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Chapter Two: Let the Search Begin!
The sun was getting ready to set as the group finally made it to their destination. Michelle had led them to the old tower where her Grandfather once worked. It looked like a small log cabin that was decaying away with age. It was about fifteen feet off the ground and it was being supported by a number of wooden beams. The whole idea of going in made Misty very nervous.
"Ever since the death of a hiker which was about a six months ago the authorities shut this place down. My father has been out of a job since." Michelle explained as they walked up the stairs and approached the entrance.
"Wow, this Mountain must be dangerous." Misty said as the stopped and looked up at it while the others were stepping into the tower. Misty then realized that she was all alone and dashed inside to join the others.
It was extremely dark and there was an old musty smell that hung in the air. A light flashed on as Ash, Misty and Brock saw Michelle lighting up and old oil lamp with her pocket lighter. Michelle picked up the lamp by the handle and started surveying the cabin. It was very small. There were three tiny rooms. The one that was to the right of the entrance appeared to be a small office. To the left there was a supply room and to the back there was a small library of books. There was a large table in the middle of the entrance room, there was a heater in the far corner, and there were many other little odds and ends including tons of paper work. Ash followed Michelle around as Misty and Brock, along with Pikachu, wandered around searching on their own using Brock's pocket flashlight for a light source. Togepi followed pretty much everybody around and played with everything in sight and in reach.
"Over here is where my Grandfather's office was." Michelle led Ash over to the right. "There has got to be something in here that can help us."
Michelle started pulling open file cabinet doors, flipped through the dividers and investigated stacks and stacks of papers. Ash was looking around a wooden desk and fumbled through the drawers finding little knickknacks. Without much luck, the two flipped through all the books her Grandfather had on the shelves thinking at maybe he was hiding something in one of them so no one would see it.
Just as they were beginning to lose hope Brock came racing in, waving something in his hand, with Misty dragging her feet behind.
"I think you two should see these." Brock said as he handed a large yellow envelope to Michelle. Michelle set down the lamp on the desk and examined the outside markings. It looked like someone wrote something on the envelope with a pencil and then attempted to erase it. Michelle ripped through the seal and pull out a couple of stiff pieces of paper.
The group huddled together to take a good look at what Michelle had in her hand. They were photographs of several different places. There was an ocean picture that was by Cianwood, a picture of a building from Goldenrod City, and some trees from the Ilex Forest. Even though there was quite a variation in the locations the place that had the most images was Blackthorn City.
"These are pretty pictures," Michelle said. "But they don't seem to help much."
Brock leaned in next to Michelle. "Take a closer look," Brock said as he picked up the lamp from the table and held it up to brighten the photographs.
Michelle could not believe what she saw. She quickly shuffled through the photos making sure she wasn't just seeing things. There was a little glowing ball of light hovering somewhere in each and every picture. Unfortunately, the pictures were printed in black and white so it really didn't help them recognize whether or not the light was pink.
"This just might help us after all." Michelle's hopes were growing and she was getting a bit excited with what was found.
Little did the group know right outside there were two figures peeking in (up side down) the window from the top of the roof. One of them sat up and brushed her long red hair out of her face.
"Just think about it, James." The girl said. "There might actually be an extinct Pokemon that is not extinct at all."
The other guy with the blue hair then sat up and looked at his partner. "That's right Jess." He began to ponder. "Imagine the reward the boss would give to us if we brought him an extinct Pokemon."
"We would easily get rich for sure." Jesse said.
"But how are we going to find a Pokemon like that?"
Jesse smiled at James and answered, "We won't have to. We will let the twerp and his friends find it and when they do we'll take it from them!"
James smiled along with her. "What a great idea. This way we don't have to hardly lift a finger to steal a Pokemon."
A little furry Pokemon hopped over to them. "Come on you guys we better get planning if we are going to steal anything." It said as it jumped on James's back to get his attention. "Now lets get going." Meowth jumped off and then started climbing down the rope they had used to get on top of the tower.
"Meowth is right," Jesse said as she grabbed James by the collar and dragged him down the tower following Meowth.
Back inside the tower Michelle studied the pictures.
"Are you sure there were nothing else?" Michelle asked Brock.
Brock thought about it for a second. "Besides a few empty Pokeballs, a few Pokemon Reference books and a case of Evolution Stones, um, no."
"Evolution stones?" Ash asked in wonder.
"Yeah, my grandfather has a large collection of Evolution Stones. He was into collecting things and those just happen to be one of them." Michelle answered Ash.
Misty spotted Togepi tugging on a tablecloth and fearing the fact that the stuff on the table could fall on it she quickly picked Togepi up and held it in her arms. "So what are we going to do now?" She asked as she refused to let Togepi go, despite it's struggling to get away.
"Well, you know what I think?" Michelle began to say as the others listened intently. "I think that we should climb up the mountain and see if there are any clues."
"Great idea!" Brock shouted.
"And I think that a few of us should stay here while myself and another person," she glances at Ash, "will go."
"Great idea!" Brock shouted again.
"Now who should go with me?" Michelle asked to herself out loud.
"ME!" Brock shouted as he jumped and raised his hand.
"I would go, but Togepi might get sick from the cold so I can't." Misty said.
"Okay so you can't go." Michelle said. "Now let's see I might need someone really strong." Michelle started to pace back and forth.
"ME!" Brock started to wave his hand from side to side.
"Someone who is brave and can handle the trip." Michelle said.
"ME ME ME ME ME!" Brock was going crazy at this point. He was jumping up and down and he waved his hand so hard Misty was sure it would soon rip off his shoulder and fly across the room.
"Brock would you..?" Michelle started but before she could say anything more Brock interrupted.
"Yes, yes yes anything!" Brock answered swiftly as he grabbed her hands and gazed into her eyes.
"Would you stay here and watch Misty, Pikachu and Togepi as Ash and I go look for clues?" Michelle asked.
Brock's huge grin spun around to reveal a huge frown. He let go of her hands and answered in a low disappointing voice, "I will."
"Great thanks a bunch," Michelle gave Brock a little peck on the cheek and skipped away toward the other side of the tower, opposite of the office.
Brock's face turned bright red. "I knew it, she likes me!" The size of Brock's new grin started to scare Misty so she walked away to help Michelle. Ash just smiled at Pikachu and Pikachu smiled back.
While the too boy were over by the heater attempting to turn it on, the two girls were packing some supplies for Michelle and Ash to use on their little hike. Michelle walked in just as Ash finally figure out how to light the heater. "Well, Ash you ready to go?"
"Yeah sure." Ash answered back as Pikachu tugged on Ash's pants. "Don't worry Pikachu I'll be fine."
Misty handed Ash the small backpack. "Be careful." She said as she walked away and stood beside Brock.
"Don't worry guys. It's just a little hike up a mountain. It's nothing to worry about." Ash stepped out of the tower after Michelle opened the door.
"See ya guys later," Michelle called back as he shut the door behind her.
Brock decided that he better began cooking dinner for that night as he took out his cooking utensils and began to work and Misty played with the two Pokemon.
Michelle and Ash walked down the stairs and started to head towards the mountain when a strong, stern, male voice called out from behind them. They spun around to see a large man walking towards them.
"Where are you going?" The man waved at Michelle.
Michelle waved and smiled back. "Hello daddy!"
Michelle's father caught up with them and glanced at the load they were carrying. He was a tall man. He had a small scruffy beard which was about as white as the snow around them. It also looked as if he hadn't changed his clothes in a month. Her father repeated his question. "Where are you going?"
"On a little hike." Michelle answered.
"What? Don't tell me your still wasting your time with some mans crazy ideas are you Mickey?"
Michelle blushed. She hated it when her father would call her by her baby name. "Well, actually yeah. My friend Ash and I are going up there to see if we can find anything."
"I can't stand watching you waste your time on something as stupid and worthless as this. I came here to tell you that your mother and I think you should be spending your time doing something of value." He crossed his arms.
"This is valuable. This is my chance to discover a living Pokemon that is believed to be extinct and to have a chance to prove Granddaddy was right!"
"This is a waste.." he began to say but Michelle interrupted.
"This is what I believe in and I'm standing by it until I can prove to this whole stupid city that my Grandfather discovered a rare Pokemon." Michelle started to walk away from him.
"Mickey don't do this!" Her father shouted after her. Michelle continued to walk away towards the mountain as Ash followed behind.
"You'll see. You're just wasting your time!" Her father watched as she and Ash disappeared into the trees that surrounded the mountain and out of sight.
Ash and Michelle were silent for a few minutes until Michelle spoke up. "I'll show him. I'll find this Pokemon and I'll show him. I'll show them all!"
Ash nodded in agreement as the two began their rough journey up the large snowy mountain that, Michelle believed, held the secrets to finding the legendary Mew.
Chapter Two: Let the Search Begin!
The sun was getting ready to set as the group finally made it to their destination. Michelle had led them to the old tower where her Grandfather once worked. It looked like a small log cabin that was decaying away with age. It was about fifteen feet off the ground and it was being supported by a number of wooden beams. The whole idea of going in made Misty very nervous.
"Ever since the death of a hiker which was about a six months ago the authorities shut this place down. My father has been out of a job since." Michelle explained as they walked up the stairs and approached the entrance.
"Wow, this Mountain must be dangerous." Misty said as the stopped and looked up at it while the others were stepping into the tower. Misty then realized that she was all alone and dashed inside to join the others.
It was extremely dark and there was an old musty smell that hung in the air. A light flashed on as Ash, Misty and Brock saw Michelle lighting up and old oil lamp with her pocket lighter. Michelle picked up the lamp by the handle and started surveying the cabin. It was very small. There were three tiny rooms. The one that was to the right of the entrance appeared to be a small office. To the left there was a supply room and to the back there was a small library of books. There was a large table in the middle of the entrance room, there was a heater in the far corner, and there were many other little odds and ends including tons of paper work. Ash followed Michelle around as Misty and Brock, along with Pikachu, wandered around searching on their own using Brock's pocket flashlight for a light source. Togepi followed pretty much everybody around and played with everything in sight and in reach.
"Over here is where my Grandfather's office was." Michelle led Ash over to the right. "There has got to be something in here that can help us."
Michelle started pulling open file cabinet doors, flipped through the dividers and investigated stacks and stacks of papers. Ash was looking around a wooden desk and fumbled through the drawers finding little knickknacks. Without much luck, the two flipped through all the books her Grandfather had on the shelves thinking at maybe he was hiding something in one of them so no one would see it.
Just as they were beginning to lose hope Brock came racing in, waving something in his hand, with Misty dragging her feet behind.
"I think you two should see these." Brock said as he handed a large yellow envelope to Michelle. Michelle set down the lamp on the desk and examined the outside markings. It looked like someone wrote something on the envelope with a pencil and then attempted to erase it. Michelle ripped through the seal and pull out a couple of stiff pieces of paper.
The group huddled together to take a good look at what Michelle had in her hand. They were photographs of several different places. There was an ocean picture that was by Cianwood, a picture of a building from Goldenrod City, and some trees from the Ilex Forest. Even though there was quite a variation in the locations the place that had the most images was Blackthorn City.
"These are pretty pictures," Michelle said. "But they don't seem to help much."
Brock leaned in next to Michelle. "Take a closer look," Brock said as he picked up the lamp from the table and held it up to brighten the photographs.
Michelle could not believe what she saw. She quickly shuffled through the photos making sure she wasn't just seeing things. There was a little glowing ball of light hovering somewhere in each and every picture. Unfortunately, the pictures were printed in black and white so it really didn't help them recognize whether or not the light was pink.
"This just might help us after all." Michelle's hopes were growing and she was getting a bit excited with what was found.
Little did the group know right outside there were two figures peeking in (up side down) the window from the top of the roof. One of them sat up and brushed her long red hair out of her face.
"Just think about it, James." The girl said. "There might actually be an extinct Pokemon that is not extinct at all."
The other guy with the blue hair then sat up and looked at his partner. "That's right Jess." He began to ponder. "Imagine the reward the boss would give to us if we brought him an extinct Pokemon."
"We would easily get rich for sure." Jesse said.
"But how are we going to find a Pokemon like that?"
Jesse smiled at James and answered, "We won't have to. We will let the twerp and his friends find it and when they do we'll take it from them!"
James smiled along with her. "What a great idea. This way we don't have to hardly lift a finger to steal a Pokemon."
A little furry Pokemon hopped over to them. "Come on you guys we better get planning if we are going to steal anything." It said as it jumped on James's back to get his attention. "Now lets get going." Meowth jumped off and then started climbing down the rope they had used to get on top of the tower.
"Meowth is right," Jesse said as she grabbed James by the collar and dragged him down the tower following Meowth.
Back inside the tower Michelle studied the pictures.
"Are you sure there were nothing else?" Michelle asked Brock.
Brock thought about it for a second. "Besides a few empty Pokeballs, a few Pokemon Reference books and a case of Evolution Stones, um, no."
"Evolution stones?" Ash asked in wonder.
"Yeah, my grandfather has a large collection of Evolution Stones. He was into collecting things and those just happen to be one of them." Michelle answered Ash.
Misty spotted Togepi tugging on a tablecloth and fearing the fact that the stuff on the table could fall on it she quickly picked Togepi up and held it in her arms. "So what are we going to do now?" She asked as she refused to let Togepi go, despite it's struggling to get away.
"Well, you know what I think?" Michelle began to say as the others listened intently. "I think that we should climb up the mountain and see if there are any clues."
"Great idea!" Brock shouted.
"And I think that a few of us should stay here while myself and another person," she glances at Ash, "will go."
"Great idea!" Brock shouted again.
"Now who should go with me?" Michelle asked to herself out loud.
"ME!" Brock shouted as he jumped and raised his hand.
"I would go, but Togepi might get sick from the cold so I can't." Misty said.
"Okay so you can't go." Michelle said. "Now let's see I might need someone really strong." Michelle started to pace back and forth.
"ME!" Brock started to wave his hand from side to side.
"Someone who is brave and can handle the trip." Michelle said.
"ME ME ME ME ME!" Brock was going crazy at this point. He was jumping up and down and he waved his hand so hard Misty was sure it would soon rip off his shoulder and fly across the room.
"Brock would you..?" Michelle started but before she could say anything more Brock interrupted.
"Yes, yes yes anything!" Brock answered swiftly as he grabbed her hands and gazed into her eyes.
"Would you stay here and watch Misty, Pikachu and Togepi as Ash and I go look for clues?" Michelle asked.
Brock's huge grin spun around to reveal a huge frown. He let go of her hands and answered in a low disappointing voice, "I will."
"Great thanks a bunch," Michelle gave Brock a little peck on the cheek and skipped away toward the other side of the tower, opposite of the office.
Brock's face turned bright red. "I knew it, she likes me!" The size of Brock's new grin started to scare Misty so she walked away to help Michelle. Ash just smiled at Pikachu and Pikachu smiled back.
While the too boy were over by the heater attempting to turn it on, the two girls were packing some supplies for Michelle and Ash to use on their little hike. Michelle walked in just as Ash finally figure out how to light the heater. "Well, Ash you ready to go?"
"Yeah sure." Ash answered back as Pikachu tugged on Ash's pants. "Don't worry Pikachu I'll be fine."
Misty handed Ash the small backpack. "Be careful." She said as she walked away and stood beside Brock.
"Don't worry guys. It's just a little hike up a mountain. It's nothing to worry about." Ash stepped out of the tower after Michelle opened the door.
"See ya guys later," Michelle called back as he shut the door behind her.
Brock decided that he better began cooking dinner for that night as he took out his cooking utensils and began to work and Misty played with the two Pokemon.
Michelle and Ash walked down the stairs and started to head towards the mountain when a strong, stern, male voice called out from behind them. They spun around to see a large man walking towards them.
"Where are you going?" The man waved at Michelle.
Michelle waved and smiled back. "Hello daddy!"
Michelle's father caught up with them and glanced at the load they were carrying. He was a tall man. He had a small scruffy beard which was about as white as the snow around them. It also looked as if he hadn't changed his clothes in a month. Her father repeated his question. "Where are you going?"
"On a little hike." Michelle answered.
"What? Don't tell me your still wasting your time with some mans crazy ideas are you Mickey?"
Michelle blushed. She hated it when her father would call her by her baby name. "Well, actually yeah. My friend Ash and I are going up there to see if we can find anything."
"I can't stand watching you waste your time on something as stupid and worthless as this. I came here to tell you that your mother and I think you should be spending your time doing something of value." He crossed his arms.
"This is valuable. This is my chance to discover a living Pokemon that is believed to be extinct and to have a chance to prove Granddaddy was right!"
"This is a waste.." he began to say but Michelle interrupted.
"This is what I believe in and I'm standing by it until I can prove to this whole stupid city that my Grandfather discovered a rare Pokemon." Michelle started to walk away from him.
"Mickey don't do this!" Her father shouted after her. Michelle continued to walk away towards the mountain as Ash followed behind.
"You'll see. You're just wasting your time!" Her father watched as she and Ash disappeared into the trees that surrounded the mountain and out of sight.
Ash and Michelle were silent for a few minutes until Michelle spoke up. "I'll show him. I'll find this Pokemon and I'll show him. I'll show them all!"
Ash nodded in agreement as the two began their rough journey up the large snowy mountain that, Michelle believed, held the secrets to finding the legendary Mew.