A/N: So, here's Chapter 21.

Badges: 3

Location: Lavender Town

Pokémon:

Eiji: Eevee (Level 18), Rattata (Level 15)

Masumi: Bulbasaur (Level 15), Pidgey (Level 15), Dugtrio (Level 20)

Sakura: Wartortle (Level 17), Butterfree (Level 19), Oddish (Level 17), Onix (Level 21)

Souta: Nidorino (Level 16), Abra (Level 15)

Natsuki: Pikachu (Level 19), Gastly (Level 16)

Satoru: Charmeleon (Level 24), Beedrill (Level 19), Magikarp (Level 15), Bellsprout (Level 20)

Chapter 21: Red and Yellow Tag Team

It was a good three hours since the rangers walked down the mountain from Rock Tunnel. By the time they got into Lavender Town, the sun was already about to set. The sky was illuminated by hues of pink, blue, and red as the street lights were already on upon entry into the town. The moon was peaking out from the east as it was ready to shine on the east side of Kanto.

"Wow," said Satoru, looking at the sun. The Boukenger were sitting outside the balcony of the Pokémon Center, seeing the fields of Route 8 illuminate with the sunset, "What beautiful imagery."

"It looks beautiful," said Sakura, looking at the others. She turned around as Satoru was sitting in the chair, just staring at the people walking in and out of the city. He even was looking at his badge case, polishing the badges he got from the past three gyms: the Boulder Badge, Cascade Badge, and the Thunder Badge. Sakura wonders when she ever gets the chance to take a league on herself, what will be the odds?

"So," said Natsuki, looking at the sunset, "I want to go sightseeing, but knowing that it's going to be spooky tonight."

"How spooky of a town could it possibly be?" asked Satoru, looking at Natsuki.

"Someone seems over-confident," said Natsuki, looking at BoukenRed. Satoru looked at her as she walked over toward him, "Lavender Town is where all the Ghost Pokémon live… that is, if you remember correctly."

Sakura craned her head, "You mean like Gastly? There are other ghost Pokémon besides Gastly?"

"Well, yeah," said Natsuki, "But, they only reside in this town. And it's usually just the evolution forms of Gastly: Haunter and Gengar."

"Haunter?!" asked Sakura.

"Gengar?" asked Eiji.

Sakura sighed, "I'll never forget what happened when we were at the Viridian Gym."

"Me too," said Natsuki, looking at Satoru, "And the last time you saw a Gastly… you were scared out of your mind!"

Satoru sighed, "I am able to overcome it."

"Uh-huh," said Natsuki, "Now that you are trying to be Kanto Champ, you are trying to deal with it?"

"Uh-huh," said Satoru.

Natsuki smiled as she looked at the others, "Guess what, Chief? We're going to Pokémon Tower tonight."

"Oh no, we are not," said Satoru, "We are sightseeing during the day and then we are heading to Celadon afterwards."

"Nope," said Natsuki, looking at him, "We are going to the Pokémon Tower. We are going to pay respects for dead Pokémon and then we are coming back here. Let's see how scared you really are."

Satoru sighed as he looked at her, "I'll guess I'll go. I will accept the challenge."

Sakura sighed, "We'll be in bed. You two have fun."

Satoru sighed as he looked at her, "Might as well do something worthwhile."

"Worthwhile?" asked Natsuki, looking at him, "Chief, remember… this is the sixth town we have been in since we first got here. You'll see worthwhile eventually. Lavender Town is basically nothing but spooky things."

"Uh-huh and that's why I consider going with you an adventure," said Satoru.

Natsuki smiled as he looked at her. He was right, eventually. This whole entire time they have been here, it has been an adventure.

Later that afternoon...

Masumi and the others, with the exception of Satoru and Natsuki were walking along the bridge of Route 12. Route 12 was definitely a great fishing spot. Eiji smiled as he looked around at the others.

"This is amazing!" said Eiji, "I wish I had a fishing rod though."

Souta nodded, "Me too. I would like to go fish for a Pokémon right now."

Sakura smiled as she looked at them, "I agree."

Masumi smiled as he looked at the ocean, "Do you think Satoru and Natsuki are going to be okay at the tower?"

"They are just paying respects," said Souta, sitting on the wooden dock. He sighed as he looked at his left. He stood there as he saw as sign next to him, "Well, I'll be damned."

"What?" asked Sakura.

"That is why there's a detour," said Souta, pointing at the sign. There was a sign with a big black Pokémon on it that kept sleeping. The sign read:

ROUTE 12 CLOSED

SNORLAX IS SLEEPING ON ROUTE 12. SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTE TO ROCK TUNNEL OR ROUTE 8 TO SAFFRON CITY. THANKS, KANTO POLICE

"Snorlax?" asked Souta, "What's a Snorlax?"

Taking out his Pokédex, a picture of Snorlax appeared.

Pokédex Entry No. 143- Snorlax: The Sleeping Pokémon. It is not satisfied unless it eats over 880 pounds of food every day. When it is done eating, it goes promptly to sleep.

"Not satisfied till he goes to sleep?" asked Masumi, "So basically, he's a lazy Pokémon."

Sakura sighed, "Yeah. Doesn't he realize he's blocking traffic?"

"No," a voice said.

The Boukenger turned around as an old man walked toward them. He wore a black shirt and blue jeans with brown shoes, "Snorlax wakes up when it wants to wake up. Poking him won't do it."

"So, how do we wake him up?" asked Souta.

"You need a Poké Flute," said the old man.

"A Poké Flute?" asked the Boukenger.

"Yes. It's a special flute used to wake up sleeping Pokémon."

Eiji nodded, "Cool. Where can we buy one?"

"You can't," said the old man. Immediately, the rangers stood there with shocked expressions. Eiji sighed as Sakura looked at them, "So much for trying to get the flute."

"Well, you can get it for me. I have one request," said the old man, "You must find the person who killed Cubone's mother. Her soul isn't at rest and it's haunting Pokémon Tower."

"Huh?" asked the Boukenger.

"Cubone's mother? What's a Cubone?" asked Sakura, looking through her Pokédex. She then saw the picture of Cubone and data analysis. The annoying of the voice sounded from her Pokédex:

Pokédex Entry No. 104- Cubone: the Lonely Pokémon. Cubone pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull the Pokémon wears are made by the tears it sheds.

"Oh," said Sakura, looking at the old man.

"Sad, isn't it?" he asked.

Sakura turned to the others. She then turned to Souta, "We'll go find out who did this."

"Good," he said, "By the way, my name is Mr. Fuji. Please see me at the Funeral Home in Lavender Town if you need me."

"Thank you," said Sakura. As he headed back into town, Souta stood with his arms across his chest, "Whoever did this must pay."

"The question is where do we begin?" asked Souta.

"I don't know," said Sakura.

Meanwhile…

"This is Pokémon Tower?" asked Satoru.

The tower was white with a purple roof. It had a few cracks because it wasn't renovated yet, but it was still good to go inside and explore. As they walked inside, Satoru sighed as he saw all the gravestones in the ground with a receptionist.

"Welcome to Pokémon Tower. Feel free to sign in and express your deepest condolences."

"Great," said Satoru, looking at Natsuki who was already at the cemetery. She bowed her head as she was looking at the graveyard. Satoru turned around and started walking toward her and also did the same thing. Standing there for a good five minutes, they then heard the sound of something crashing. The two of them turned around as they saw two bikers looking around at the area. Both had black leather jackets, black t-shirts and black jeans with brown shoes. One had red hair and the other one had yellow hair.

"So, I heard this place is haunted," said the biker.

"Yes," said the receptionist, fixing her blue hat. She was in business attire as she looked at them, "Please leave. This is a sanctuary for Pokémon who have died."

"No thanks, sweetie," said the biker, "I'm here to destroy some graves."

"Excuse me?" asked Natsuki, "Since when you have the right to destroy gravestones? That's not cool."

"Yeah?" asked the biker.

"Yeah," said Satoru, "It's disrespectful and wrong."

"Hey, Zeke. He says it's wrong," said the biker, "Should we push him out of our way?"

"Sure, Biff. This isn't going to be interesting," said Zeke, taking out a Poké Ball. Natsuki nodded as she stood next to Satoru. The two rangers nodded as they turned toward the bikers.

Meanwhile…

"Ah," said Sakura, looking at the night sky, "I'm worried."

"About what?" asked Souta.

Sakura sighed as she looked at BoukenBlue, "It has been hours since Satoru and Natsuki went to Pokémon Tower. It's already dusk."

"Maybe they are waiting for something to happen?" asked Masumi, looking at them.

"I wish," said Sakura.

"I feel it too," said Eiji, getting up, "Maybe we should go."

"What about the Cubone's mother thingy?" asked Souta.

"That can wait," said Sakura with a serious face. As she walked out toward the door, Souta and the others walked out the door with their Pokémon on their hand.

Meanwhile…

"So," said Satoru, "Are you ready to challenge us?"

"Let's see how you do against us!" said Zeke, "Go, Grimer!"

As he threw the Poké Ball in the air, a purple sludge like Pokémon appeared. It had a smiley face. Immediately, Satoru covered his face, "What is that?"

"That's Grimer," said Natsuki, covering her nose, "He's a sludge Pokémon. I'm not throwing the Pokédex on to analyze it because it's starting to smell really bad."

"Go, Zubat!" yelled Biff. The Poké Ball opened up. A Zubat popped out of the Poké Ball.

"Charmeleon, you're up!" yelled Satoru.

"Pikachu, finish the job!" yelled Natsuki.

The two Poké Balls opened up. Pikachu and Charmeleon popped out, ready to battle. Ignoring the smell, Charmeleon charged in first.

"Charmeleon, Dragon Rage!" shouted Satoru.

"Pikachu, Thundershock!" shouted Natsuki.

Charmeleon released a blue flame attack. Grimer yelled as he was burned a little bit. Pikachu jumped up and released a lightning bolt from its cheeks. Zubat yelled as he fainted on the ground.

"Wow, your Pokémon are weak," said Natsuki.

"Return, Zubat!" yelled Biff, recalling his Pokémon into the Poké Ball, "Go… Koffing!"

As Koffing appeared, Zeke turned to Grimer, "Use Sludge Attack!"

Grimer yelled as he released sludge toward Charmeleon. Charmeleon dodged the attack a few times.

"Koffing, use Sludge!" yelled Biff.

Immediately, Koffing released a black line of sludge. The two Pokémon were caught in it.

"Charmeleon!" yelled Satoru.

"Pikachu!" shouted Natsuki.

Charmeleon wiped the sludge off his face. His tail began to increase its flame attack. Pikachu turned to Charmeleon.

"Charmeleon, use Ember attack!" yelled Satoru.

Immediately, a blast of fire came out of Charmeleon. Koffing was hit by the attack.

"Now," said Satoru, "Metal Claw!"

Immediately, Charmeleon stretched out his metallic claws. He cut into Koffing's body. Koffing yelled as he was hurt by the attack. As Koffing landed on the ground, Zeke stood there in shock. Biff turned around in response, "Whoops."

"Grimer, Sludge! Poison Charmeleon!" yelled Grimer.

Natsuki turned around, "Pikachu, time to use your new move!"

"New move?" asked Satoru.

"Pikachu, Electro Ball!" yelled Natsuki.

As Grimer released a black sludge, Pikachu jumped up. As a yellow electric ball was formed, she smacked it at Grimer. The sludge was hit first and then Grimer was electrocuted by the attack.

"Now," said Natsuki, "Quick Attack!"

Pikachu jumped up and tackled Grimer. Grimer yelled as he was hit hard. Black swirly like eyes appeared as he landed on the ground.

"Grimer!" yelled Zeke, turning to Natsuki, "That was insane."

"Your Pokémon are definitely not as strong as you think," said Natsuki, looking at him, "Now, send your next Pokémon out."

Zeke stood there. He turned to the others, "That was it."

Satoru and Natsuki looked at each other. As the doors swung open, Sakura and the others ran over to them, "Guys!"

"Sakura," said Satoru.

The Boukenger noticed the sludge on the floor as the bikers stood there. As the door swung closed, the Boukenger were standing together. As the lights started flickering, Sakura gulped as she hung on to Satoru's jacket. Masumi looked up and then looked at the others, "I knew this was going to happen."

Immediately, a purple ghost appeared out of nowhere. It started screaming at the Boukenger. Charmeleon and Pikachu were petrified as they returned back to the team.

"Wow," said Satoru.

"ROWAKKKKKKKKK! ROWAAKKKKKKK!"

"Save me!" yelled Biff, screaming. Zeke and Biff started running out the front door. As it started screaming toward them, the Boukenger nodded as they started backing up. Immediately, tons of Gastly and Haunter were emerging.

"AHHHHHH!"

The Boukenger charged out the front door and started running toward the Pokémon Center.

Fifteen minutes later…

"Mr. Fuji was right!" yelled Masumi, looking at the others as they got into the Pokemon Center, "IT WAS HAUNTED!"

"Yeah," said Eiji, looking at Sakura, "I wonder if that was Cubone's mother?"

"Cubone?" asked Satoru.

"Yeah," said Souta, "We found out that Snorlax is sleeping on the platform. So, what was needed is a Poké Flute. But, in order to get it, we got to go calm the ghost of Pokémon Tower. It is Cubone's mother."

"Well," said Natsuki, looking at him, "That's crazy."

Satoru turned to her, "Well, what do we need?"

Natsuki sighed, "I don't know."

Sakura looked at her, "You really don't know?"

"Well, I don't know where it is," said Natsuki, "But, I found out there's a Silph Scope. But, I don't know where."

"The Silph Scope?" asked Souta, "Okay, but I hope we can get it."

BoukenYellow nodded. Satoru sighed as he looked at the others, "All in favor of leaving tomorrow and not returning to the place?"

"Aye!" yelled the Boukenger. Satoru nodded, "Good idea. Let's get some shuteye and leave!"

Next Chapter…

The Boukenger decide to train on Route 8, catch new Pokémon, and deal with trainers that Masumi wants to deal with.

Chapter 22: Training Session on Route 8

A/N: So, I found out why no one was reviewing. I looked at the date I started working on this. THREE YEARS! I've been working on this project for three years and never finished it! Well, guess what? Like all projects, I plan to finish what I start. So, prepare! This summer there will be at least a good amount of chapters.

However, I am trying to figure out if I should take Route 12 after Saffron City or take Cycling Road? Hmm… it's a hard decision.

Review, please! :D If you want to submit a character, inbox me! :D