"Wait, what the hell is going on?"
"Why did Lugia run the moment it saw you?"
Chen Shi stared at Mew, utterly baffled.
He never would have imagined that Lugia's first reaction to seeing them would be to flee.
Just how unwelcome was this Black-Hearted Meowth?
Cynthia beside him and Diancie behind him were both giving Mew rather strange looks.
Mew gave an awkward smile.
[It's fine. Lugia hasn't gone far. We can still catch up.]
With that, Mew used Teleport in the depths of the sea, taking them along in pursuit of Lugia.
Before long, the fleeing Lugia looked as though it had lost all will to live.
Several humans and Pokémon had suddenly appeared on its back.
And, of course, Mew-the one it least wanted to see-was among them.
"Mew, just what exactly do you want?"
Mew planted its hands on its hips and replied with complete self-righteousness.
[Forget what I want. What do you want? Tell me, why did you run the moment you saw me?]
Lugia was speechless.
Seriously, pal, don't you have any idea why I ran when I saw you?
Who in the world hasn't heard of your rotten reputation, Mew?
And you think you're in the right!
Then Lugia sighed softly. "Don't give me that. Just tell me why you came looking for me."
"What do you need from me?"
"Once you've said it, leave!"
When the subject turned to its reason for coming, Mew grew a little more serious, though its words still carried a somewhat flippant air.
[Do you realize I came here to help you this time?]
[One of your kin is in trouble.]
At those words, Lugia's gaze sharpened.
One of my kin is in trouble?
Could it be the Lugia that just gave birth?
*That makes sense. Apart