The Secret Seekers:
1 Part 2: The Search For Ardskinner
2 Chapter 4
Brian and Fred headed back towards Mt. Moon, looking for a place to sleep for the night. They had wanted to explore Mew Island for several days, but Serbeii, Mew's father, did not let them. He did say that they could come back for a visit any time they wanted. They finally got out of the mountain, and found a hotel in the Mt. Moon village. It was called The Geodude Mountain Side. When they checked into their room, they pulled out the sheet of paper given to them by Mewtwo.
"Find my shop to activate the gate,
And in the other world I will wait."
They sat for almost two hours thinking, not saying a word. Finally, Fred said. "Well, let's look at this way. We have to find his shop, wherever it is, and somewhere there is another world, unknown to the people of this world, where he is waiting, or doing something. I don't think he'd wait just for us, he could be in there a long time." After that, they began thinking of where this place might be. They had been around the whole Pokemon world twice, and they couldn't remember anything suspicious. Except…
"FRED!!! Do you remember in Vermillion City the ship the S.S Anne, and that you couldn't go down to where it was docked unless you got on the ship?"
"Yeah."
"Well, what's down there?"
"Yeah, you've got a point, but two things. How would we get down there without being spotted, they have three guards patrolling the dock at all times, and are we just going to swim down there, what if we get lost? And also, it's probably not it."
They went back to thinking. Finally, they went to sleep. The next morning they checked out of their room and headed west back to Pewter City. At three PM they got to Pewter City. They were deciding to take every trail to every house and every building, desperately trying to found that house. Fred was appointed to look in all the buildings, and Brian would look in the houses.
Chapter 5
Fred first checked the science building. He walked up to the man at the front desk.
"Excuse me, sir, but could I look around?"
"A tour costs 20 Yen."
"No, I'm not looking for a tour, I'm looking for something or someplace that belonged or still belongs to a man named Ardskinner. You wouldn't have heard of him, would you?"
"Hmmm. Hey Joe, you haven't heard of a guy named Ardskinner have you?"
"Nope."
"Sorry kid." Said the man at the front desk. Fred left to check the other buildings. He checked the PokeCenter, considering what happened in the search of Mew Island. He also checked the PokeMart, and talk to a policeman patrolling the area. Nobody had heard of Ardskinner. He saw Brian talking to a man near the south exit. He walked over. As he got there, Brian and the man stopped talking.
"I finished checking the buildings, checked the science building, the PokeCenter, the PokeMart, and asked a policeman, nobody's heard of Ardskinner." Finished Fred.
"I'm not surprised. I described to him what Ardskinner looked like, and he said he remembered someone like that." Just then the man butted in.
"A long time ago, probably fifty years ago, I was in Yoshino Town, and was looking for a physician. I saw on the door of this guys house 'Darkin Rens – Doctor Of All'. But when I walked in, he stood and started yelling at me, saying that he didn't want my business. He looked exactly like the man your friend here described. All black clothes, looked kind of like sheets, and the scary part was his face was all white." Brian and Fred looked both confused and excited. Brian spoke first.
"Where is this Yoshino Town anyway?"
"Oh, you can't get to it these days. It's been blocked off, so has that whole part of the world. People call it the other world." Brian and Fred looked at each other in amazement; the other world the man spoke of could be the same as the other world written in the letter. The man continued. "Yep, over 15 cities were over there, now only a few people live in each one. All old people like me remember it very well. I think it was 69 years ago, on New Years Eve, everybody that wanted to go between the worlds had to go before the final chime of midnight marking New Years Day. After that, the doors were closed and no one went through. There's a video camera and or a guard usually isolated in the area who stops everybody who goes through." The man stopped talking, and thought for a moment. "If I remember correctly," slowly said the man. "Yeah…" said Brian and Fred. "I can only remember one more thing. Several months later I checked in the window of Darkin Rens' house and saw a four-person family inside. I asked them where the man had gone, and they told me he moved to a city on the west coast of the other world, which to them is this world."
Chapter 6
The next day Brian and Fred woke up at six AM. They had questioned all of Pewter City, now it was time to check other west coast cities. Next it was Viridian City. They walked down through the Viridian Forest to Viridian City in no time. Normally it would take several days to get through, but of course, they had a shortcut. Right below Pewter City there is a small village made up of several isolated houses. There are several yards of thick woods that separate the main path and the village. They walked through the woods and into the village. Then they walked to the bottom of the village. Then you do the same walk-through-the-woods deal again. When they did that, they ended up in a huge field of wild grass. Beyond the grass was Pallet Town. Then they walked up the short distance to Viridian City. Believe it or not, their shortcut is actually quicker than going through the Viridian Forest. For the rest of that day, Brian and Fred questioned everybody in sight. Nobody knew of or had ever heard of Ardskinner or Darkin Rens. At the end of the day, they watched the sunset by the little lake on the west side of town. When the sunset, they watched the fish jump around in the lake. But luckily for them, Fred was watching the fish very carefully. He noticed that a Magikarp jumped out of the water and then swam back down. When it came back up, it had a piece of wood in its mouth. Fred suddenly thought of something. If his hunch was right, he would have to hurry. He quickly jumped in the water, and looked at the bottom of the lake. Sure enough, he was right, and he didn't have a moment to spare. He swam back over to Brian who by then was watching him wondering what was going on.
"Brian, come here," said Fred pointing towards the center of the lake. "I think I have something."
1 Part 2: The Search For Ardskinner
2 Chapter 4
Brian and Fred headed back towards Mt. Moon, looking for a place to sleep for the night. They had wanted to explore Mew Island for several days, but Serbeii, Mew's father, did not let them. He did say that they could come back for a visit any time they wanted. They finally got out of the mountain, and found a hotel in the Mt. Moon village. It was called The Geodude Mountain Side. When they checked into their room, they pulled out the sheet of paper given to them by Mewtwo.
"Find my shop to activate the gate,
And in the other world I will wait."
They sat for almost two hours thinking, not saying a word. Finally, Fred said. "Well, let's look at this way. We have to find his shop, wherever it is, and somewhere there is another world, unknown to the people of this world, where he is waiting, or doing something. I don't think he'd wait just for us, he could be in there a long time." After that, they began thinking of where this place might be. They had been around the whole Pokemon world twice, and they couldn't remember anything suspicious. Except…
"FRED!!! Do you remember in Vermillion City the ship the S.S Anne, and that you couldn't go down to where it was docked unless you got on the ship?"
"Yeah."
"Well, what's down there?"
"Yeah, you've got a point, but two things. How would we get down there without being spotted, they have three guards patrolling the dock at all times, and are we just going to swim down there, what if we get lost? And also, it's probably not it."
They went back to thinking. Finally, they went to sleep. The next morning they checked out of their room and headed west back to Pewter City. At three PM they got to Pewter City. They were deciding to take every trail to every house and every building, desperately trying to found that house. Fred was appointed to look in all the buildings, and Brian would look in the houses.
Chapter 5
Fred first checked the science building. He walked up to the man at the front desk.
"Excuse me, sir, but could I look around?"
"A tour costs 20 Yen."
"No, I'm not looking for a tour, I'm looking for something or someplace that belonged or still belongs to a man named Ardskinner. You wouldn't have heard of him, would you?"
"Hmmm. Hey Joe, you haven't heard of a guy named Ardskinner have you?"
"Nope."
"Sorry kid." Said the man at the front desk. Fred left to check the other buildings. He checked the PokeCenter, considering what happened in the search of Mew Island. He also checked the PokeMart, and talk to a policeman patrolling the area. Nobody had heard of Ardskinner. He saw Brian talking to a man near the south exit. He walked over. As he got there, Brian and the man stopped talking.
"I finished checking the buildings, checked the science building, the PokeCenter, the PokeMart, and asked a policeman, nobody's heard of Ardskinner." Finished Fred.
"I'm not surprised. I described to him what Ardskinner looked like, and he said he remembered someone like that." Just then the man butted in.
"A long time ago, probably fifty years ago, I was in Yoshino Town, and was looking for a physician. I saw on the door of this guys house 'Darkin Rens – Doctor Of All'. But when I walked in, he stood and started yelling at me, saying that he didn't want my business. He looked exactly like the man your friend here described. All black clothes, looked kind of like sheets, and the scary part was his face was all white." Brian and Fred looked both confused and excited. Brian spoke first.
"Where is this Yoshino Town anyway?"
"Oh, you can't get to it these days. It's been blocked off, so has that whole part of the world. People call it the other world." Brian and Fred looked at each other in amazement; the other world the man spoke of could be the same as the other world written in the letter. The man continued. "Yep, over 15 cities were over there, now only a few people live in each one. All old people like me remember it very well. I think it was 69 years ago, on New Years Eve, everybody that wanted to go between the worlds had to go before the final chime of midnight marking New Years Day. After that, the doors were closed and no one went through. There's a video camera and or a guard usually isolated in the area who stops everybody who goes through." The man stopped talking, and thought for a moment. "If I remember correctly," slowly said the man. "Yeah…" said Brian and Fred. "I can only remember one more thing. Several months later I checked in the window of Darkin Rens' house and saw a four-person family inside. I asked them where the man had gone, and they told me he moved to a city on the west coast of the other world, which to them is this world."
Chapter 6
The next day Brian and Fred woke up at six AM. They had questioned all of Pewter City, now it was time to check other west coast cities. Next it was Viridian City. They walked down through the Viridian Forest to Viridian City in no time. Normally it would take several days to get through, but of course, they had a shortcut. Right below Pewter City there is a small village made up of several isolated houses. There are several yards of thick woods that separate the main path and the village. They walked through the woods and into the village. Then they walked to the bottom of the village. Then you do the same walk-through-the-woods deal again. When they did that, they ended up in a huge field of wild grass. Beyond the grass was Pallet Town. Then they walked up the short distance to Viridian City. Believe it or not, their shortcut is actually quicker than going through the Viridian Forest. For the rest of that day, Brian and Fred questioned everybody in sight. Nobody knew of or had ever heard of Ardskinner or Darkin Rens. At the end of the day, they watched the sunset by the little lake on the west side of town. When the sunset, they watched the fish jump around in the lake. But luckily for them, Fred was watching the fish very carefully. He noticed that a Magikarp jumped out of the water and then swam back down. When it came back up, it had a piece of wood in its mouth. Fred suddenly thought of something. If his hunch was right, he would have to hurry. He quickly jumped in the water, and looked at the bottom of the lake. Sure enough, he was right, and he didn't have a moment to spare. He swam back over to Brian who by then was watching him wondering what was going on.
"Brian, come here," said Fred pointing towards the center of the lake. "I think I have something."
