After the entire incident with Lydia was over, she somehow dropped a bunch of pearls upon being sucked up. There were two large pearls and a bunch of tiny ones, which Ness put into his backpack (jeez, just how much stuff can that thing hold?!).

Pit laughed and high fived his friend upon success. "Alright, then. Onto the next portrait ghost!" he said with a fist held high in the air.

Once the two unlikely friends got going again, though, they heard someone humming to himself. Pit opened the next door a crack, and they could see a ghost with a blue navy-like coat and brown hair sitting in a chair holding a book.

"I can see you, but you can't see me," he said mockingly as he started to stretch. Doing so, however, he revealed his heart. Thankfully Pit reacted quickly, and started to suck up the ghost. But Neville was a formidable foe, using psychic abilities to throw books at Ness' face. He got bombarded with books, which lowered his HP rapidly. Eventually he got down to 10 HP, and Pit managed to suck the ghost up.

"Ugh...t-that was r-rough," Ness stammered uneasily as he threw Neville's books into the fireplace. He tried to stand, but promptly collapsed instead. Pit looked down at Ness' ankle and saw it was slightly red somehow. Ness' arms were also covered in second-degree burns.

"OK, Ness. You should probably take it easy for a while before you end up killed!" Pit insisted as Ness tried to stagger to his feet various times, but collapsing after each attempt. "We don't need THREE people stuck in this mansion, if you know what I mean!"

Suddenly Pit's Game Boy Horror started to ring, most likely E. Gadd calling to check on them. Sure enough, Elvin's face popped up the moment the screen lit up. "Ness! Pit!" he called out. "I lost contact with you guys there. You alright?"

"We're fine, Professor," Pit said. Then he looked toward Ness, who was starting to turn pale, and continued in unease, "But somehow Ness got really hurt and sick."

Elvin put a hand up to his chin. "Hm...tell you what," he said. "If you're alright with suckin' up ghosts alone for a while, you get Ness back here and I'll find a way to treat him. Sound good?" Pit hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright! Well then, come back down!"

Pit turned off his Game Boy Horror and slung his fainted friend over his shoulder, then it was just a mad dash to E. Gadd's Lab.

"Pit!" Elvin said happily. "Glad you could get back in one piece, and Ness, too! Speaking of...just get Ness to this room-" He gestured toward a room that resembled an infirmary. "-and I'll find a way to heal him up." Pit obliged.

"OK, now what?" Pit asked.

Elvin pulled something up on his computer. "According to my research, there's one more portrait ghost you need to get in Area One: Chauncey," he explained. "Since Ness is ill at the moment, you'll need to take him down alone." Pit turned pale, but nodded after a slight hesitation.

Once Pit got back to the mansion, he accidentally walked right under the chandelier. Luckily, he was able to run away at the last second. Pit decided to get to the hallway and take Chauncey down ASAP. Sure enough, as soon as he got past Neville's room, the Study, he heard a ghostly cry. Pit turned snow white, similar to his wings' color, from fright and shakily walked into the ghost baby's room.

Eventually Chauncey, the little spirit baby himself, appeared in front of the angel, which slightly surprised him. "Hi! Wanna play with me?" he asked playfully, picking up a ball. Pit promptly kicked it away. Chauncey started to cry. "Ow! You gave me an owie! I just wanted to play with you...I hate grownups! Why do you have to be bigger than meeeeee? I've had ENOUGH!" Chauncey started waving his rattle around. "Small! Now grow smaller! Small! Itsy! Tiny! Little! Wee! Gaa gaa goo goo gaaaaaa!" Sucdenly the entirety of the Nursery started spinning around Pit. His head spun, and he started to feel dizzy. Five seconds later, he found himself in a giant version of Chauncey's crib. The spirit baby appeared from the side of the rib, giving a wink and grabbing his rattle.

A/N: For the record, this is probably the least exciting chapter ever. Maybe. I dunno. Please read and review!