(Next chappy… sorry, I've been a bit busy with school an' all, so I won't be posting as regularly until the hols.
Anyway, hope you enjoy it.)
Ash looked up at the clock in the hallway nervously.
Five minutes until
Would they make it back to the reception in time?
He stopped and turned to to the rest of the group.
"Stop, we're not going to make it back in time here," he told them. "Misty, you've got the flashlight now, watch that way, I'll watch this way, the rest of you keep an eye on us both."
The group nodded their understanding, and got into formation.
Just as they where ready, the clock hit ten, and they all froze.
"See anything?" asked Ash after a short pause.
"No," came the reply.
After a few minutes, Ash relaxed.
"Maybe we beat it?" suggested May.
But their small triumph was short lived.
"AGH!" screamed Iris as she was suddenly grabbed by two, large, scythe-like claws, and disappeared into the darkness above.
There was a shocked silence.
"NO!" screamed Ash in despair, pointing his torch upwards, and then they saw it.
This was obviously no ordinary kabutops, for starters, it was huge, it also had six, long scythes rather than the usual two. It was also black, and water was dripping from the spikes growing off its back, and it hung from the roof as easily as one would stand on the floor.
As they stared at it, at its deep red eyes, they became entranced, unable to move, completely under its control.
It had hypnotized them!
It clattered its teeth, as if laughing, mocking them, before scampering off down the corridor into the darkness.
As soon as it was out of sight, all hell broke loose.
"Ohmygodohmygodohmygod…" repeated misty over and over again.
Ash fell to his knees for the umpteenth time that evening and muttered incoherently, while Eevee sobbed and shook, Pikachu doing his best to comfort her.
May stood in the middle, she took a deep breath.
She had to think clearly, the others where clearly no help at the moment.
She looked down at Pikachu, and nudged him with her foot to get his attention.
"If you wouldn't mind…"
Pikachu got the message, led Eevee out the way, and unleashed a thunderbolt on the group, shocking them back to there senses.
May sighed, this was going to be impossible.
"Stop! Look at you, acting like little children!" she scolded them. "We need to focus, please…"
She looked at them, her eyes begging.
Ash nodded half mindedly and stood up, leaning against the wall, his mind clearly on other things.
Misty took a deep breath, nodded and dusted herself off, Eevee stopped and looked at the floor, ashamed.
"Right," said May after a pause. "Lets just get back to the reception, we can decide what to do next there."
Back at the reception, when everyone had recovered, Ash stood up.
"What now?" he asked them.
There where a few mumbles, but no-one had any idea what to do.
("What about the library?") Suggested Eevee.
"May repeated to Ash.
"What about it?" He asked.
("Maybe… it has information on the creature?") she replied. ("I mean, it's folklore about this place, so it would make sense."
Ash smiled once May told him what she had said.
"That is a great idea Eevee, well done," he said, before turning to the rest of the group. "So now we've got plan, we better hurry."
He pointed to the clock.
"Not much time left before it strikes again, so come on."
He ran off to the stairs, then stopped, he turned back around, realizing the flaw in the plan.
"Does anyone know which way the library is?"
(A/N So, how was it?
Please review, rate, whatever you want but I love knowing that you guys like this stuff.
Anyway, I'll see you all next time, buh bye.)