Author's Note: Here is part 3 of Gloomy Manor! I finished watching season 2 of the show, but don't worry this won't affect the story in any way. And just a small thing I wanted to add: I thought about having the others upgrade the Pokedex so they won't have to call her every time they need to tell Lillie something. Lastly, I will only have Lillie collect a gem if the gem is somewhere you would be able to get without a walkthrough. Anyways, hope you enjoy!
After a tour through the vault, Lillie returned to see Kukui and Rotom still fixing the gears from the last mission.
"Almost done and… ta da!" Rotom said with joy. "Oh, Lillie. You're back. Great news! We fixed the gears!" Kukui showed Lillie a crank with the four gears now fixed and a handle on the back.
"Use this to access the machine in the Foyer. Once you do that, you'll be able to reach the northern rooms in the Gloomy Manor." said Kukui. As Lillie put away the crank, Burnet suddenly heard something.
"Wait. I hear something." she said. Everyone became silent and heard some strange noises. Burnet quickly checked the Parascope for information. "It looks like the Parascope is picking up an audible signal from the very same area we we're trying to reach! It sounds like...music? That's unusual."
"If I remember correctly, there was grand piano in the Library. Perhaps there's a ghost playing around on it." said Kukui. "Anyway's, let's mark where you need to go first." They added an exclamation point in the Foyer for Lillie to go to. After putting away the Pokedex, they continued their conversation.
"Lillie, this is the strongest paranormal signal we've seen yet. With a signal that strong, I think the ghost playing the piano might be the one giving orders to the other ghosts! No time to waste, Lillie! Get to the Library and catch that ghost!" said Rotom. He pressed the key and sent Lillie the manor.
After appearing back in the entrance room in the same way as before, Lillie got up and began her mission. She went into the Guard Hall but after entering, she noticed there wasn't a single knight in sight.
"Weren't there knights in this hall? Oh well. At least I can go through the hall and not worry about getting hit by swords." Lillie said in relief as she strolled down the hall. After entering the Foyer, she took out the crank and inserted it into the area where the gears were ripped out. Once they were put into place, Lillie turned the handle and the fish tank in front of the door upstairs went to ground level giving her access to the upstairs room. After going upstairs, she entered the door leading into the Lobby. Inside the lobby, she saw two greenies playing rock-paper-scissors with each other until they saw Lillie and tried to run. One turned invisible while the other tried using the elevator. Luckily, Lillie stunned him and sucked him up. After capturing his friend, she heard the elevator go off. Once the door opened, a bunch of Spinarak rush out followed by a Slammer! After capturing the Slammer and carefully avoiding the Spinarak, she went through the door on the right leading into the second floor of the Library. She looked around and noticed a grand piano on the lower floor. But for some reason, she heard music coming from it but there was nobody playing it! On top of that, there were a bunch of books floating in the air! She then noticed a door on the other side of the walkway and went towards it. But as soon as she moved, one of the floating books came right at her! Frightened, she ran as fast as she could to avoid the floating books. After going through the door into the Dining Room, she took a break to catch her breath.
"That ghost must be pretty strong to carry a bunch of books and play the piano at the same time." Lillie said to herself. After looking around the dining room, she noticed a safe on the ceiling. While looking at it, she noticed a green sensor on it. Figuring there was treasure in there, she flashed the sensor and the safe opened and a gem dropped into her open arms.
"A gem? Oh well. I'm sure Rotom would like this." Lillie said to herself. After putting it away, she noticed a tassel on the ceiling in the corner of the room. Lillie remembered the last time she saw a tassel and was extremely cautious around it. She carefully tugged on the tassel and the door to the nearby dumbwaiter opened up. With a sigh of relief, she climbed into the dumbwaiter and rode it down to the Kitchen. After hopping out, Lillie went towards the door on the left. But before she could go through, a greenie appeared! But this greenie wasn't like the others; he was decked out in kitchen utensils! He was holding a rolling pin in one hand and in the other he was using a pot lid as a shield.
"Looks like the greenies have gotten smarter." she thought to herself as she prepared herself for a fight. The ghost swung the rolling pin at Lillie so fast that he spun around and made himself dizzy, leaving him vulnerable. After stunning and capturing him, two more greenies appeared with one of them using kitchen utensils for protection. After capturing them, she went into the door on the left which led into the lower floor of the Library. There she saw the ghost behind the music, a Poltergeist! He was a tall yellow ghost with a big head and you can even see his brain inside his head! Upon arrival, Lillie braced herself as the Poltergeist turned himself invisible! While she couldn't see the ghost, she could hear music coming from the piano. Unfortunately for Lillie, she failed to notice the book levitating behind her. Soon after, the book was thrown at her hitting her in the back! Lillie got up and looked around, but there was no sign of the ghost. Another book levitated and this time, Lillie saw it. So she flashed the ghost making him drop the book. After that, Lillie stunned him and tried to capture him as he ran across the room! But the Poltergeist wouldn't go down that easy as it still threw books at her while he was getting sucked up! Luckily, she sucked him up and Lillie was happy her mission was over… Until two more Poltergeists appeared. Lillie felt overwhelmed at the sight of this.
"I could barely take down one, now I have to capture TWO?!" she thought to herself as she tried to suck up one of the Poltergeists. After a long and book-filled battle, Lillie emerged victorious and also very tired after the fight. She barely had the energy to take out her Pokedex when she got a call from the others.
"Are you ok, Lillie?" asked Burnet.
"Yeah… I'm just tired, that's all." Lillie said panting.
"You had us worried for a second there! Those big-brained ghosts sure put up a fight!" said Rotom.
"The way they were throwing all those books at you… reminded me of my college professors!" chuckled Kukui.
"Anyways, we'll bring you back now so you can rest and so we can analyze that ghost." said Rotom.
Lillie was happy that her mission was over. For real this time. After taking a breather, she got pixelated and sent back to the bunker.
Back in the bunker, they unloaded the ghosts and talked for a while.
"Those brainy Poltergeists sure are strong, but they don't seem to be in charge of the other ghosts. I still think they're worth studying though!" Rotom said.
"You're right, Rotom. It's pretty fascinating how some ghosts can evolve into more enhanced forms. Kinda like a Pokemon!" added Burnet. "I don't fully understand their power, but i'm sure i'll find out soon."
"I think i'm starting to get the hang of catching ghosts." said Lillie.
"I think so too." Kukui added. "We'll look for any paranormal activity while you get a good rest."
"Vul! Vulpix!" chanted Snowy as it jumped into her lap.
"Ok. Come on, Snowy." agreed Lillie as she dozed off to sleep.
(In narrator's voice) After a fierce battle, Lillie has taken down another challenging ghost! What other challenges wait for her? And will she pass? We'll find out, as the journey continues!