[The lad definitely isn't expecting to be yanked away from the scientist so suddenly, so he ends up letting the guy go. However, the anger still burned in his eyes and heart, a panicked fury clouding his voice (and judgement).] But Hayato--!
[Right's retort gets cut off as the scientist sneers at them. And as the scientist continues, it slowly dawns upon Right that this sounds far too much like the Cataclysm to be a coincidence. Was this a warning? Or did they somehow end up in the past? But as the guy spoke about stopping Lugia from killing more people, Right remembers one particular camping trip:
"Children," Grandpa told Right and his four childhood friends as they settled around the campfire for the evening, "there is one thing you must always keep in mind regarding any encounters with any Pokemon."
"What's that, Grandpa?" Young Right inquired, looking up from the four sausages he was already roasting.
"If a Pokemon attacks you, it's usually for a very good reason. Either you are intruding on its territory, or interrupting its meal. Or worse, you have done something that it finds personally offensive. So, if you wish to be friends with Pokemon, always do your best to never make it want to attack you, even if its unintentional. Otherwise, you will always end up hurt - or worse..."
Any traces of panic is now gone from Right, fists clenching by his side as he stands straight up and stares at the scientist in the eye.] You wanna know why they're killing off humans? Why they're so angry that they're wrecking our homes and taking the lives of our children? It's because we pissed them off! We got too high and mighty with how we treated Pokemon - thinking that they're nothing more than dumb creatures, thinking that we as a race are above them...stupidly thinking that we're even more powerful that the Gods! And it's all because of these stupid things! These damn Pokeballs! [Right immediately tosses his Pokeballs as far away from him as possible. No, never again would he even dare to think of wielding one of those heretic contraptions.]
That is why they're so angry that they wanna kill us. And because assholes like you didn't listen, innocent people are dying. And not just humans - Pokemon are getting killed, too! [Right remembers that part of the legend, as it was told to him by his family and elders. So much wanton death on both sides...] Plus, you're pissing off Lord Lugia even more by keeping his friend captive! If you value human life so much, why did you go do a stupid thing like this and put all these guys in mortal danger?! And not just their lives are at risk for no good reason, but those of their Pokemon friends, too!
And if you think I'm wrong, then you're wrong! I know that Pokemon aren't a bunch of dumb beasts! They got brains and hearts and souls. They laugh and cry and get angry like we do. And more importantly...they're my friends. And if you think I'm going to turn my back on my friends and leave them to die? You're far more stupid than anyone I know...including myself. [All five members of Right's team stares at Right, his words sinking into their brains. Soft Steel's glowing aura fades a bit as they all gained the light of understanding in their eyes.]
We're not leaving. And we're not gonna let Lord Lugia die, either. He's here and fighting us because we took his friend captive, and he's very angry about that. If you value all these lives here, and all the remaining lives, you let his friend go, and we all apologize to them both for being such asses about how we humans have treated Pokemon.
And if you don't do that...we will. [He may not have his powers, and he cannot understand what any Pokemon is saying...but he's still got his Imagination. And he's forming an image in his head on how they're gonna get that blue friend of Lugia's free...and survive at the same time.]
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[Right's retort gets cut off as the scientist sneers at them. And as the scientist continues, it slowly dawns upon Right that this sounds far too much like the Cataclysm to be a coincidence. Was this a warning? Or did they somehow end up in the past? But as the guy spoke about stopping Lugia from killing more people, Right remembers one particular camping trip:
"Children," Grandpa told Right and his four childhood friends as they settled around the campfire for the evening, "there is one thing you must always keep in mind regarding any encounters with any Pokemon."
"What's that, Grandpa?" Young Right inquired, looking up from the four sausages he was already roasting.
"If a Pokemon attacks you, it's usually for a very good reason. Either you are intruding on its territory, or interrupting its meal. Or worse, you have done something that it finds personally offensive. So, if you wish to be friends with Pokemon, always do your best to never make it want to attack you, even if its unintentional. Otherwise, you will always end up hurt - or worse..."
Any traces of panic is now gone from Right, fists clenching by his side as he stands straight up and stares at the scientist in the eye.] You wanna know why they're killing off humans? Why they're so angry that they're wrecking our homes and taking the lives of our children? It's because we pissed them off! We got too high and mighty with how we treated Pokemon - thinking that they're nothing more than dumb creatures, thinking that we as a race are above them...stupidly thinking that we're even more powerful that the Gods! And it's all because of these stupid things! These damn Pokeballs! [Right immediately tosses his Pokeballs as far away from him as possible. No, never again would he even dare to think of wielding one of those heretic contraptions.]
That is why they're so angry that they wanna kill us. And because assholes like you didn't listen, innocent people are dying. And not just humans - Pokemon are getting killed, too! [Right remembers that part of the legend, as it was told to him by his family and elders. So much wanton death on both sides...] Plus, you're pissing off Lord Lugia even more by keeping his friend captive! If you value human life so much, why did you go do a stupid thing like this and put all these guys in mortal danger?! And not just their lives are at risk for no good reason, but those of their Pokemon friends, too!
And if you think I'm wrong, then you're wrong! I know that Pokemon aren't a bunch of dumb beasts! They got brains and hearts and souls. They laugh and cry and get angry like we do. And more importantly...they're my friends. And if you think I'm going to turn my back on my friends and leave them to die? You're far more stupid than anyone I know...including myself. [All five members of Right's team stares at Right, his words sinking into their brains. Soft Steel's glowing aura fades a bit as they all gained the light of understanding in their eyes.]
We're not leaving. And we're not gonna let Lord Lugia die, either. He's here and fighting us because we took his friend captive, and he's very angry about that. If you value all these lives here, and all the remaining lives, you let his friend go, and we all apologize to them both for being such asses about how we humans have treated Pokemon.
And if you don't do that...we will. [He may not have his powers, and he cannot understand what any Pokemon is saying...but he's still got his Imagination. And he's forming an image in his head on how they're gonna get that blue friend of Lugia's free...and survive at the same time.]