"Who are you?" It was a human. I don't know how he got here, but he was.
	"My name is Giovanni. I'm sorry to cause any harm to your home, but I must 
take something that belongs to me back," I saw the cage with Lugia in it. "You 
call it your mother. I guess you don't have a family any more. I will be your 
family if you want." I looked up at Lugia. I considered her as a mother.
	"No."
	"I beg your pardon?"
	"No. She is what I have for family, and she, plus my friends, are it. So 
stay out of this!"
	"I've given you the offer of a lifetime, and you fail to take it. Fine, 
I'll take you and your mother down!" It was a battle. "Go! Rydon!"
	"Com'on Zillia! Help Mom!" Rydon used a rock throw. Panicked, I told 
Zillia to use sysmic toss. It worked.
	"Return, Rydon. You will do this for me!"
	"Weezing!"
	"Com'on out Star!"
	"Umbre!" Star used a shadow ball, sending Weezing flying.
	"Ragia!" I turned to see Lugia being shocked. 
	"Mother!"
	"Save-your-self-Emerald."
	"I won't leave without you!" I opened the cage. I got Lugia out, only to 
shock me. Everything was changing around me. At one moment, I saw Lugia, the 
next, I saw my mother pulling me out of the cage. My real mother.
					..............
	"Thank you young Emerald," I opened my eyes to see myself and Lugia on 
another island. It was dark because it was night. "You shouldn't do that 
though."
	"Why? You are the only Lugia alive, and I'm just another commoner."
	"There is more to you than what you know. I will not tell now, but you 
will learn everything at the right time. But I will say this: it is the reason I 
took you in." I fell asleep on Lugia's back listening to her song.
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