Chapter 2: To Answer or Not to Answer? That's the Riddle
"Uncle Matthew, where are you?" call Clarifee.
"Here, in the living room," replied Uncle Matthew. They ran to the living room but were stopped by Officer Jenny.
"Clarifee, who are they?" asked Jenny.
"They are the ones who may be able to solve our mystery," snaps Clarifee.
Just to play it safe, Ash showed Jenny the map pieces they have colleted. Jenny seemed to understand. "Oh. All right," said Jenny in her police voice, "which one of you is a great riddle solver?"
Misty steps forward and blushed. "I dunno if I'm great or not, but I am a good riddle solver!"
"C'mon," says Clarifee, "I'll show you the riddle!" The group ran until they met Uncle Matthew. "Are these the riddle solvers?" asked Uncle Matthew getting his hopes up and studying the travelers.
"I'm the only one, sir. These are just my friends, Ash & Brock. & I'm Misty!" announced Misty.
"Please call me Uncle Matthew," he said happily. Misty was talking in her mind. "Ash said that I hardly helped them and now I'm gonna solve this mystery all by myself!"
"Here," said Uncle Matthew, "look at the riddle." He handed her the riddle that was written on a note card. Ash & Brock walked over to her & peered at the riddle. It read:
"What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, & three legs at night?"
"Hmm…" Misty stared at it while thinking. "Four in the morning, two in the afternoon, & three at night. Morning's the beginning, afternoon's the middle, & night is at the end. If you compare that to life, morning's when you're born, afternoon is when you're an adult, and night is when you're old aged. It's a human!" exclaimed Misty. Ash looks at her all weird and stuff.
"Um, Misty? All of us are human."
"NO, YOU DIMWIT. I MEANT THE ANSWER!"
"Pika pi?" asked Pikachu.
"What?" Uncle Matthew said perplexed.
"I don't get it," Brock said puzzled and looks at Clarifee for an explanation.
"Neither do I," shrugs Clarifee.
"Misty," replies Ash, "what makes you think that "human" is the answer?" She scold at him forgivingly. "When it's born, a baby crawls on its two legs and two hands, which makes four. When it's an adult, it stands on its two legs. An old aged person walks on its two legs, but also depends on a cane." She writes down the answer on the note card. Suddenly, the card flew through the open window and then disappeared.
A/N: I'm sorry that is chapter's kinda short.