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Chapter 17: a sleepy day
My dreams were confusing to say the least. Nothing was clear; all I saw was silhouettes of different creatures, along with different sounds. The sounds ranged from loud cries, to quiet words, but I could never tell what it was or where it came from.
A final, loud cry rang out in the faint sunlight. "Go away" I mumbled sleepily.
"You heard it too?" I heard Pikachu say.
The loud cry called out, causing me to sit up. It was getting fainter, but I could hear it. "Come on, let's check it out" I said, walking out sleepily.
I don't remember ever being as tired as I was then, but I was tired none the less. I walked through the hall way half asleep, going towards the exit. I got out just in time to see a silvery bird fly off into the distance, and a silver feather floated onto my nose.
I picked up the feather and looked at it. There was a strange shine to it I couldn't quite place, but I knew I needed it. I carefully put it in my pocket as the others came out. "Good morning" Aqua said with a yawn.
"Morning" I replied back, still sleepy
"Are you ok? You look exhausted" Leaf said
"I'm fine" I said, yawning.
"Just don't fall asleep on us, ok?" Red said, obviously focused on something else.
I decided not to bug him as we ate breakfast, and then started back to Lavander town. "Why are we going back?" Aqua asked.
"Zain says we should visit the Pokémon tower" Red said.
"I heard about that" I said, yawning "ghost Pokémon surround the place, but can only be seen by a certain instrument" wait, when did I learn this?
"Your right" Red said, looking at me with curiosity "Zain says the Silph Scope will allow us to see the Pokémon, who would otherwise be unidentifiable specters"
"Are you sure it's ok?" I asked, my sluggish mind not at full capacity.
"Alex, are you sure you feel alright?" Leaf asked, her concern more obvious.
"Yea, I'm fine" I said half heartedly.
"Alex, you aren't fine" Aqua said.
"Did you get enough sleep?" Zain asked, showing interest.
"Yea, I got plenty of sleep" I said yawning, which didn't help my case.
"Alex, we can let you take a nap if you need it" Red said, concern showing.
"Honestly, I'm fine" I said, hoping I sounded more convincing than I felt.
The others finally seemed convinced, and soon, we came to the guard house. "Let's see if we can get through now" Leaf said, taking out the tea we got. We went in and were immediately stopped
"No one's getting through" the guard said
"I know" Leaf said innocently "I just thought you might like a drink"
"Hmm…" the guard said, seeming to think about the offer "well, I am rather thirsty…"
"Well, I have a bottle of Tea you might enjoy" she said, pulling out the bottle of tea we got and giving it to him.
"Oh…thanks" he said, taking a sip. "Mmm, this is delicious!"
Leaf smiled at him "well, we'll be on our way now" she said "come on guys, let's go"
As we started walking back, I went up to her "what are you doing Leaf?" I whispered to her
"Just stay quiet and wait" she whispered back.
Before I could say anything else, the guard called out "hang on a second"
Leaf turned around "something wrong?" she asked, the innocence in her voice obvious
"Well, you seem like good people, so I thought that I should let you through" the guard said
"Really? Thanks!" Leaf said, with more enthusiasm in her voice than she should have. She skipped along happily, with us close behind her. As soon as we were through the gate, she stopped "and that's how you get into places"
"Oh my gosh that was flawless!" Red said, as if they had been planning that for months.
She smiled "I try to be" she said.
We went through Saffron city and by mid afternoon, we arrived at Lavender town.
"Ok, so we're going to Pokémon tower, right?" Aqua asked
"Yep, let's go" Red said, and we went over.
Going inside was easy, but all of us hesitated. "What are we waiting for?" Leaf asked
"That's a very good question" Zain said
"So it's not just me then" Red said
I stayed silent, still trying to snap out of my grogginess. All of a sudden, there was loud laughter.
"wh-what was that?" Leaf asked, fear clear in her voice
"I-I don't know" Aqua replied, the same fear in her voice
"oh, quit being babies" Red said, though it was clear he was hiding his own fear.
Aqua and Leaf hugged each other as a loud, menacing laugh echoed through the floor.
"ok, this is getting creepy" Zain said
"M-m-maybe w-we s-should g-go" Leaf said, her fear very apparent
"L-L-Leafs r-r-right" Aqua said, with just as much fear
"You guys are paranoid" Red said, the fear somewhat apparent in his voice.
"you can't possibly tell me you're not a little scared" Zain said
"Of course I am, but I know it's just our imaginations" Red snapped
I looked at Pikachu, who was looking around her curiously. "we should keep going, It'll be better that way" I said.
The laughter rang out again, this time even more menacing, which sent the girls into hysterical crying. "where is that coming from!?" red yelled, his fear mixed with anger
"I-I don't know, b-but it's really freaking me out" Zain said, the fear getting to him.
Suddenly, a bunch of ghost-like beings appeared. The girls both screamed, and ran out together. Red and Zain ran after them, leaving me and Pikachu with the ghosts.
I ran out, not out of fear, but because I didn't want to know what those Pokémon could do.
"ok" Red said panting "let's get some sleep"
The others nodded, and collapsed right there. I helped him get them to their rooms, then went into mine. I fell asleep very quickly.
Yay! Another chapter! This one is supposed to give a more 'real' feel to the Pokémon tower, which is supposed to be a resting place for Pokémon. Usually, Alex is much more fearful than I showed, but in this chapter, Alex was too sleepy to truly experience his normal fear. Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Also, if there's a specific Pokémon you want either of my characters to catch, just let me know. Bye for now!