Attack of the Ghost Pokémon! Part II

It was the screams that caught Clemont and Allie by surprise; Matilda and her Kirlia jumped in unison as the guests questioned in panic:

"Wh-what was that!?"

"Is…is somebody dying over there?"

"Oh dear heavens!"

Clemont exchanged glances with Matilda, saying, "Wh-what's happening upstairs!?"

"That I do not know, sir," the older maid told him, nodding to her Pokémon. "Please stay with the princess and myself! Let Kirlia handle th—"

SCHINK! SCHIN-CRASH!

Schink!

The doors leading to the upper floor burst opened in a heap of gold and wood, as two Bisharp guards were sent crashing down towards the banquet hall. Many gasped at the injured Pokémon, but their surprise turned to terror when a group of eyes manifested above the fallen Pokémon.

Schink! Schink! Shank!

"BII! SHARP!"

A Bisharp jumped down in front of a group of guests, using its long arms to stop the blows coming from a pair of sword Pokémon; all three were fast, the Bisharp meeting their blows, but grunting in pain as metal struck metal.

"Are those…" Clemont began, flinching as the sounds of metal striking metal became louder and louder.

"Honedge…yes," Matilda answered, and pointed a finger at the Pokémon. "Kirlia, if you would be so kind to aid the Bisharp…use Shadow Ball!"

"Kirlia!" the Pokémon cried, rising its arms in front of itself as a large, black orb began to morph on its hands. Kirlia let the black ball fly out of its hands, hitting one of the Honedge and knocking it towards a nearby wall. It collapsed it a loud THUD, as the Bisharp slashed the reminding Honedge sending it to the floor, before delivering a purple colored scratch as it began floating once more.

"Sharp!" the Bisharp turned to look at the Kirlia, and nodded in thanks.

"Nice one, Matilda!" Allie cried, looking relieved. Clemont smiled in relief, but his relief was short-lived as a group of Honedge materialized in thin air, facing the scared guests with their blades out of their sheaths.

"Oh! NO!"

"They're back!"

"Somebody do something!"

Before either the Bisharp or Matilda's Kirlia could react, the sword Pokémon disappeared into the ground. A shadow appeared behind the Bisharp and Kirlia and before anyone could say anything, they were hit by a dark force sending them flying to the ground. The Bisharp cried out in pain and tried standing up only to be tackled by a pair of Honedge that appeared from its left side, hitting the dark type hard with their blades. It fainted almost immediately.

Matilda's Kirlia on the other hand was down for the count almost immediately.

"Kirlia!" the older maid cried, and was about to rush to her Pokémon's side only for Clemont to pull her back.

"Wait! Don't they're still here!"

"But my Kirli—"

Schink! Schink! Schank!

The group of Honedge appeared before the people once more, threatening them with their blades.

"Quick! Someone do something! Francine! Don't you have a Po—"

"I didn't bring her! Where's that crazy Xavier fellow!? We could certainly use a man around!"

"Excuse me! I'm more of a man than that peasant!"

"Shut up, Herault!"

"Please I beg of you do not panic!" Lord Parfum cried from his spot in the middle of the panicked crowd. The Lord of Shabboneau Castle stood shaking next to him. "Let us not all lose our heads!"

He began to slowly walk towards the group of Honedge, as Allie and Clemont looked in horror.

"Father! Wait! What are you doing!?" the princess cried, as her father stepped closer and closer to the group of Honedge.

"Do not worry my child…I…I just want to see if the Pokémon think we have wrong them…see if we can solve this without the need of any more hurt Pokémon."

"I don't think this Pokemon are up for the talking, sir!" Clemont cried, but the Lord of Parfum Palace ignored him.

The older man was in front of the group, hands up in peace, as he began to speak, "Please…Honedge…if you could just explain what is it that troubles you perhaps we can help yo—"

The Honedge got closer, their single eye glaring at the older man forcing him to step back.

Schank! Schink!

Before the man, another sword Pokémon materializes, this one bigger, its body composing of two swords. It stared back at the older man with two black eyes, as it released the two crimson swords from their sheaths. Using the purple clothes to hold the sheaths behind it, the crimson swords floated around the man, before it cried out,

SCHINK! SCHINK!

The strange Pokémon began to twirl its swords and getting closer and closer to Lord Parfum's head.

"Father!"

"Urgh!" the man cried in panic, tripping on his own feet to get away from the twirling swords…they were getting closer and closer, he could feel the wind they created slamming against his face…time was slowing down…the—

"Fennekin! Use Flamethrower!"

A large wave of flames crashed against the group of Honedge behind them, forcing the twirling swords to stop their trajectory for the Lord of Parfum's head. It turned around, watching as the Honedge fell, defeated and burned and not too far away, Ash and Serena standing with a group of Pokémon in front of them.

"Ash! Serena!" Clemont cried, sighing in relief upon seeing them and Bunnelby and Chespin.

Schink! Schank! the Pokémon roared, looking angrily back at the attackers. It began to spin…and headed straight towards them.


Bonnie was getting concerned; it was getting dark outside and still neither Ash nor Serena had returned with her brother.

While she figured getting Clemont back from Allie would be no small task, the little girl couldn't help but wonder if they were in trouble…or much worse, if Allie had caught them and was now kicking them out of the castle! Or worse…they could be her prisoners and—

"Are you okay, dear?" Madame Gigi asked, looking up from a book she was reading. Beneath her feet, Dedenne and Pikachu looked up at the girl, who had been quiet for at least half an hour and unusual feet for such an active child.

"I'm just worried about Serena and Ash and big brother," the girl told her, sighing. "Why are they taking too long? It's making me worry!"

"Ah! Ah! Do not worry about the time! Those two lovebi—I mean, lovely children are probably running into a few difficulties here and there…maybe your brother is always watched over by the young lady and its making it difficult to just pick him up and be back," Gigi explained. Pikachu followed up by nodding, and saying,

"Pika! Pikachu!" the Pokémon gave a nod of its head, closing its eyes agreeing to the older woman's explanation. Dedenne chirped in agreement as it went back to eating.

"But…still…you don't think they were found out, do you?"

"I don't think so…and even if it did, the girl wouldn't want to make a fuss in the middle of her father's birthday party," she put the book in a nearby side table, picking up a small tea cup. "Everything will be fine." Unless of course, Gigi thought to the side, as she watched Bonnie nodding rather reluctantly at her assurances. The poor girl breaks in two if she lets those hormones get the better of her…ah! To feel love of that kind again…what would one give to be—Before Gigi could finish her thought, the butler came into the room, looking pale and worried.

"Huh? Mr. Butler, is something wrong?" Bonnie asked, looking concerned.

"I'm afraid so, my dear ladies…" the old man began. "Parfum Palace is being attacked by a group of wild Pokémon!"

"What!?"


Sorry about the delay...what can I say...distractions, distractions.

Not too much romance here and there, but we see Bonnie and Madame Gigi again after quite some time. And now the group is reunited; I plan to make the next chapter a little extra long...so the update might take a while.

Now, next chapter the end of the battle and perhaps a special surprise at the end!?

Anyway, see ya next update!