Chapter Three: Who Locked The #### Door


A/N: Hey dere, next chappie!


They jerked around and stared at the door.

A muffled voice came from beyond it. "Will someone please open this Arceus-damned door?! I have an urgent matter! URGENT, I TELL YOU!"

Max sighed. "Calm the heck down, Clemont. I'm coming."

"I CAN'T CALM DOWN, WILL'S MISSING!"

"Calm. Down."

Pikachu sighed. What has whoever this Will guy is done to Clemont? He used to be so quiet...

Well, at least he's not being stabbed to death.


Max opened the door. "There. Calm yet?"

"NO."

"Please calm down. We actually have visitors, and an urgent matter exactly like yours only everybody went missing, not just one person."

"Did I mention that Bugsy's missing too?"

"...screw my life."

"Exactly."

Max sighed. "Sit down and tell us what happened."

Clemont sat down. "He just disappeared overnight. When I went to go see if he was with Bugsy, the house was empty. There wasn't anything in it."

"Uh...that's normal when somebody's out."

"Yeah, except that the house is never, ever empty. There's always at least one bug type wandering around. It's never just...silent. And empty."

He sighed. "It was creepy, to be honest."

Max frowned. "It sounds like somebody's been kidnapping people. They took everyone but me and these two here."

Clemont tilted his head. "I get why Blue didn't get caught, he doesn't live here, but why not Gary?"

"Gary got kidnapped by his insane grandfather who was using him as bait for Ash Ketchum. Who's sorta hiding out here." Max answered.

Clemont blinked.

Then he got up, muttered "I need to think," and ran out of the house.

Max growled under his breath. [Well I screwed that up bad.]


Clemont ran outside.

Well, I wasn't lying. I do need to think.

He sighed. "Come, Kishiro. We're leaving for a little."

The jolteon cocked his head. [What about Raion?]

"He'll be fine. He's off somewhere exploring."

Kishiro nodded. [Ah.]

Clemont switched to jolteon form and bounded off, Kishiro following close behind.


Ash glanced up from the computer.

I could swear I just heard a crash.

Pikachu arrived in front of him. [Ash Clemont's here but you gotta move quickly he's running off to somewhere and-]

Ash cut him off. "Wait, what? Slow down."

Pikachu took a deep breath. [Clemont's here. He's probably far away by now.]

Ash tilted his head. "I don't understand."

Pikachu swore. [I hate not being able to speak human.]


Clemont and Kishiro came to a halt in a field.

Kishiro turned to face Clemont. [You're obviously panicked about something. What is it?]

Clemont sighed. "You know that tree-house-shed-hideout place?"

Kishiro nodded. [What about it?]

"Ash Ketchum is hiding there."

[That Ash Ketchum?]

"Do you know any other Ash Ketchum?!"

[...no.]

"Exactly." He sighed. "I'm just worried about nothing. Maybe. I think."

Kishiro frowned. [Nothing?]

"Well, Serena's not around, and he didn't see me. Hell, he might not even know I'm a were-pokemon."

[I highly doubt it.]

Clemont turned and stared at a random Hoothoot. "I could be worried about nothing. Maybe he doesn't care."

[Again, I highly doubt that.]

"Either way, we have to stay there. Max is the best at finding things, especially missing people."

Kishiro shook his head. [You are very silly, Master.]

"I've told you not to call me that."

[Very well, Master.]

"Urrrrghhhh."


Ash stared at Pikachu. "So what you're telling me is it has a translate feature?"

Pikachu facepalmed. [Yes. That's exactly what I'm telling you.]

Ash frowned. "Uh...maybe if I push this button..."

He pushed it.

Pikachu looked at him. [Do you understand me now?]

Ash's face brightened. "I do! Now, what were you trying to tell me?"

Pikachu sighed. [It's too late now. They're long gone.]

Ash frowned. "Who is?"

[No point in telling you.]

"You know, I really hate it when you act like this."

[I don't care.]


Clemont sighed. "It's getting dark. We should head back."

Kishiro nodded. [Let's pick up Raion on the way.]

Clemont nodded. "I just hope we don't run into anything."

[Don't jinx us.]


Ash waited at the door.

Maybe whoever Pikachu was talking about will come back.

Two...hours...later...

Ash turned from the door.

A bright yellow streak zoomed past him, followed by a bright yellow streak and a luxray.

He blinked. "Huh."

He heard a crash and some muffled swearing.

He peered down the hall. "You need some he..." His voice trailed off.

Clemont stared at him. "Well shit."


Clemont froze. "Well shit."

He'd been spotted.

He glared at the plant. Stupid plant. Why was it even there, anyway?

And who told him about me?

He sighed. "I assume you know me."

Ash recovered his wits. "Clemont?"


Ash stared for a few more seconds.

What is he doing here?

After a few minutes, his confusion turned to rage. Just a bit.

Even if they weren't friends, that didn't give him the right to...

Clemont stared at him. "I see they got to you. I kinda expected that." He sighed. "I'm going to my room. Don't follow me. Kishiro, Raion, come."

The luxray and jolteon sprung to his side as he left, the jolteon giving him on last passing glare.

He stood there for a few more seconds before leaving.


Clemont got to his room.

I hate my life.

Why did he have to see me?

He sighed. "I wish life was less complicated."

Kishiro smiled sadly. [I think we all do.]

Raion yawned. [Shut up, both of you. You need to sleep.]

Clemont nodded. "I guess."

They all knew none of them were getting any sleep that night.

Especially when in the middle of the night, somebody broke in.


A/N: Aaaaand scene!

Name explanations:

Kishiro is basically me mashing up the japanese words for 'yellow' and 'white' and calling it a name.

Raion means lion in japanese.

Now everybody, it's 3 am for me. I'm going to sleep. Bai.