The Vampire of Lavender Town By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio 16, and Dessa

Disclaimer: Dessa, Ben, Chan, and Victor are ours. Pretty much everything else is copywrite Nintendo and all those other guys. Pluto is copywrite Takeuchi Naoko (please do not ask how it fits in... there are other stories that explain it).

Dessa's Notes: The three of us wrote this together on an EZboard. It's pretty much in it's original form, except for a few things: * There isn't any markings on who wrote what part * I've re-written a couple parts to make it flow better * EZboard mysteriously lost one of the parts, so that part has been re-written, to the best of my knowledge of what was in it. Also, at the end of each chapter, I'll note how many original parts were in each chapter.

Chapter 1

Chan Liu read the sign. Looking down at his travel wary Mew and Pikachu he said, "We made it, guys! We're in Lavender Town!"

"Pika..."

I'm hungry! Mew complained.

"I know. Here, get back in your pokéballs," Chan replied. Mew and Pikachu obeyed. Chan walked towards the Pokémon Center. Suddenly the feeling of being watched overcame him. He looked up at the Pokémon Tower. Chills ran up his spine for no apparent reason.

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"May I help you?" Nurse Joy asked.

"Yes. Can you heal my pokémon?" Chan replied.

"Certainly."

Chan handed over the pokéballs and took a seat in the waiting room. After half an hour Nurse Joy returned.

"All done, Chan," she said cheerfully, "You have an impressive collection of pokémon."

"Thank you!" Chan said putting his pokémon back in his bag.

"What brings you here?"

"I'm going to the Pokémon Tower to catch ghost pokémon."

"If you must, be careful! There's something weird going on there," Nurse Joy cautioned.

"Like what?" Chan asked curiously.

"The people who go in come out very pale and frightened. They usually have to be treated for a couple of days."

"Hmm..." Chan stated thoughtfully. "I'll be careful, Nurse Joy."

"That's what everyone else has said. I think they're being attacked by a powerful Gastly."

"Why?"

"Because the victims never see anything. They just suddenly fall asleep. Gastly has the ability to do that..."

"True."

With that Chan left the Pokémon Center and headed for the Tower. Once there, he cautiously opened the door and went in. The door slammed shut sending a chilling echo through the tower. Chan tried it. Locked.

"What?!" he cried with panic in his voice.

He forced himself to breathe slowly and calm down. He searched the first floor cautiously. He checked the other floors thoroughly as well. He was about to go back down from the seventh floor when a voice called out.

"Wait!"

"Huh?" Chan whipped around. Nothing. "Where are you?" he asked shivering.

A young man stepped out of the shadows. He was hard to see in the dim candlelight.

"Who are you?" Chan demanded. "What do you want?"

"You'll see..." the man said mysteriously.

"You're scaring me," Chan gulped, backing away. He noted that he had gone away from the stairs. The stranger followed him. Chan was soon trapped.

"That's the idea! Gastly! Let's welcome our guest!"

"What?! You can't do that! I don't have any pokémon out!" Chan cried. His voice was shrill with fear.

"That's your fault! You were warned... Gastly, hypnotize him!"

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Original # of parts: 1