[X] My Assistant

[Toogee]

Hey all,

I received some important news recently, something that I really don’t want to cover here. The only thing I really want to say is that I have to move back to Celadon City. This also means that this will probably be my last post here until I get back to Celadon, so I’d like to say a few things about my trip. Furoh has been great to me. It gave me the opportunity to see what the life of a researcher is like. It also means that any school is open to me (thanks to scholarship money), so I could continue my studies. It has been a journey of a lifetime. The places I’ve seen haven’t seen humans for ages. I’ve met plenty of people that I will never forget (you all know who you are). I hope to catch up with a few of you on my way back to Barley.

Right now, I’m in Lenoilia for one last research project. I know what some of you are thinking, but there’s been some improvement as far as crime is concerned. One of the big local gangs is gone, so there’s been some drop in crime. Anywho, I’ll be observing cubone hatching in a nearby graveyard. I don’t think I’ll be here too long, so if you happen to be in the area, stop by and say hi!

The pokemon center in Lenoilia was the safest place in the city for visitors to stay. Few inns existed in the city, and those that did had questionable security issues. Though they had their share of trouble here, Pan and Douken had decided to once again stay at the center. As they had arrived in the evening, it was the only option for the flight weary travelers. And so, it is here in the morning that the story begins.

The sun rose over the dreary landscape of Lenoilia, eventually passing through Pan’s window. The girl soon stretched her limbs before relaxing and closing her eyes once more. It had been a late night, so the temptation to stay in bed was rather strong. She might have done just that had she not had a research outpost to visit. At that thought, Pan finally forced herself out of bed and readied herself for the day.



Pan looked herself over in a mirror. She had not worn the mini skirt-shorts combo for quite some time. In fact, it may have been the last time she would be able to wear the outfit. Her pregnancy wasn’t showing just yet, so the researcher had little trouble fitting into her clothes. Satisfied with her looks, she stepped out of her room and into the main lobby.

The pokecenter was bustling with activity. Several trainers were enjoying the complimentary breakfast, talking about the recent zorua sightings and strategies to catch them. A few residents of the city were also gathered here. From what Pan could overhear, they were part of some neighborhood watch responsible for protecting the street from gang violence.

“Is the art warehouse secured?”

“Yes sir. I just replaced the locks with something more sturdy. Any chance that art museum is happening here?”

“I doubt it. If you ask me, we’d be better off selling that abandoned art back to Gigarte.”

Pan kept listening to the conversation as she waited for Douken to appear.

[Toogee]

“Well if you want to get technical and all, I rescued your souls,” Missy clarified for Douken. “The Mistress said something bad was going to happen here, so I’m here to gather innocent souls. So you really should be thanking me for leaving you trapped in your bodies for all eternity. You’re welcome!”

Pan was still in shock. They were dead. She didn’t even get a chance to tell Darryn and the rest of her friends goodbye or see how they were doing. Meanwhile Justin was fighting a clandestine criminal organization in the hopes of creating a better life for Pan and their child. He would be risking his life in vain, and he wouldn’t even know it until it was too late. Wait…the baby.

“Where’s my baby?” Pan asked, very worried that the child was left behind.

“Huh? But…I only saw two,” Missy replied, very confused. “Oh crackers! You had a baby?! That must mean the kid’s still-”

Just then Reep showed up and attacked the misdreavus, demanding that Pan and Douken be returned to the land of the living. Missy was quite displeased, especially given the dire situation.

“OK, first of all, OW!” Missy tended to her wounds and continued. “And second, it’s their time. The Mistress says the Darkness is coming, so we gotta go to the other side!”

“WHERE’S MY BABY?!”

Pan interrupted the argument, very angry that her child was being ignored. If she truly had to leave this world, she wouldn’t leave the baby to Darkrai’s malice. Missy, taken aback by the yelling, composed herself and floated towards another hall.

“I think we should see the Mistress about that.” With a shrill whistle, the misdreavus summoned one of the purple flames to join them. As the fire came closer, its form was revealed to be another ghost pokemon, a litwick.

“This way everyone! Just follow the light!”
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It wasn’t long before the group entered another room, one filled with celebration. Dozens of ghost pokemon were gathered, all dancing in large circles. In the middle of these circles, litwicks, lampents, and chandelures were joining in, creating violet bonfires for the other ghosts to dance around. One of the ghastly wanted Missy to join in, but she sadly declined.

“Maaaaaan, I wanted to play,” Missy said disappointedly before looking back at her guests. “Say, you guys want to have a little fun before we meet-”

Pan’s eyes burned a hole through the misdreavus, who took that as a “no” to the festivities. She led the group to the back of the room, where some sort of white light pulsated throughout the vicinity. Maintaining this light was a single ghost pokemon, a dusknoir that towered over the group. She took a break from maintaining the light source to greet the group.

“Ah, Missy, I see you were successful. Two souls on your first trip! Excellent!” The dusknoir turned to the others, but her eye quickly met that of the dusclops.

“Reeparnos Qan Gazile…”she said, at last meeting her daughter after so long. “Oh Reep, it is so good of you to join us in the End. And I see you’ve met your sister.”

“Wait, sister?” Missy questioned, already wondering how to take advantage of this new development. “Mom, she hurt me! Give her a time out or something!”