Clark: Luke's room is upstairs. Good luck. You're going to need it.
They all then went upstairs to the door of Luke's room.
Marucho: Maybe he's sleeping.
Layton: Perhaps. Luke? My name is Hershel Layton. I'm a friend of your father's. Could we talk for a moment?
Luke: Certainly. But first, you'll have to solve my door puzzle!
Layton: Your...door puzzle? Ah ha, I see. Luke means to test ouur mettle with a puzzle.
Emmy: That's so cute, Professor. Shall we do it?
Layton: So we shall.
Luke: If you really are the esteemed Hershel Layton, then this puzzle should be no problem. You have 15 seconds to perform a specific action in front of the door.
Ulrich: And how are we suppose to know what to do?
Luke: you may search the area outside my door if you like.
Layton: And when we're ready to perform this action, whatever it may be, we should let you know?
Luke: Correct. But I will tell you now, you can't do anything to solve my puzzle.
The group then thought it over and came to the answer.
Layton: Luke! We're ready.
Luke: Please stand in front of the door.
They just stood there for 15 seconds doing nothing.
Luke: That is what you had to do.
Layton:"You can't do anything to solve the puzzle." Or in other words: to solve this puzzle, you can't do anything. A very interesting puzzle, Luke. Now will you open the door for us?
Luke: As I promised.
They walked in to see a small boy in a blue hat.
Layton: A clever puzzle, Luke. Your letter? I think you might want it back.
Luke gasped in suprise.
Odd: Luke wrote the letter?
Layton: Clark was never a fan of typed correspondence. He always wrote his letters out in longhand. Only someone close to Clark would know of our past together. This someone would know I would never abandon a friend in need.
Luke: Are you really...Professor Layton?
Clark then came in.
Clark: Is this true, Luke? How could you do something like this?! Whta were you thinking?! Were you even thinking at all? Here now. Don't you dare turn your back on me again.
Layton: Clark, please.
Clark: Forgive me. The boy has barely spoken to me in the last six months. He's been so withdrawn since the appearance of the specter.
Luke: Very soon. The world will end.
Yumi: The end of the world? What do you mean by that?
Luke: I mean what I said.
Mira: Luke, you can't just say something like that and not elaborate.
Clark: He just won't open up to anyone. He wasn't always like this. When he does speak, its only to say something inscrutable, as you saw. Prophecies...Absurd.
William: Prophecies?
Clark: Its all my fault.
Jexi: Clark, what are you talking about?
Clark: Sorry, I have urgent business to attend to in my study. We can discuss this later. Luke, Mr. Layton is a close friend. Please talk with him. Perhaps you could even help him.
Doland then came in as Clark left.
Doland: I'm afraid it is time for Master Luke to retire.
Baron: Now? We're right in the middle of something and its 2 in the afternoon.
Doland: Nevertheless, it is bedtime.
Layton: If I may, Doland. I'd like to ask Luke one more thing. Luke, though the town has been repeatedly attacked by the specter, no one has been injured.
Jeremie: Some sort of oracle alerts the townspeople about which areas to evacuate from.
Shun: We think you may be the oracle. Are we right?
Doland: Absurd!
Ace: Where will the specter appear next?
Doland: Master Luke will not stand for such balderdash. Please leave at once!
Luke: The specter will appear tonight. If you want, I can also show you where it will appear next.
Layton: I would like that very much, Luke.
Doland: Master Luke! This joke is in poor taste!
Luke: Please don't tell my father about this, Doland.
Doland: Are you certain this is OK?
Luke: Yes. Doland, did you tell the townspeople? Did you tell them about the specter just as before?
Doland: Yes. I will make a final tour of the area to ensure that everyone has gone.
Aelita: But where will the specter appear?
Luke: Great Ely Street.
Layton: Then that is where we must go.
They then left the house for Great Ely Street but ran into some familiar faces on the way.
Luffy: Hey, guys!
Aelita: Luffy?
Dan: What are you doing here?
Luffy: No clue.
Usopp: He's right. One minute we're on the ship, the next we're here in this town.
Manaphy: Hey guys!
Odd: Manaphy?
Robin: He followed us after we went our seperate ways.
Marucho: You should come with us. We could use the extra help.
Chopper: Sure. But where are we going?
Luke: North Ely Street on Grand Ely Street to catch a glimpse of the specter tonight.
Zoro: The specter?
Jexi: We'll explain on the way.
meanwhile in the bushes...
Flux: There they are.
Ian: I thought we weren't attacking the heroes until they all were together?
Flux: I'm not going for them. I going for Layton.
He then took out a jar.
Ian: What's in the jar?
Flux: Several venomous cobras. I toss the jar, it breaks releasing these venomous snakes.
Ian: Where did you get those anyway?
Flux: Villain Mart. I also bought some drilling machines for our mining operation and some x-ray vison goggles. Now go, my venomous compatriats!
He tossed the jar and it broke revealing it to be empty.
Flux: Empty? Where did they all go?
Ian: Partner?
They turned to see several cobras glaring at him.
Flux: I figured this might happen, so I bought a mongoose. Now go.
The mongoose jumped out but attacked Flux instead.
Flux: Yeow!
The cobras then attacked the duo.
Meanwhile with our group...
Layton: If we are to catch the specter, we will need a hotel room.
Luke: There's a hotel on North Ely Street.
They then went to the hotel but found it was empty.
Emmy: Looks like no one's here. Let's try the bell.
They rang the bell and the manager came out.
Joseph: Finally! Some guests! Can I get you folks a room?
Nami: Don't you know your at risk. Did you recieve the evacuation order?
Joseph: I thought we had more cancellations that usual. As owner, I have no intention of leaving. You all look like sophisticated folks. Help me with this puzzle and the room will be free.
Nami: Deal. Give it to us.
Puzzle No. 012: Room Check
Joseph:You need to check all 12 rooms in the hotel. You want to be as efficient as possible and make your rounds without entering the same room twice. There is a number you can use to help you remember the route so that you can check every room quickly with no backtracking. What is that number?
Nami: By completing a circuit in the shape of the number 25, you can check all the rooms efficiently.
Joseph: She's right. Take room 302. Best city view in the district. Right up the stairs.
Layton: Thank you.
They went up the stairs to the room.
Sanji: Room 302. This is it.
Emmy: Perfect. We'll have front row seats to view the specter.
Yumi: Let's just hope the fog doesn't get in the way.
Meanwhile back on a familiar ship...
Flux: That could have gone worse. Good thing the clerk gave me some antidote to the cobra venom. And bandages for the mongoose attacks. How's our prisoner by the way?
Ian: Still locked in her cell.
Flux: Good. Tonight, I want you to drag her in front of her friends and lead then to North Ely Street.
Ian: But that's where the specter is going to appear.
Flux: I know.