Kiara trotted alongside Garry down the path, her own footsteps no longer the only thing echoing through the silence. The young man's footsteps chimed in with hers almost rhythmically. Her earlier fears and stress from being in this place were settled down for the time being. She didn't know why, but it was relaxing to have someone else to travel along with her. It reminded her of how she had felt when she had left the orphanage with Wolf. Alone, she wouldn't have been able to make the decision, but with Wolf it was almost easy. Now with Garry beside her, the weight of their situation felt slightly lighter on her shoulders. The two continued on in silence until another path suddenly branched off from the path they were on while their current pathway continued on forward.

"Well Kiara, which way do you think we should go?" Garry asked unexpectedly, halting at the intersection and looking down at the girl.

Kiara blinked in surprise. She hadn't thought about how now that Garry was with her, the two would have to make decisions together. Contemplating it for a moment, she looked up at him and answered. "Forward," she nodded in that direction.

Garry gave a small nod of agreement, "Okay. We can always come back to this path once we see what's up ahead," he mumbled in response before taking the lead again and walking forward.

Kiara kept pace with him, hanging onto her doll by its arm in her right hand. She was glad it was still in good condition as of now. It kept her energy up, which she definitely needed. Garry had said there had to be an exit around here somewhere, and wherever it was, she knew she would need all her strength to get there.

They continued on the path for a while longer until they fell upon a large, square clearing. The girl gazed around it, surprised to see it so enormous in comparison to all the other clearings she had encountered. One corner was taken up by a large cube building made of stone, not sustained by any porch. The rest of the clearing seemed empty, until her eyes spotted a purple body crouched in the corner opposite this house. Forgetting that Garry was with her, she started to creep towards it carefully just in case it was another one of those Mega Gengar in a dormant state until it noticed something off.

"Be careful Kiara," Garry mumbled behind her as he followed slowly after her.

The girl nodded in return, realizing as she neared the creature that it wasn't a Mega Gengar. From behind it looked like a Sableye. She crept closer to it, feeling a sense of dread crawl over her in the process. The darkness Pokémon didn't react as she walked up to it, trying to see why it seemed to be hiding itself. Something was off about it, especially since it wasn't attacking her like most of the monsters she had found in this forest. Kiara circled it, catching a glimpse of its face. The sight caused a chill to run down her spine as she noticed it was missing one of its jewel-eyes. All that was left was an empty socket.

The Sableye finally seemed to notice the girl's presence as it slowly looked up from where it hugged its knees. Its remaining eye looked at her and its mouth remained closed in a frown.

Kiara flinched a bit, taking a step back just in case, but the darkness Pokémon didn't make any motion towards her. It just kept looking at her unblinkingly, not that a Sableye could blink normally. Kiara stared at it uncertainly, meeting her own gaze with the creature's gemstone.

"Um Kiara…What are you doing?" Garry's voice startled the girl as she looked away from the Sableye and towards the young man. He was glancing at her in confusion with a raised brow.

Kiara blushed slightly in embarrassment. "N-Nothing! Let's keep moving…" she stammered as she stepped away from the Sableye and towards the house. She glanced behind her, seeing that the Sableye had returned to its crouched state, as if it didn't care where the two went.

Kiara let the way right up to the door, surprised to find it unlocked. She opened it slowly, seeing walls inside the room surrounding her. They were dark grey stone, and their layout reminded her of a maze. She looked up to see that Garry could see above these walls with ease, being much taller than she was. The girl reached up on the tips of her toes, just managing to see above the walls.

The first thing she saw were creatures patrolling through the maze. Her eyes widened in bafflement as she recognized them. It was the same small tree blocking their path earlier, but more of them, and they were moving.

Garry grunted in exasperation. "Oh, why didn't I recognize them before? These are Pokémon called Trevenant. They resemble trees as you can tell. My memory must really be failing me if I couldn't notice that tree I moved was one of them," he explained. "But why didn't it attack us earlier? It was just as motionless as a normal tree…And even though several of these Trevenant have looked in my direction, none of them seemed to notice me…It's like they have no sense of direction like those Mega Gengar, except more controlled, like robots…They don't look like robots though," the young man sighed. "Nothing in this nightmare world makes any sense. Let's try and examine this room quickly and move on, alright Kiara?" he mumbled, glancing down at the girl.

Kiara nodded, letting go of the wall and no longer being able to see the elder tree Pokémon. She trusted Garry to lead the way to avoid the Trevenant, but she would still like to see them herself.

Garry raised a brow at Kiara's reluctance before seeming to notice what her problem was. "Here Kiara," he crouched onto the ground. "Climb onto my back. This way you can see above the maze too and keep an eye out behind us, okay?" he said cheerfully.

Kiara blinked in surprise and blushed slightly before nodding. "Okay." She scampered closer to the crouched man and climbed onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck while keeping her doll in her grasp. She couldn't suppress a yelp as Garry stood up again, holding her legs in between his arms and sides.

"Ready?" he called back to her, glancing at the girl with an inquiring gaze.

Kiara nodded. She looked around the room, surprised to see everything so easily now. This is how Garry sees it without a struggle…It must be nice to be so tall, she thought as she rested her chin on his shoulder, her eyes falling upon the wandering Trevenant. Just as Garry had said, they didn't seem to have a clear sense of direction and didn't notice them as they headed past them. There were a total of three in the room with them, but unless they accidentally ran into one of the elder tree Pokémon, it didn't seem like they would be noticed.

Kiara was carried throughout the maze, glancing back every so often to make sure one of the Trevenant weren't catching up with them. She blinked in confusion as Garry suddenly stopped. Peering around his head, she saw him looking at something written across the wall. It was in purple, dripping paint, much like the first signs she had seen in this world. She skimmed it quickly while Garry seemed to be doing the same.

Do you like mazes?

"At the moment, I don't mind them, but I'm also not very fond of them either. However, back home, I loved them! During the fall, my school would take field trips every year to an apple orchard. They had a cornfield maze there, and it was so much fun to find all the checkpoints! There were also these delicious cinnamon doughnuts and apple cider! It was around Halloween too, so we could go pumpkin picking after riding in this big truck around the orchard. Did you ever go anywhere like that?" Garry reminisced merrily before asking Kiara curiously.

The girl simply shook her head. She didn't know how to explain that she had never went to a school without receiving a chain of questions. Even though she trusted Garry, she recalled her mother telling her to be careful of mentioning that she was an orphan to strangers. She decided to keep that a secret for now. However, she did enjoy hearing Garry's story. As she clutched closer to him, she hoped one day she could go to a fun school like that.

Garry sighed, beginning to walk again after lifting Kiara up a little. "Well I hope you do one day. If we get out of here, I'll take you there!" he promised with a warm smile.

Kiara blinked, blushing and burying her face slightly in the nook of Garry's neck. He's so nice…He doesn't think I'm a monster like Head Sister said people would, she suddenly recalled the nun's warnings many years ago. She was certain Pokémon didn't think she was a monster, but she hadn't had contact with humans much her whole life. Of course he didn't think she was a monster; they were surrounded by real ones right now. She looked nothing like them and was a human just like Garry. If he had thought so, he would've acted like it right from the beginning. Garry's proof that Head Sister lied. I know he likes me just like he would anyone else, she thought positively.

Kiara gazed around as Garry continued to carry her through the labyrinth. Her eyes focused on the ground where she spotted a large spot of red paint. She tilted her head slightly in confusion, but the young man simply walked past it, either not noticing it or not thinking it was important. He walked on, veering to the left where Kiara could already see it was a dead end, but as they neared it she spotted a white sign hanging on the wall with neat, black writing written across it. As Garry stopped in front of it, she decided to read it aloud. "'There's a trick to solving mazes…Hug the right hand side and you'll reach the end eventually.' Maybe that's a clue for something…" she wondered once she had finished reading.

"Not a bad trick…But that doesn't help the ceiling being far too low for comfort," Garry sighed, glancing upwards.

Kiara followed his gaze, noticing for the first time how close the ceiling was to Garry's head. She hadn't realized it before, being much smaller than the young man, but now at his height, she could see how it made him uncomfortable. I guess being tall has its downs too.

"Not to mention those weird things loitering around…gives me the creeps," Garry continued, breaking into Kiara's thoughts. "Let's try not to get trapped between them, okay Kiara?" he muttered before turning back around and heading to the right this time.

At first Kiara had thought he had ignored her remark from before, but now she realized Garry had acknowledged it as he seemed to do just as the sign had said—hug the right hand side. In retrospect, she noticed the only way out and into this maze was through the door they had entered, but maybe there was something of significance on the right side of the labyrinth.

Within moments as Garry carried the girl to the opposite side of the room, Kiara noticed there was another white sign hanging on a dead end wall. She read the black writing out loud as Garry stopped in front of it. "'Check directly south of the red paint.' That paint on the ground from before?" she wondered with a tilt of her head.

"Seems so. Let's head back and see what this sign is talking about. Hopefully it isn't a trap," Garry said as he turned around and led the way back the two had come. Avoiding the Trevenant, he maneuvered through the walls until the red paint was in front of them again. "Check directly south huh?" he grumbled, turning around so he was facing the direction of the wall that held the door.

Kiara looked around the passage south of the dried liquid on the ground. She searched for anything that might be important while Garry carried her down through the walls. A sudden sparkle in the corner of her eyes caught her attention and she quickly turned towards it. She spotted something shining on the ground a bit away from them. The girl tapped Garry on the shoulder and point at it. He nodded in return and headed towards the gleaming item. As they reached it, the young man crouched so Kiara could pick it up since his arms were already holding her. She reached down carefully so she wouldn't fall off and grasped the glinting object in her hand. It was a diamond and she nearly dropped it in disgust as she realized what it might be. "I-I think this is the Sableye's other eye," she told Garry.

Garry examined the ore as Kiara held it out for him to see before nodding in agreement. "It must be. Wonder how it got in here…No matter, let's try and return it. Who knows, we might get something out of it," he shrugged before starting to head back to the door.

Once he safely exited the building and closed the door behind them, Garry crouched onto the ground and let Kiara climb off his back.

"Thanks," the girl murmured shyly, clutching her doll in one hand and the diamond-eye in the other. Her gaze wavered to where the Sableye still crouched where it had been before. She hesitated for a moment.

"Do you want me to do it?" Garry offered suddenly with a raised brow, noticing her hesitance.

Kiara shook her head in response. She didn't want Garry to do everything for her. She'd show him she wasn't just a helpless little girl. Taking a deep breath, she strode over to the Sableye casually and carefully walked around it so she was looking at its face.

The darkness Pokémon slowly looked up at her with a blank expression. Kiara gulped nervously as she began to speak, even though she had no idea if it could understand her. "Um…I-I found your eye…I figured you should have it back," she stammered as she placed the jewel in front of the Sableye.

The Pokémon's gaze lowered onto the ground as it spotted the diamond sitting before it. Its blank expression suddenly changed to happiness as it leaped up and grabbed its eye excitedly. The Sableye turned around and seemed to be putting the jewel back in its place before whipping back around to face Kiara. Both its eyes were now back as it leaped up and down joyfully.

"Well it's a good sign if it's not attacking us," Garry mumbled intriguingly as he walked next to Kiara.

The Sableye glanced between the two humans before suddenly pulling a doll from behind its back and handing it to Kiara.

The girl accepted the toy in confusion, seeing that it resembled no one she knew and was just a doll. "Um…Thank you?" Kiara looked back up at the Sableye, but it was already rushing away without a glance back at the two before diving into the undergrowth around them and vanishing.

"Odd…" Garry said as he looked down at the doll with curiosity. "Perhaps that Sableye knew this doll might be important in helping us get further into this world? So far it has seemed like everything is some type of puzzle, so I wouldn't be surprised if this doll is part of one as well. Let's head back to that path we left behind then, shall we?" he mumbled, taking the lead towards the path that they had taken to enter this clearing.

Kiara followed along after the young man, a doll in each hand now. It didn't take long for them to return to the intersection and take the other path into unknown territory. They traveled along for a while until reaching a dead end; however there was a tree hollow at the path's finish. As they neared it Kiara could see white maniacal eyes gleaming from within, as well as a broad blue smile with the same expression.

"A shiny Haunter…Let's be careful Kiara," Garry mumbled as he allowed Kiara to walk next to him as they approached the tree.

The Haunter's eyes fell upon Kiara with delight. "Ehehe…Dolls are nice…Give me your doll and I'll let you through," it said devilishly with a smirk.

"I wouldn't trust this thing Kiara," Garry said uncertainly as Kiara shook her head in response to the gas Pokémon.

"Oh c'mon! I only wanna hold it for a second!" the Haunter whined in protest, though its eyes seemed crazed.

Kiara stared at in nervously before suddenly realizing she had another doll with her that she didn't need. Did the Sableye know I would have to give this Haunter a doll in order to proceed? she wondered before taking the doll and holding it out for the gas Pokémon. "Here."

The Haunter didn't hesitate to reach out and take the doll from the girl. "Ehehe…Thanks…This is nice," it sneered menacingly. "Well, chow time!" it snarled hungrily as it suddenly popped the doll into its mouth, crunching loudly as it tore the toy to shreds with its teeth and gulped it down. "Ahhh, that was good…ehehe. Thank you, thanks so much…As promised, you can go through," it grunted with an eerie smile before vanishing, revealing that just like the last hollow she had encountered with a Haunter, she could climb through the hollow and go farther into this dream world.

Garry sighed as he watched the gas Pokémon vanish. "Well it's a good thing we got that doll, or only one of us would've been able to progress, and I would never leave you to die so..." he trailed off before shaking his head. "Nevermind. You go on first Kiara," he muttered.

Kiara nodded as she held onto her doll and climbed into the tree hollow. She climbed through and out the other side, hearing Garry squeeze his way through behind her. She looked around the new area she was in, seeing that it was a clearing with a building not far away, held up by a metal porch. It was made of a light grey plaster with no windows.

"Looks like that's our next destination," Garry mumbled as he brushed off debris from his clothing once he had climbed through and onto the other side with Kiara. With that, he led the way forward towards the house.

The girl followed behind him as he headed up the metal steps and to the front door, which was also metal. It creaked as the young man opened it and let Kiara go inside first before shutting the door behind them as he entered the building as well. Her eyes widened as she instinctively backed away and behind Garry at what she saw.

It was a long hallway, dimly lit up by candles along the walls. Lined up on either side of the hallway were statues of Dusclops. Above them on the walls were paintings of Dusknoir lined up as well. The entire scenario gave her chills.

Garry noticed her anxiety and took her hand into his own. "Don't worry. They're just paintings and statues. They can't move," he said reassuringly, though Kiara could detect a hint of anxiety in his own voice. "Come on," he murmured, leading Kiara through the statues and paintings.

Kiara stared at ground the entire time, not wanting to meet her eyes with the inanimate objects in case she found their gaze following her. She noticed Garry made their pace quick as they traveled, not bothered by this however, also wanting to move on as quickly as possible. She looked up as she heard the creak of a door opening, realizing with relief that it was just Garry. They had reached the end of the hallway thankfully, and now the young man let Kiara exit first before he quickly followed after her and shut the door behind them.

Kiara let out a sigh of relief, gazing around at their new surroundings. Her violet eyes widened as she took in the sight. Before them was a strangely large clearing. She couldn't tell where the clearing actually ended. Scattered about the clearing like walls were several trees as tall as the ones around them in this forest. In front of some of these trees were dormant Trevenant. Some of these trees also bore tree hollows, and even from where she stood Kiara could see that red and grey eyes gleamed within with identical white smiles. Both shiny and regular Mega Gengar were inside, waiting for something to come on by so they could escape from their shelter and chase down their prey. The girl hesitated. All her encounters with the shadow Pokémon before hadn't been pleasant, and she didn't want to come across them again if she didn't have to. However, this was the only way forward, and nearly of all the trees bearing hollows contained Mega Gengar inside.

"Don't worry," Garry's voice was soothing and calm as he looked down at Kiara, breaking the girl's thoughts. "We'll be fine! Remember, the Mega Gengar don't have a sense of direction. We'll do what we have to here and move on in no time!" he said positively. "Now come on, and stay close to me," he said as he walked down the steps of the metal porch.

Kiara didn't protest as she followed along after Garry, remaining right at his side. She glanced around anxiously as they entered the clearing, expecting every tree hollow they passed by to release a Mega Gengar. She was both shocked and relieved when so far none of the shadow Pokémon left their shelters and just watched as the two walked by. Her eyes flashed at a plaster building up ahead sitting on the ground with no porch connected to it. It was long and Kiara could see that the other end of the building led deeper into the forest.

"This is probably where we'll have to go to move on," Garry mumbled, also seeming to notice the building's length. "Though I doubt it would be this easy to get to. It's probably locked. Let's check anyways, just in case," he grunted as he led the way towards the front door.

Just as he turned the knob and found it locked as he had predicted, Kiara let out a squeak of fear as she heard a crash behind them. She quickly turned around, pressing close to the young man. A few trees back, one of the Mega Gengar had leapt out of its tree hollow. However, it didn't seem to pay attention to them, though it seemed very hostile nonetheless. It lumbered around growling, pacing back and forth as if searching for something. Kiara was glad that Garry had been right. It seemed to have no sense of direction even though it also seemed to know that she and the young man were a little ways away.

Garry let out a snort, glancing at the clumsy Mega Gengar before turning away. "C'mon Kiara. Let's try and find the key to this thing," he sniffed.

Kiara nodded slowly as she tore her gaze away from the shadow Pokémon and scampered after the young man. She was surprised to find they hadn't reached the end of this clearing yet. It was so huge in comparison to everything else they had seen.

"You know, the layout of this place kind of reminds me of a grocery store, except more maze-like. The trees are like the shelves containing all the produce and the space between them are like the aisles," Garry remarked aloud as his gaze wandered over their surroundings. "Don't you think so Kiara?"

Kiara just gave a small nod of agreement, even though she had no idea what he was talking about. What was a "grocery store?" Had she seen them before on TV or in books? She couldn't remember much, not to mention that this place seemed to sap at her memory slowly. She wondered if her friend back in the real world would know what it was…What was his name again? William? Fox? She felt awful for forgetting something so important. She didn't want to forget. His name was on the tip of her tongue…"Wolf!" she exclaimed suddenly, her memory hitting her like a wave. How could she forget him so easily? He was her best friend! Garry was right—this place really was slowly seeping at their memory. It made sense if this place belonged to Darkrai. If his prey had no memory of their lives before they came here, why go back? What if they had a bad life? She was jolted out of her thoughts as she suddenly walked right into Garry in confusion.

The young man had stopped and was gazing around in confusion. "Wolf? Where? What are you talking about?" he asked in bewilderment, glancing down at the girl.

Kiara blushed in embarrassment. In her distraction she hadn't realized she had said her friend's name aloud. "It's n-nothing…I was just thinking out loud," she said, flustered and mentally kicking herself for being so absentminded.

Garry raised a brow but didn't question her anymore. "Well, alright then. C'mon, I see another building down there," he pointed to where a few "aisles" south through the gaps in the trees white plaster could be seen.

Kiara followed after him as he led the way towards the structure. She glanced around apprehensively every so often, still expecting the Mega Gengar to leap out of their hollows as the two walked by, but once again, they remained inside. As they walked around to the front of the building, one could see it had a window to the right of the door. In the space between the door and the wall, a small wooden table sat with a black sewing machine on top of it.

Garry attempted to open the door to no avail before glancing at the sewing machine. "Well, neither of us have been injured for a while now, but it wouldn't hurt to use it to keep our energy up," he mumbled with a shrug.

Kiara gave a small nod of agreement. Together the two placed their dolls underneath the tube of the machine. Once it had been sucked up, fixed, and spat back out again, they retrieved their dolls and moved on.

"That's two buildings locked already…Hopefully we find the keys easily," Garry muttered as he led the way through the forest aisles east. Within moments another white plaster building could be seen, though this one was rather small. The end of the clearing could be seen as well. "Let's hope this door is unlocked," he grunted as he made his way towards it, blinking in surprise to find it open as he turned the knob.

Kiara followed the young man inside as he shut the door behind them. She blinked as her eyes adjusted to the light of the room. There was nothing in the tiny area beside a mirror on the opposite wall. Together the two walked towards it and gazed at their reflections in the glass.

The girl stared at it for a moment, noticing how small she actually was compared to Garry. She reached up to his elbow in height, which she supposed wasn't too bad, but not that great either. How old was Garry? He mentioned still going to school earlier, so he couldn't be too old…She shrugged off the thought, deciding she could always ask later. She continued to stare at their reflections, noticing they both shared the same morbid expressions. In the situation they were in, it was no surprise that their neutral expression wasn't joyful. Their dolls hung motionlessly from their hands, Garry's in his left hand while Kiara held hers in her right hand. There was nothing too unusual about their doppelgangers in the mirror, so Kiara turned away along with Garry almost simultaneously.

Kiara blinked in confusion as she spotted something grey now sitting in front of the door. As she approached it with Garry by her side, she noticed it was a stone sculpture of a Duskull.

"What the…When did this get here…?" Garry muttered warily. He stepped to the side of the statue, trying to move it over with his foot, but it appeared to be too heavy. "Now what…We can't get out of the room if we don't move this thing," he grumbled.

Kiara shrugged, glancing back to the other end of the room. "Maybe something will happen if we look in the mirror again," she suggested.

"I suppose so," Garry said with an indifferent sniff as he made his way back to the mirror with Kiara following after. Once they were both staring at it again, something was definitely off this time. Behind Garry's right shoulder was the Duskull sculpture, staring intently with its one red eye at the tall man. "Eeeek!" he yelped in shock as he fell back to the left of the mirror, shaking. The Duskull statue had returned to the ground and was now facing him. "W-Wh-What is that?!" he stammered, still recovering from his astonishment. He quickly got to his feet and glared down at the stone carving. "Why you…" he growled, his foot pulling back as if he were about to kick the Duskull sculpture.

Kiara's eyes widened and she quickly rushed in between Garry and the Duskull statue. "Don't do it Garry! It's just a sculpture after all," she protested in a soft-spoken voice. "It can't hurt us," she insisted calmly, recalling the young man's words from earlier.

Garry stared down at her blankly for a moment before sighing and putting his foot back on the ground. "…Right, Kiara. My, that was immature of me…" he muttered before smiling gently. "Well…Let's go," he said peacefully as he led the way back to the door.

Kiara followed after him as he exited the building and shut the door behind them. She felt slightly confused at the events of that room. It was unlocked, but it had nothing inside of value to them. This thought quickly entered the back of her mind however as her eyes widened at the large clearing. Many of the Mega Gengar had left their hollows and were lumbering around blindly. She instinctively pressed closer to Garry, waiting for him to find a safe route for them to take.

Garry gazed around at the new environment uncomfortably. "Don't worry Kiara. Let's go…Oh! Look!" he started off slowly while finishing off in surprise. He pointed to a shiny object on the ground by one of the trees. "That might be a key. But there's a Shiny Mega Gengar around it…I'll distract it if it comes near us while you grab it, okay?" he told her.

Kiara nodded at the idea, though she didn't feel comfortable letting Garry risk himself like that. Knowing she probably won't be able to sway his mind, she quietly followed after him towards the tree. It didn't take a moment longer for the Mega Gengar to see them and crawl towards them.

"Over here!" Garry called as he swerved around the shiny shadow Pokémon that charged towards them. However, it didn't pay attention to the tall man and instead continued charging hostilely towards the girl.

Kiara quickly reached down for the key before rushing backwards just as the Mega Gengar clawed at her. It missed by an inch as Garry swiftly returned to Kiara's side and took her wrist in his hand, pulling her away from the creature. It looked around in confusion and frustration, as if it truly had no idea where the two had gone.

Garry sighed in relief. "Alright, let's try this key at the nearest building first," he muttered, turning away carefully now that some of the shadow Pokémon were out of their shelters.

Kiara followed after him, pinpointing in her mind that the building with the window was the closest one. Within moments they returned to it and Garry stepped back so Kiara could put the key in the knob. It clicked as she turned it, and together the two entered the building, Garry shutting the door behind them.

Kiara looked around the room curiously. There were two bookcases sitting along the far wall, and a white couch sat in the middle of the room. Other than that the room was empty, but the girl soon noticed a white sign hanging on the east wall. While Garry explored the other side of the room, Kiara headed towards the sign and skimmed over the black writing on it.

If you're tired, why not rest? You'll never be hurt again…

Kiara didn't feel too comfortable reading that message. Something about it felt foreboding, and she quickly retreated back to Garry's side. He was looking up at a large picture hanging on the wall that Kiara hadn't noticed before. There was a man with brown hair and a woman with black curly hair. She was caring a baby in her arms, and they both retained piercing violet eyes. A little boy with blonde hair was standing in the middle of the two adults. No one in the portrait was smiling. Kiara's eyes wandered down and spotted a plaque underneath the picture. "'The Witchard Family…'" she read aloud.

"Wonder who they are…" Garry mumbled aloud. "Hey Kiara, the woman and the baby have eyes like yours. You aren't related to them are you?" he asked, glancing between the girl and the photograph.

Kiara shook her head. Sure, her memory was failing her, but she was certain she didn't know anyone in the portrait. Unless, in some way, these people were related to her, and she didn't know it. She shrugged. She doubted the chances of that being true.

The young man suddenly sighed and looked down at the girl with a tilt of his head. "Didn't find anything huh?" he asked, receiving a shake of Kiara's head in response. "Well, I guess it can't be helped…Maybe there's another key sitting outside by a tree hollow somewhere. Let's go find out," he said as he led the way back to the door. However as he attempted to open it, he found it locked. "What…are you kidding me? We just unlocked the door…The key doesn't go in through this side…" he muttered, his tone mingled with exasperation and anxiety. He suddenly stepped back in fear as something seemed to be pounding at the door. "T-That sound…is that coming from outside?" he gasped slightly in terror. "There's something at the door…Be careful Kiara."

Kiara hid behind Garry in alarm as the pounding got louder and seemed to slowly surround the entire room. She and Garry backed away from the door and stood in front of the couch apprehensively. Suddenly the pounding paused, followed by silence. However the silence was soon broken as sudden a crash could be heard as a Mega Gengar burst through the window and sent glass shattering around it. It lumbered menacingly towards the two.

"Stay with me!" Garry yowled to Kiara as he took her wrist again and dragged her with him as he ran around the couch, trying to avoid the shadow Pokémon in the small space. He let out a gasp as suddenly through the east side of the building another Mega Gengar broke through the wall and charged towards them. He quickly veered around it. "That's our only way out!" he exclaimed as he crouched as he ran to fit through the fresh hole in the wall and back outside.

Kiara's eyes widened with horror as she saw the sudden change outside. Everything in this large clearing had suddenly become active as Mega Gengar and Trevenant were spread out everywhere she looked. There was no safe path to take anymore.

Garry clutched Kiara's wrist tighter as he looked back and forth frantically. "Uh…This way!" he said quickly as he hauled Kiara down an aisle. He halted in his tracks as he found this aisle completely blocked off by ghost Pokémon that were charging towards them. "Nevermind, this way!" he yelped as he veered back around, avoiding the Trevenant and Mega Gengar coming towards them in this direction as well.

Kiara had never felt so trapped and afraid in their entire time here. Before the monsters of this world were easily avoidable, but now they all seemed to have clear senses of direction, and they were all after the two of them. We're not gonna make it! she thought in terror as Garry continued to drag her along. She had no idea where they were anymore; everything looked the same with the ominous woods looming above them and the terrifying creatures all around them.

"Kiara! Look!" Garry's shaky voice caught Kiara's attention. She followed his gaze to up ahead, where the first building they had found was sitting. As they neared it, the girl's heart jumped with relief at seeing the door slightly open. Anything inside had to be better than their situation now! The two picked up the pace and narrowly avoided the claws of a Trevenant as they slipped between the monsters and rushed to the door.

Garry quickly rushed inside and pulled Kiara in with him before slamming the door behind them. However, he didn't stop to rest there and continued to drag Kiara down the long, wide hallway of this building before slowly stopping, panting heavily. "That should be…far enough…I think…" he said in between pants, crouching over with his hands on his knees as he caught his breath. Standing up fully again, he smirked triumphantly. "We certainly showed them!" he exclaimed. "Well then, let's keep go—Kiara?" he turned to face the girl before his eyes widened.

Kiara was panting as well, but had fallen to her knees. "I…I don't feel well…Garry…" she said weakly.

Garry's gaze softened and he knelt down in front of the girl, concern brimming in his gaze. "Oh my, what is it? Are you okay?" he asked worriedly.

Kiara felt dizzy as her vision swayed from side to side and slowly blurred. What's wrong with me? she thought as she suddenly fell over and onto the young man kneeling before her.

"K-Kiara?! Stay with me now!" Garry stammered in surprise and fear. "Kiara? Kiara!" he wailed as the girl didn't respond.

Kiara felt her vision slip into darkness as she lost consciousness, Garry's calls being the last thing she heard before she went under.