The gang will have to find the secret passage in order to find Feraligatr and Krokorok and hopefully catch the culprit.

Chapter 5

After finding the clues, the gang has to look for a secret passage that will lead them to Feraligatr and Krokorok.

"Does anyone know what a secret passage would be?" Squirtle asked.

"Well, I've heard a story that a secret passage would be behind any one of the paintings," said Ampharos.

"Then that's what we're gonna do," said Pikachu. "Spread out!"

They spread out to find a painting that would lead to the secret passage. Bulbasaur tapped his vines on the paintings to see if any of them spin. Charmander held his tail close to the paintings to look for any cracks by them. Squirtle tapped on the wall to find a hidden door.

"I hope Ampharos is right," Charmander said. "I'm worried about those two."

"Focus, Squirtle," said Bulbasaur. "We have to look."

The gang looked and looked for the hidden passage. Charmander held his tail at the Mewtwo painting back at the dining room. He looked behind the painting and noticed something. "Guys? I think I found it."

The others arrived at the painting. Pikachu noticed what Charmander's tail lit on. "Hey, is that...?" He pushed a small button, and the painting opened like a door. "Aha! It was right here!"

"That painting was cool," Squirtle smiled.

"Let's go in," said Pikachu.

Squirtle's smile faded. "In there? That's creepy!"

"Come on," said Bulbasaur, pushing Squirtle into the hidden passage.

The gang walked down the tunnel of the hidden area. Charmander held his tail, as always, using it as a candle.

"It looks gloomy in here," Squirtle said.

"Kinda reminds me of those movies we used to watch, huh?" Bulbasaur asked.

"We never saw any scary movies, Bulbasaur," Pikachu assured. "But I did remember us sneaking into those theaters one time."

Squirtle laughed. "That's was before we got busted by a guard's Machoke," he said.

Ampharos heard muffling sounds. "Wait, listen," she said.

The gang headed for a door, where they heard the muffling sounds, and Charmander opens it to see Feraligatr and Krokorok tied up, their mouths duct taped.

"It's Feraligatr and Krokorok!" Pikachu cried.

Ampharos removed the tape from the tied up Pokémon's mouths. "Who did this to you?" she asked.

"Some ghost wearing a sheet brought us here," Feraligatr said as Pikachu and Squirtle untie him and Krokorok. "He claims the castle to be his."

"Ghosts can't be wearing sheets," Pikachu said. "Seems like someone is trying to scare you guys out. We're gonna set up a trap to catch that culprit."

"But where can we find this ghost?" Charmander asked.

Krokorok screamed when he saw the ghost. "Right there!"

The gang saw the ghost running away, and Pikachu can see its feet running.

"That's no ghost. We gotta catch the culprit," Pikachu said. "Come on!"

The gang chased the ghost all over the hidden passage. But the ghost then jumped through the spinning painting and vanished. Squirtle opened the painting, and the ghost was gone.

"Hey, he's gone," Squirtle said.

"Come on, guys, I have a plan," Pikachu said. "And I think it'll work."

Well, they found Feraligatr and Krokorok, but now they'll have to catch the ghost and expose the culprit.