Ghost of Lavender Town
Disclaimer: I do not own Ash or any of the original characters from Poke`mon that I use in this story. The plot and the characters I make up are mine.
Ch. 1 - The Johnson Mansion
Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu gazed at the towering mansion in front of them. "What is it?" Ash asked.
"It's a house, o' course!" a booming voice answered. A giant hand whacked Ash's shoulder and whirled him around. Misty and Brock turned around to see who the voice belonged to. The three found themselves staring at the smiling face of a giant of a man and the frown of a leprechaun of a girl on his shoulder.
"Dad, I think they mean which house." she corrected. She turned to them and smiled, "Hi, I'm Janiane, this is my dad, Nethanial."
"'Ello!" he replied, greeting them properly.
"Well, hi." Misty said cheerfully, "Umm…do you think you could come down here?"
"Sure. Dad?" Janiane exclaimed, nodding to her father. Nethanial bent down slowly, careful not to drop the small girl, and set her on the ground. "You weren't thinking of going in there, where you?"
"No." Ash replied, "Why?"
"Because Johnson mansion is haunted."
"Isn't everything here haunted?" Brock asked. Janiane rapidly shook her head.
"Not everything. But this place is the most haunted place around here! The last thing anyone wants to do is go in there. Last person who went in there didn't come out."
"What happened?" Misty asked eagerly.
"Yeah, what makes this place the most haunted?" Ash followed up. Janiane sighed and looked anxiously at her dad, who winked back at her. Her gloomy expression cleared up.
"They don't know what happened to him, but there are rumors. And to understand what gives it its reputation, I'd have to tell you the legend."
"We've got time." Ash exclaimed. Janiane laughed at the eager look on his face.
"Ash, I don't mean to keep you in suspense, but you, your friends, and your poké mon look like you could use a break and some food."
"Did you say food?" Ash asked. Misty, Brock, Ash, and Pikachu all gathered around her. "Lead the way."
A/N: This is a short chapter but hey all my stories start out with short chapters. If you like this story, review and tell me. Otherwise I'll remove it and make room for other stories.