Chapter 4: Exploring the Old Chateau
(Inside the Old Chateau)
Ash, Pit, Goh, Dark Pit, Dawn, and Cynthia entered the Old Chateau. Pikachu felt uneasy and rushed to hide under Ash's hat.
Ash- Pikachu, what's gotten into you?
Goh- I think Pikachu is scared. I don't blame him. This place gives me the creeps.
Pit- You kidding me? Medusa's Underworld palace is way creepier than this old abandoned mansion.
Ash- I agree. I was in that palace once during my first team up with Pit.
Dawn- I remember that. You and Pit rush in there to rescue me!
Dawn moved a little closer to Pit.
Pit- Actually, Ash and I went there to rescue you, Serena, and Clemont.
Dark Pit- Besides, I doubt anything in this place could be worse than anything in Tabuu's palace in Subspace.
Pit- Good point there, Pittoo.
Dark Pit- You said you wouldn't call me that if I didn't mention what happened with you and the Mankey earlier!
Pit- Ooops! Sorry! Slip of the tongue.
Cynthia- So, where you suggest we begin our search for your friend, Ash?
Ash- Uh…I'm not sure.
Palutena (telepathically to everyone)- Allow me. I'm picking up three unusual signals, each in a different location in the Old Chateau. One in the basement, one in the kitchen, and the last coming from the second floor.
Ash- Ok. I guess we can split up into teams of two and cover each floor.
Then Dawn clung to Pit's arm.
Dawn- I call pairing with Pit!
Pit- Actually, I was thinking we could draw straws to see who gets paired.
Then Pit showed he had six straws in his hand that were color coated underneath where his hand was holding them. After everyone drew a straw from Pit's hand, the pairings were Dark Pit and Goh investigate the kitchen on the first floor, Dawn and Cynthia investigate the basement, and Ash and Pit investigate the second floor. Dawn was glaring at the straw she drew.
Cynthia- Come on. We should check the basement.
Dawn- Fine…
Goh- Hey Dark Pit, if you see any ghost Poke'mon worth capturing, let me know!
Dark Pit- We're not here so you could catch some Poke'mon.
Pit- Guess that leaves you and me to check upstairs.
Ash- Let's hope we can find Cheryl before long.
(Later in the basement)
Dawn and Cynthia in the basement of the Old Chateau. There was no light down there, so Dawn and Cynthia had to use flashlights which each of them had. Dawn had a sour look on her face, but she was still focused on her task of trying to find Cheryl and her Chansey.
Cynthia- Upset that you didn't get the pairings you wanted?
Dawn- No! I'm fine!
Cynthia- It's ok, Dawn. I've noticed you have a thing for Pit. Got a crush on that little angel, have we?
Dawn- Well…he saved me from falling off a cliff Team Rocket knocked me off of not that long after the Super Mario Brothers' Team was established. So, to my eyes, Pit seems like the hero of my dreams.
Cynthia- I can understand you feeling that way after how he saved you.
Just then, Cynthia noticed there was something moving in the darkness behind them.
Dawn- Cynthia…is everything…
Cynthia quickly covered Dawn's mouth with her hand.
Cynthia- Shhh…we're not alone down here…and I think whatever it is…is also watching us…
(Meanwhile in the kichen of the Old Chateau)
A bunch of Gastly, Shuppet and Duskull were floating above the table in the room. However, they were dodging all the poke'balls that Goh was throwing at them.
Goh- Come on! I just want to catch one of each!
Then all Gastly, Shuppet, and Duskull vanished as Goh was about to throw another poke'ball.
Goh- God damnit!
Dark Pit- Perhaps you should focus on why we're here instead of your obsession with catching Poke'mon.
Goh- It's not an obsession! My goal is to catch the Poke'mon called Mew. But since Mew contains the DNA of every Poke'mon, I've decided to catch one of each Poke'mon until I can eventually catch Mew.
Dark Pit- Not an obsession? Not from what I've heard happened in the Origami Empress' Temple. While Marx was showing you how to avoid all those booby traps, you tried to deviate from rescuing Olly and Olivia because you saw a Poke'mon called Walking Wake in the temple and wanted to try and catch it. You were in a temple loaded with deadly traps that could spring at any moment if you misstep. And you were there to stop Tabuu. Yet from what Ash and Pit told me, you were still willing to take the risk of setting of one of those traps just to try and catch that Walking Wake.
Goh- It was a Poke'mon I never saw before and it looked just like my Suicune! I couldn't help myself!
Then Goh and Dark Pit heard what sounded like a howl in the wind. As soon as they turned towards where that noise came from, they saw what looked like an old butler floating across the table in the kitchen. But what was odd was the old butler wasn't touching the ground. Just floating across the table.
Goh- Dark Pit…Please tell me I just hallucinated seeing an old man flying across the table…
Dark Pit- I'm not so sure, because I saw it too.
Goh- Uh…Palutena…You know what it was we just saw?
But to Goh and Dark Pit's surprise, all they heard was static coming from the other end.
Goh- Does that usually happen?
Dark Pit- No, it doesn't! It means we've been disconnected from Palutena! And that's not a good sign!
Goh- We better find Ash and Pit!
(Meanwhile on the second floor of the Old Chateau)
Ash and Pit were searching the second floor which was mostly a hallway leading to several bedrooms. Pikachu was close behind, but he seems paranoid as they arrived on that floor.
Pikachu- Pika…
Ash- Pikachu, you still feeling uneasy?
Pikachu- Pi…(nods)…
Ash- What is it that's gotten you so spooked?
Pit- Lady Palutena, you said you picked up a signal coming from a room upstairs, but which room was it?
However, to Pit's surprise, all he heard was static.
Pit- Lady Palutena…
Ash- Pit…what's wrong?
Pit- Somehow, we've been disconnected from Lady Palutena…but what could possibly be cutting her off from us?
Ash- Must be what Pikachu is sensing that's making him so scared.
Pit- That's not good if something can disconnect our telepathic connection from Lady Palutena.
Ash- Should we regroup with Goh and the others?
Then Pit heard static coming from a room in the far end of the hallway. Sounded just like the static blocking Palutena's connection.
Pit- Hang on, Ash…I think I have an idea where the thing blocking Lady Palutena is coming from.
Pit began moving towards the room at the end of the hallway and Ash and Pikachu followed after. Little did they noticed, Jessie, James, and Meowth were just behind them as they got to the second floor.
Meowth- I know we're here to capture Pikachu and all, but I'm picking up some unpleasant vibes coming from this place!
James- This place is spooky, like one of those haunted houses in a scary movie.
Jessie- The only thing I find scary is how much dust is coving this abandoned place! Yuck! This needs a cleaning!
James- The real question is how do we deal with both the twerp and the angel?
