. "I promise that I will never reveal what you told me to anyone."

"Thank you Luka." Ash said.

"So Luka, where is your great-grandfather's Silver Wing?" Misty asked.

Luka explained that a long time ago, her great-grandfather was returning home after finding the Silver Wing. But his ship, the I.S.S Raspberry, was caught in a terrible storm and it sank to the bottom of the ocean.

"Luckily everyone on that ship survived, but great-grandfather's Silver Wing went down with the ship. It was devastating for him to have lost it, and the worst part was when he told people about it, nobody believed him. So to make people believe he tried to search for the sunken ship and Silver Wing, but he failed to locate it. And now I'm searching for the Silver Wing to clear my great-grandfather's name."

"Have you found out where the ship is yet?" Misty asked.

"Yes I have." Luka said. "Thanks to the map and some computer work, I have located exactly where the sunken ship is. And I put a X on the map to remember where it is."

Ash asked Luka if he could help her locate the Silver Wing.

"I understand perfectly how much finding the Silver Wing means to you." He said. "Because my Silver Wing means a lot to me as well. So please let me help you find it."

Luka was surprised but agreed. Tomo, Misty and Brock agreed to help too and Luka accepted it. Luka drove the boat to the location where her great-grandfather's sunken ship was. Next, both Luka and Ash put on some of Luka's diving gear, which had a communication device and then released three Magikarp from their Poke Balls.

"My Magikarp will help us get to the sunken ship easier." She said.

She and Ash jumped into the sea to get ready to search for the ship. Tomo, Growlithe, Misty, Togepi and Brock stayed behind on the ship to keep watch.

Soon Luka and Ash were at the bottom of the ocean. Ash was in awe when he saw many water type Pokemon and other things. But then they finally found the sunken I.S.S Raspberry. Ash told Misty, Brock and Tomo that they found it and then he and Luka started to swim towards it. Suddenly Luka made them stop.

"Is something wrong Luka?" Ash asked.

"I don't know." Luka replied. "But I think I saw something near the ship."

She sent her Magikarp to swim closer to the ship, while she and Ash hid behind some rocks that were near the ship. Once the Magikarp got closer to the ship, a Pokemon appeared in front of them; it was a Mantine.

"That Mantine must be guarding the ship." Ash said.

"I agree." Luka added. "And I'm pretty sure it's not going to allow us to search for the Silver Wing inside the ship. We'll need to think of something else."

She and Ash then swam back to her boat.

Luka and the gang started to think about what to do next.

"Mantine probably isn't guarding the ship alone." Ash theorized. "That ship is probably home to many different water type Pokemon."

"I agree with Ash." Brock said. "And they are bound to get upset if we invade their territory."

"Then I guess we will have to take action instead." Misty pointed out.

Misty suggested that they use their water type Pokemon to distract the water type Pokemon in the ship and while they are distracted Luka can search for the Silver Wing in the ship. Everyone liked that idea. Ash released his Totodile. Tomo released his Octillery. Brock released his Corsola. Misty released her Staryu and Corsola. This time Misty got into a diving suit to help Luka and Ash, as did Tomo. Brock decided to stay on the boat to look after Togepi and Growlithe.

Luka, Ash, Tomo, Misty and the Pokemon swam back down to the sunken ship. Ash, Misty, Tomo and their Pokemon, with two of Luka's Magikarp headed over to the ship. Luka stayed behind the big rocks to wait for a chance to sneak into the ship. As Ash, Misty, Tomo and the Pokemon got closer to the boat, Mantine and two Remoraid showed up.

"You were right about there being other Pokemon in the ship besides Mantine Ash." Misty said.

"Yeah and I bet that Mantine is the Remoraid's friend." Ash said. "Come on, we need to distract them so Luka can get inside the ship."

The Mantine and Remoraid headed over to them and the Pokemon to make them leave. Ash, Tomo and Misty told their Pokemon to fight back and soon the attacks of Water Gun and Bubble Beam and Tackle were being unleashed.

While the fight was underway, Luka and her Magikarp swam into the sunken ship to search for the lost Silver Wing. She searched in every room and corner for the Silver Wing. Suddenly she saw a swarm of baby Remoraid.

"This must be the reason Remoraid and Mantine were guarding the ship." Luka said.

Just then she saw a small treasure chest near the baby Remoraid.

"This must be it." She said, picking it up.

Luka and Magikarp swam out of the ship with the treasure chest. Ash, Misty, Tomo and the Pokemon noticed her and then left the Mantine and Remoraid alone.

Once they got back on Luka's boat, Luka told the gang about the baby Remoraid.

"In that case it's no wonder the Remoraid and Mantine didn't want us near the ship." Ash said.

"Yeah they were afraid that we would hurt the baby Pokemon." Misty said.

"Ah well, we found what we were looking for." Luka said. "So we can leave them in peace."

Luka opened up the treasure chest; inside was another wooden box. Luka opened up the second box; inside it was the Silver Wing. Luka picked the Silver Wing up.

"I've finally found it." She said happily. "And now I can prove my great-grandfather's story was true. And I will prove the Silver Wing is indeed a feather of the legendary Pokemon Lugia."

Just then Ash remembered the time he and the others saw a shadow of Lugia near Blue Point Isle and told Luka about it.

"That's interesting." Luka said. "If a Lugia is living somewhere in the Whirl Islands, then I would use my Silver Wing to find out for sure."

"I'm sure you will." Ash said. "Actually I have the strange feeling all of us will find out."

Tomo, Misty and Brock agreed with his statement.

With Luka's treasure seeking having come to a end, she finished driving the gang to Red Rock Isle.

"Finally we are at Red Rock Isle, the site of the Whirl Cup." Misty said.

"I can't wait for this." Ash said.

"Neither can I." Misty said.