Okay ready and willing to advance this story unfortunately it will be a little bit of a filler but bear with me
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Capitulus Tres: In which Ash gets Haunted
Crossing the small bridge, Ash ventured up the stairs coming to the gate."One sixteen and all is well!" Hollered the guard as they passed.
"He's going to annoy people doing that," Hilda muttered.
"GRAAAH GOOD FOR NOTHINGS!" yelled a man with a hard helmet and a round beard like goatee.
"What happened?" Ash asked.
"All my workers are running around town. I am the boss of the carpenters Mr. Foreman. Cynthia hired us to improve this village and make into a true city, but young men these days don't have ambition you know what I mean, kid?"
"I guess so." Ash muttered not really getting it, but he knew he had to work hard at beating Giovanni for both Great Oak and Serena so maybe that was what he meant.
"My workers are just running aimlessly around the village, they're not making any progress even my son is lazy" he stated with waterfall tears.
"You want us to round them up for you?" Hilda asked.
"Nah, they won't listen to a kid, a Pichu and his fairy friend, besides you three should just go and play." Mr. Foreman stated, Ash merely nodded and walked off.
"You've been awfully quiet, everything okay?" Hilda asked. Pichu sat on Ash's head he looked down when he realized his ride was getting sluggish.
"I haven't eaten since dinner time the day before Yesterday." Ash stated coming to a complete stop and slumping down, "Hungry, need food." He muttered,
"Ash, come on don't quit now!" Hilda stated.
"Chu, Pichu!" Pichu stated jumping down to his face.
"But I'm too weak to move." Ash whined.
"Would you like something to eat?" asked a voice the trio looked over.
A half hour later Ash was chowing down on a bunch of food. The boy who had found him was one a couple of years older than Ash with bright Spring green eyes and hair in a leaf form.
There were two other boys, one with blue wavy hair covering the left of his blue eyes and a boy with red hair and eyes the former of which reminded Ash of fire. Pichu was happily eating some Pokémon food, with their own Pokémon. Cilan's Pansage Cress's Panpour and Chili's Pansear, all monkeys with the colors Red Blue and Green with features reminiscent of their typing.
"Thanks a lot for your help." Hilda stated to them as Ash and Pichu finished up.
"No problem at all." The green haired boy replied "What's your name?"
"My name's Ash this is Hilda and Pichu."
"Sup."
"Pichu!"
"I'm Cilan these are my brothers Chili and Cress. We're the Kakariko Triplets."
"Kakariko Triplets?" Ash asked,
"Yeah, our family owns the restaurant here, but we're the best battlers in town wanna have a go?" Chili asked with a competitive look in his eye.
Ash threw up his hands in defense "Uh, no I mean ya see I only have Pichu so I wouldn't be able to take you guys on and I'm actually kind of busy."
"Oh I see." Chili muttered deflated.
"Listen I only have sixty rupees I hope that's- Huh?" Ash asked he pulled out a different wallet with a gold gem on it and handed them about a hundred thanking them. After they left, they stared at the wallet.
"How'd you get this?!" Hilda asked.
"I didn't take it if that's what you're thinking!" Ash protested.
Hilda flickered in insult letting out a small ring "I'm not accusing you of anything, it's just weird you suddenly have a Giant's wallet with five, -well four hundred now Rupees after..." that's when it hit them.
"It was Cynthia!" they stated together in awe staring at the wallet. Smiling however Ash pocketed it and headed off. Pichu however spotted a berry tree still hungry he rushed up and picked it jumping down, since it was a short little tree and walked off with his treat to catch up to the others. However three feet away a strange white bird snatched the berry from his paws.
"PIICHUU!" he cried chasing after it, alerting Ash and Hilda who followed to see him jump up to the top of a fence nearby. "Chu, chu, Pii, pi, pichu!" he called to the bird.
"Who's that Pokémon?" Ash asked.
"Not all the creatures of this world are Pokémon, remember Ghoma? That's a Cuckoo." Hilda stated.
"CHUUU, PIICHUUU!" Pichu shouted waterfall tears falling now. The two looked over to see that a Cuckoo was now pecking a berry one they deduced once belonged to Pichu, however before Ash could react the bird threw it up and swallowed it whole.
"GAAAAH!" Hilda and Ash went with horrified looks on their faces the bird swallowed it with ease.
"piii, piiii." Pichu muttered, eyes watering he shook it off and glared. "PIIICHUUUUUUU!" he unleashed a Thunder shock attack on the Cuckoo who looked over at the three with a glare it suddenly let off an ear-piercing crow.
"That's not a good sign." Hilda muttered.
Suddenly the sky filled to the brim with what looked like a flurry of wings and feathers. the sun was now blocked out and all Ash could see was a Darkness of beady eyes fully of rage, hatred and tiny shining beaks.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ash screamed grabbing Pichu and making a run for it.
"Why would you zap, a cuckoo over a berry? Ash would've gotten you a new berry! WHY WOULD YOU DOOM HYRULE OVER A BERRY!?" Hilda shouted spastically as the Cuckoos chased them.
"Litwick use flamethrower!" yelled a voice suddenly a candle like Pokémon came out of nowhere and breathed fire scaring the Cuckoos and sending several of them flying regardless they were safe for now.
"Don't tick off Cuckoos that's basic!" scolded a voice Ash turned to see a familiar face,
"Trip!"
"Don't you know anything?" has asked Snivy shaking his head,
"It was an accident." Ash said apologetically. "One of those cuckoos stole the berry Pichu was going to eat."
"Pichuuu," he muttered sadly.
"Well we're going to have to get those Cuckoo's back," Trip replied shaking his head, "The Lady who takes care of them has Allergies but she takes care of them anyway if she has to hold on to them for too long her hives will get really bad."
"Right" Ash replied as they split up Trip had Litwick use Psychic to get a couple of Cuckoos out of a hard to reach area Ash had found one near the town entrance and somehow inside a Crate there was a fourth that had made its way near a large Mansion that people were cleaning up.
"That place is home to a rich family that was once cursed for their greed. Cynthia went around killing all the Gold Skulltula's in Hyrule. What are Gold Skulltulas? They're about the size of Skullwalltulas but slightly bigger they also look like Galvantula but gold instead of yellow black soulless eyes and a skull on their back." That was explanation Trip gave Ash as Snivy grabbed a Cuckoo from a roof with Vinewhip. They eventually rounded up about seven of them and got them back to their pen.
"Sorry miss, we didn't mean to make them escape." Ash stated apologetically, "Pichu had a berry but one of them took it then he got mad and zapped it then they got mad and tried to kill us,"
"In a pretty scary way I might add." Said Trip,
Layla pouted,"You two have to be more gentle with the Cuckoos. They're-"
"Delicate?" Ash asked,
"I was going to say Hot-blooded before that." The woman whose name was Layla replied,
"I have to ask why are you taking care of Cuckoos if you're allergic?" Trip asked,
"Well I guess I've always had a soft spot for them and someone hast to in the end." Layla replied,
Ash smiled at that he was looking at an empty bottle he had found after cleaning it out he decided to keep it, "This could come in handy."
"For what?" Trip asked,
"Going to Death Mountain" Ash replied,
"With that shield are you crazy? Death Mountain is an active Volcano." Trip stated,
"WHHHAAAAT?!" Ash and Hilda screeched together,
"Active as in prone to explode; Then why is there a village below it look how that worked out for Pompei!" Hilda screeched ringing and zipping around in a circle,
"Relax, Death Mountain isn't your average Volcano. We can tell if it's about to explode thanks to the ring of clouds above it they tell us the mountain's conditions and we can prepare for it." Trip stated then he smirked, "You want a real shield right?"
"Yeah" Ash replied Trip lead him into a large graveyard that Ash stared at he and Pichu looked around in awe however Trip was suddenly pushing one the Gravestones,
"Huh hey Trip! Are you sure you that's a good idea messing with the graves?!" Ash cried,
"Relax." Trip replied jumping down Ash reluctantly followed inside it wasn't like Ash expected there was a box that the coffin was kept in however on the ground was a large metal shield with the crest from the castle on it, "This is Hylian shield a better shield, than that wooden one." Trip noted,
"Too Heavy!" Ash stated after he struggled to lift it up he ended up just wearing it on his back they climbed back out finding Chili
"What are you guys doing here?" Chili asked,
"We could ask you the same thing." Trip stated,
"I'm looking for the Composer brother's Ghosts word on the street is they haunt this graveyard."
"Pansear!" his Pokémon added,
"You know there's no such thing as Ghosts right?" Trip asked,
"Snivy!" Snivy agreed
"Says you." Chili stated as Ash felt a presence behind them he turned to see a ghost of a teenage boy with spiky purple hair in an arrow head shape with a chunk of bangs wearing a Red robe with blue highlights and tips with sunset like patterns white as a sheet glaring at him he whimpered,
"Guys!" it swung its lantern at him with a scream Ash started to run away from it as the ghost gave chase as they argued,
"Come on only a noob would believe in something as stupid as ghosts." Trip stated as Ash Pichu and Hilda ran the other way from the ghost who was now carrying a shovel to beat them with,
"YOU NO HAVE NO IMAGINATION!" Chili shouted getting Red in the face as Ash got out his sword cut the shovel in half and started to hack away at the ghost shouting die over and over Pichu doing the same thing in his own language with Iron Tail, "There are real ghosts here and I'll prove it to you!"
"GYAAAHHHH YOU KILLED ME UNBELIEVABLE!" shouted an unearthly shriek that scared them they turned to see Ash staring at a green Poe "Huh who are you?"
"My name's Ash this is Hilda and Pichu."
"Hi ya" Hilda muttered nervously,
"Pichu!" Pichu muttered from behind Ash,
"Hmm you're not one of Giovanni's men are you?" the poe asked Ash shook his head,
"That the ghost of Soren one of the composer brothers." Trip stated in shock as Chili gave him a smug look.
"Brother's, uuhhh" Ash turned around again there was the ghost of Rocko he had purple hair two toned like his brother but it was more of a shaggy mess with two of the same bang chunks framing his head he had blue robes like Soren only yellow-tipped with land like patterns on it.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR KILLING MY BROTHER AGAIN KYAAAAAHHH!" he roared as he began to chase them around,
"Rocko wait they're not with Giovanni!" Soren shouted Rocko stopped freezing in his tracks looking very embarrassed,
"We're sorry because of our roles as ghosts we had to act like that." The Composer brothers said together,
"As that kid implied we're the composer brothers of Kakariko village even after death so now we're the ghostly composer brothers!" Soren stated,
They suddenly made a joint pose, "THE GHOSTLY COMPOSER BROTHERS!" they shouted a ghostly light emanating from behind them,
"All the people in this village are to serve the royal family of Hyrule." Rocko said,
"You mean like the Shekiah." Chili asked,
"And various workers like the Carpenters." Trip added,
"That's right and we composer brothers also served the Royal family." Soren replied, "For years we studied the hereditary mystic power of the Royal family."
"Serena has powers?!" Ash said surprised,
"Pichu?!" Pichu added,
"right." the brothers replied,
"We never could figure out the power of the Triforce" Rocko explained,
"However we had almost completed our study of controlling time with the tones of Flutes." Soren stated Rocko hit him upside the head and shot him a glare, "I mean we did complete it!"
"We would've been famous if that Vile Giovanni had not tried to steal the results!" Rocko lamented, "We could never let him have the fruits of our research that's why we and our beloved Pokémon gave our lives to protect the secret."
"Why doesn't the Queen know he killed you guys?" Trip asked, "He's there trying to make an alliance with the Kingdom and the Gerudo, as we speak!"
"That fiend is really good at covering his tracks unfortunately." Soren replied,
"That's terrible don't worry I'm gonna stop Giovanni Princess Serena sent me on a quest to defeat him." he suddenly covered his mouth, "Oops."
"HUUUUUHH!?" Chili Trip went in shock,
"Uhh heh he heh." Ash replied rubbing the back of his head, "Tell no one please."
"You do kind of remind me of Princess Serena. Well since you claim, to have a connection, with the Royal Family I'll tell you more of our tale." Rocko replied, "Back in the day people called us great and gifted composers because of the many musical master pieces we wrote and we an excellent Tag Team too but we weren't just composers or trainers there was also our mission to analyze the Royal Family's mysterious power we kept our research extremely secret, until it was completed. Before Giovanni did us in we were each studying a different song Soren was studying a song to summon the Sun and I a song to study the moon."
"Sounds like your research isn't as complete as you just made it out to be." Trip replied crossing his arms,
"Not during our time alive but being a ghost had the perk of allowing us to continue the research although we accidentally scared a few folks here and there…anyway Ash right; if you were really sent by the Princess I'll tell you about the results of research into that. If you truly are connected, to the royal family then show your credentials upon the Triforce mark!" Soren stated pointing to one on the ground by the biggest tombstone
Ash nodded remembering Cynthia's words he got out the Fairy Flute and played Serena's Lullaby suddenly it began to rain lighting surged through the sky then one large bolt of Lightning surged down and struck the tombstone everyone screamed as it sent them flying back the sky cleared Soren and Rocko had disappeared but where the Tombstone was there was a large hole.
"Whoa…." Ash muttered as one by one they climbed down,
"Whoa this is the Royal Family's tomb." Trip stated,
"Vyyyy." Snivy agreed,
"It's kind of creepy." Chili muttered,
"Pansear." He muttered in fear,
Those who break into the Royal Family's Tomb will be obstructed by Lurkers of the Dark BEWAARREEE." Said a voice creeping them all out.
"Come on let's find that song." Ash stated as they went down the hall,
"Ash look out Keese!" Hilda rang Ash quickly got out his Slingshot and killed off two Keese which were black Zubat like creatures; with red eyes and no tail.
"Snivy use Leaf storm!" Trip shouted,
"SNIVVY!" he shouted hitting the rest and sending them into the wall,
"Litwick!" Trip shouted,
"And Pansear!"
"Flamethrower!" they shouted together the two Pokémon unleashed their attack killing off the Keese allowing them passage through.
Shine a light on the undead…..
"Who keeps doing that it's not funny!" Ash shouted,
"Chu Pichu!" Pichu shouted as well, they entered the door there they found some strange oozing green liquid covered most of the floor Ash took out a Deku stick and stuck it in it dissolved instantly Ash dropped it when it came up the stick.
"Let's get out of here!" Ash whined however a hand rose up and grabbed Chili the monster was a rotting Corpse with a Yamask's mask which now suddenly had a Golbat like mouth with a long set of Teeth Ash quickly swiped his sword cutting its head off it's shoulders.
"More are coming we've gotta run!" Trip shouted as they turned however another blocked their path,
"Piii PIIICHUUUUU!" he shouted zapping it allowing the group to escape into the next room, Ash saw a large wall of letters and rushed up to it.
"This poem is dedicated, to the memory of the dearly departed members of the Royal Family. 'The rising sun will eventually set a newborn's life will fade from Sun to Moon, moon to sun."
"Our lives are gonna fade if you don't think of something we've gotta find a way out it's a dead-end!" Trip shouted at him,
"Ash look there's something inscribed here." Hilda stated showing him what looked like carved sheet music.
"The Composer brother's secret song!" Ash cried out getting out his flute and playing the Sun's song as the Redeads came in light suddenly shone and blinded them causing them to freeze.
"Whew….thank you scary voice." Ash replied with a sigh the two Composer brothers suddenly appeared,
"Well done." They said "Restless souls wander where they don't belong bring them calm with the Sun song." And with that they vanished.
"Let's get out of here before that wears off." Chili stated Ash nodded they quickly climbed out however they turned to see a man with a purple robe a shovel and long hair,
"It's the Grave keeper heart pounding Sullivan!" Trip shouted in fear,
"So you like Robbing Graves do ya WELL I SULLIVAN THE HEARTPOUNDING GRAVEKEEPER WILL SHOW YOU BRATS A THING OR TWO!"
"AHHHHH!" the three screamed as they were chased around by Sullivan, before escaping him and making it to the entrance of the Graveyard leading back to the village,
"AND DON'T COME BACK!" he shouted at them they eventually dropped by the front of the town entrance,
"I'm done with scary things for a while." Hilda sighed,
"People are disgusting." Said a voice they turned to see someone with his head in his knees "My own Mother and Father were disgusting you three must be disgusting too…." He stated pulling his head up, to face him revealing a sullen almost dead face.
"AHHHHHHHH!" they screamed once more and banging on the door to get into the restaurant Cilan opened it and was instantly trampled as all hid in various places in the building,
LOS LOS LOS
"Okay there's some food in there so you don't collapse in hunger again." Cilan replied handing Ash a bag,
"Thanks." Ash replied tucking it away, "Thanks for everything you guys."
"No problem you'd better hurry to Death Mountain." Cilan replied,
"But why does the Princess want you to go to Death Mountain?" Cress asked,
"I can't really say I shouldn't have even said what I said back in the Graveyard." Ash replied sheepishly.
"Okay that's fine let us know how it goes." Cilan replied,
"Yeah and kick Giovanni's butt!" Chili stated,
"I will!" Ash stated "Right Pichu."
"Pichu!" he stated with a grin.
"If you want to get to the gate take the stairs outside the restaurant then past the lookout tower is another set of stairs the gates on top." Trip told him,
"Thanks!" Ash replied as he ran off following Trip's directions eventually coming to the gate that showed the mountain path behind it,
"Hey the road, is closed see the sign?" the Guard asked, "Oh that's right you're like six seven you can't read ha ha." Ash pouted but wordlessly pulled out the letter and showed it to him, "Well, well, this is indeed Princess Serena's hand writing 'This is Ash he is under my orders to save Hyrule'" the guard burst into Laughter, "What kind of funny game has our Princess come up with now?!" he stated in a fit of laughter.
"I can read and I showed you the letter can I go!?" Ash asked getting a little irritated.
"Sorry about that and yeah you can go just be careful Mr. Hero BUH HA HA HA HA HA HA SO CUTE!" he stated Ash merely walked forward,
"I'm gonna go now bye." He stated as he past the gate Death Mountain loomed closer than ever before, "Hey Hilda think there's zombies on Death mountain like the Redeads we saw back in the Tomb?"
"If there are, you and Pichu are on your own." Hilda replied simply.
What have we learned kiddies…Don't Grave Rob anyway this now onto Death Mountain that might be two chapters I doubt it will be more anyway
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