"I-it hatched... Big brother, what Pokémon is this?" Liu Yuan asked in amazement, reaching out to touch it.
"Remember the Pokémon I told you about, the one rumored to have been born in the sun?" Liu Qing asked, stroking the soft down on the head of the Pokémon in his arms.
"Could this be Volcarona?" Liu Yuan asked curiously.
"Yes. I never expected the Pokémon Egg Moe gave me to hatch into a Volcarona. What a beautiful Pokémon!" Liu Qing was overjoyed. Then his expression changed, and he looked down at Flame and his group, calling loudly, "Flame, you saw it yourself. That wasn't some treasure like you imagined, but a Pokémon Egg I dropped into the lava not long ago. You can go back now and tell your boss exactly what happened. While you're at it, tell him my name is Namikaze Liu Qing, and my younger brother is Namikaze Liu Yuan. Let's see if Team Magma dares to come after us!"
With that, Liu Qing recalled Slowking and directed Salamence to fly toward Lavaridge Town.
"Captain Flame, should we pursue them?" one of the members asked, stepping closer.
"Namikaze, Namikaze... The Namikaze Family, one of the seventeen great houses? The boss told us some time ago that the family head's two sons were traveling through Hoenn. He said the eldest wasn't quite as strong as him yet, but it was only a matter of time before he caught up. He told us to steer clear if we met them, not fight them head-on. I never expected to run into them here." Flame watched Salamence's receding silhouette thoughtfully. At his subordinate's question, he said bluntly, "Forget it. We'll decide what to do after reporting to Lord Maxie."
Lavaridge Town was famous for its hot springs, with Hot Spring Street