Mission 4: Spooky Night in Pokemon Manor! (part 2)
"Everyone here?" Misty asked as she waited for her Rescue Force team--Togetic, Marill, Staryu, Golduck, and Seel--to meet with Ash, his team, and Kasen in the foyer of Pokemon Manor. Once everyone had assembled, the two teams huddled in a closet--the same closet that Ash and Swellow had hidden in earlier.
"Okay, we're ready for the big scare..." Ash bagan. "So, here's the deal: "We sneak into the room behind Team Rocket's bedroom and make them think it's haunted. I can do a good spooky laugh..."
"Kasen's got the howling covered..." Pikachu added.
"I'll scream!" Misty volunteered. "I can do a good scream!"
"I know..." Ash sighed, making Eevee and Torchic giggle. "Anyway, Eevee can make the Persian portrait in the bedroom shake..."
"Pikachu and I can open and close the drawers on the dresser!" Torchic volunteered. "That way, those Rockets will think someTHING is opening and closing the drawers!"
"Mudkip found a bellows by the fireplace..." Treecko began. "so with some help from Swellow, we'll make some whistling wind."
"While you guys are scaring the Rockets..." Togetic interjected. my team will doll Kasen up like a Houndour spirit...we already have the supplies." With that, she gestured to piles of fake bones, black fur tonic, fake chains, and spirit glitter gathered by her. "That'll be the grand finale to the spook-fest!"
"Sounds good!" Ash smiled.
"Rescue Forces, move out!" Misty commended. She watched as everyone hurried to their positions in the spare room overlooking the main bedroom...
A few minutes later...
"All set, everyone?" Ash asked as a two-way split image of his team appeared on his communicator--Treecko, Mudkip, and Swellow were positioned on the windowsill outside, which was thankfully under a small awning. Treecko and Mudkip manned the bellows, while Swellow hovered overhead, ready to unleash a few Gusts at the curtains.
"Sapphire, Emerald, Aquamarine ready!" Treecko replied.
"Remember, the code to start the wind efect is 'WINDY'" Ash explained. "Misty will say that as part of her screaming routine, so listen for that, okay?"
"The code is 'WINDY'...got it!" Mudkip replied.
Next, Ash checked in with the two members hiding in the drawers. "Torchic, Pikachu; you guys ready?"
"Topaz ready!" Pikachu replied from his drawer.
"Ruby ready!" Torchic agreed.
"Diamond ready!" Eevee called as she carefully jiggled the portrait.
"Okay..." Ash smiled, but then noticed Jessie, James, and Meowth walking in the room, all wearing night clothes. "Everyone, quiet!" He listened as Meowth chattered on to his human companions...
"Just tink..." Meowth smiled as he curled into a ball on the bedpost. "Da boss will give us a promotion for sure when dese tirty days are over, as tanks for givin' him such a beautiful house!"
"Too bad we have to wait twenty-nine more..." Jessie smiled as she flicked off her light. "Good night, everyone..."
"Night, Jessie..." James yawned as he rolled over and dozed off.
"Night, you guys..." Meowth smiled as he too dozed off.
"Eevee...now." Ash whispered. Eevee nodded and begin shaking the portrait, jarring the Rockets awake! Eevee couldn't resist giggling at the Rockets' panicked reactions.
"Dah!" Meowth yelped when he saw two drawers seemingly opening and closing on their own. "Da dresser's alive!"
"MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE!" Ash proclaimed in his best "spooky monster" voice as a crash of thunder rumbled outside, causing the three Rockets scramble to find a place to hide! James fled under the blanket, while Meowth hurried to a hidden compartment in the bed's canopy. Jessie fled to a closet, only pausing to peek outside every so often.
"This is it, we're done for! " Meowth shuddered. "Some monster's out to get us!"
"The real estate agent didn't say this place was haunted!" James commented from under the covers.
"Well, we know tings couldn't get any woise..." Meowth started, but was cut off by an eerie scream!
"Wind, punish these evildoers for their deeds!" Misty commanded in her best spooky voice. "WINDY!" As if on cue, the curtains began to billow out, and wind began to blow. At this, Jessie and Meowth joined James under the covers.
Ash smiled as his team rejoined him and Misty in the spare room. "Great work, you guys!"
"You did great too!" Torchic smiled. "I didn't know you could do a good scary voice!"
"I've had practice." Ash smiled as he watched Kasen, now in disguise as a Ghost Houndour, chased the Rockets around the room and out into the hallway!
Togetic watched as Ash and the others exited the spare room. "Well done, guys...and Kasen's doing great!" No sooner had she said that, did she see the disguise began to fall apart. "Uh oh...Ash, you still know magic, right?"
"Course I do..." Ash replied. "Why?"
"You might want to cast a spell on the Rockets before they turn Kasen into sushi." Togetic cautioned, pointing out James about to slice Kasen with a sword.
"I have just the spell..." and Ash formed a yellow light in his hands. "Mindless, spiritless, hear the immutable beat... Paralyze!" At this, thunderbolts rained from Ash's hands, paralyzing all three Rockets! James' sword fell to the floor as Kasen, now undisguised ran to meet the others.
"Nice spell, Ash!" Misty commented as the group ran down another hallway...only to come to a stop at a mirror! "Uh oh..."
"It's a dead end!" Pikachu agreed. "I don't know how long Ash's Paralyze spell will last..."
"It may not be a dead end..." Eevee began as she fished her Ichigo Mew mystery book from her bag. "In 'The Case of the Wick of the Wax', Ichigo Mew found a secret passage hidden in a mirror like this." With that, she hurried over to the frame and pushed against it with all her strength, but nothing happened.
"Hey, did Rukario teach you summoning magic?" Misty asked.
"Hmm..." Ash thought for a moment, then remembered the Summon Balls in his bag! "Yeah, he did...and to summon him if I needed his help." With that, Ash reached for a blue and black Poke Ball and heaved it into the air! "Open the doors to where power lives! Rukario!" At this, a bright rainbow light spewed from the ball, which formed into the magical wolf-like Pokemon, Rukario.
"Sir Ash...how may I serve you this evening?" Rukario asked.
"Could you check for a passageway behind this mirror?" Ash asked. Rukario nodded, and snapped, making the mirror's surface disappear, revealing an entrance to a passageway.
"It worked!" Eevee smiled.
"Indeed, there was a passage here." Rukario agreed. "If you ever need my help again, do not hsitate to summon me." With that, Rukario disappered inside the summon Ball. Ash picked it up and followed everyone inside...once everyone had entered, the mirror returned to its normal state.
Inside the passage...
"Wow, a secret passage!" Eevee was enthralled by the fact the group was in a secret passage. "This is just like the one Ichigo Mew found in--"
"Can you please stop this Ichigo Mew stuff?" Treecko snapped, annoyed by Eevee's constant references to Ichigo Mew mysteries.
"Miss Ichigo's got us this far, so don't complain." Ash assured Treecko. "Although...where could the will be hidden? And where will this passage take us?"
'Don't you worry! Eevee Mew is on the case!" Eevee smiled, putting on an Ichigo Mew wig for emphasis.
"Not again..." Pikachu sighed. Treecko groaned in agreement.
Eevee, meanwhile, was explaining the nuances of Ichigo Mew to Misty and her team. "Now, whenever Ichigo Mew an her friends want to find something, the first thing they do is find some clues!" she explained, grabbing a magnifying glass from her bag. "Follow me!"
"How are we going to find the will if all Eevee wants to do is walk around?" Mudkip complained as the group walked off down the passage.
An hour or so later...
"Hmm...I don't know why we haven't found anything yet..." Eevee began as she continued scanning the ground for clues. "Secret passages usually have all kinds of clues!"
"Does this count as a clue?" Mudkip asked, showing Eevee a nail.
"No, it's only a nail." Eevee replied.
"How bout this?" Treecko suggested as he dragged a chain over for Eevee to inspect.
"No, that's only a chain." Eevee replied.
"Hey, Eevee-go! Is THIS a clue?" Pikachu asked, pointing at some cobwebs in a corner.
"No, that's--A SPINARAK!" Eevee yelped as a Spinarak descended into the magnifying glass, making it appear to be the size of an Ariados to Eevee! Pikachu howled with laughter as he walked, pleased that he had scared Eevee.
"Hey, guys! I think I've found something!" Ash called from a little far down the passage. Pikachu led the others to the spot was Ash was studying an inscription. "It says 'Bring light to the darkness...'
"Could that mean...that candleholder over there?" Torchic suggested, pointing out a candleholder nearby the inscription.
"What do you think, Ichigo?" Ash asked, playing along with Eevee's Ichigo Mew routine.
"Well..." Eevee thought for a moment, then consulted her mystery book. "I'll read, and you do what I say, all right?"
"Sounds good..." and Ash grabbed the candleholder...
"Ichigo slowly pulled on the candleholder..." Eevee read, prompting Ash to grab the candleholder. "and opened a secret door!"
"It worked!" Misty smiled as part of the wall opened like a door.
"Being very careful to side to one side to avoid the trap door..." Eevee read. As if on cue, a trapdoor appeared under Ash, but Misty pulled him out before he could fall. "You okay?" Eevee asked as Misty helped Ash to his feet.
"I'm fine, but you could use a course in speed reading!" Ash joked, causing everyone to laugh...
To Be Continued...