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Pokémon Ghost Story Part 2

Nessa stepped out of the bathroom stall, and looked in the mirror. She was in a fancy silky pale blue kimono, with cyan seaweed and coral, along with some blue sand dollars. Nessa was in one of the Wyndon park’s public bathrooms, getting ready for another shoot, this time to be on the posters for the upcoming annual Pokémon festival. Nessa felt herself smile, despite her uneasy feeling. She looked very pretty.

Nessa jumped as yet another light flickers above her, ever since the Gala, and since she saw the missing poster; Nessa jumped at almost every little thing every time she’s in Wyndon. She felt her pulse going down as the rational part of her mind calmed her down. There was a knock on the door outside. “Babe!” Raihan's voice called through the door, “you alright?” Nessa put her traditional festival clogs on as she answered. “Yeah! Everything’s fine! Tell them I’ll be out in a second!” Nessa remembered that day, in the Wyndon Stadium locker rooms.

***

“Ness, you do realize how this sounds right?” Raihan said to his girlfriend. “Yes! Yes! I know, you probably think there’s something wrong with me but-“

“Babe, this is why I told you I should’ve been the one driving-“

“You, were far too gone to be driving! Or should I tell you about all of the… things you said you wanted to do when we got home?” Nessa muttered, her cheeks flushing quite a bit, remembering the things Raihan said that made her body become hot. Arceus damn! There’s that shit-eating grin of his again.

“Hmm… I don’t know, maybe you could-“

“Or when you ended up breaking a few of the tables with Piers and almost got us thrown out… and according to the papers you also tried to bench-press the chocolate fountain, while I was in the bathroom.” Raihan immediately shut his mouth after that. Nessa continued, “And apparently had a shouting match with a mop and a broom about-“

“Okay, yeah, we don’t need to talk about that, I see your point. But Ness,” Raihan said, his face becoming serious again, “a little ghost girl, without any eyes? And more importantly, you almost crashed! You could’ve gotten hurt, or worse; Killed!”

“That’s exactly why I’m still shaken up from that, but Raihan, please! I need you to trust me when I say; I saw a ghost!” Nessa persisted. Raihan crossed his arms and looked at Nessa, like he wanted to believe her, but at the same time; the rational part of his mind was telling him the same thing it told Nessa. “I’m not crazy, Raihan!” Nessa exclaimed. “I never said you were,” Raihan said, “babe, I believe you, I believe what you saw, but you also have to take into consideration about what could’ve actually happened. Like the ice on the road and the frost on your window, could’ve just been some ice type Pokémon, there’s a whole bunch of them just outside of Wyndon,” he paused, “and then there’s the alcohol, it could’ve been messing with your mind and make you see things.”

Nessa had enough of hearing that, whether she was the one telling herself in her mind or from another person. She grabbed Raihan by the arm and marched over to the locker’s bulletin board, there was yet another one of those missing posters, just like the one outside. “I’ve been telling myself that for the last week and a half, Raihan. But my rationality was thrown out the window when I saw this,” Nessa pointed to the poster of Gretchen, “That’s her… that’s the little girl I saw on the side of the road, and in my car… I thought that she was just a hallucination as well, but when I saw this out in the front of the stadium… well this is just proof.” Raihan looked at Nessa, then at the poster, then back to her. “And,” Nessa jumped in, just as Raihan opened his mouth to speak, “I wouldn’t have hallucinated her, because this is the first time that I’ve seen her, with her eyes and not as pale as she was that night.”

There was a long silence… and then Nessa started to get worried. Remembering her last relationship, whenever she lost her last boyfriend after an argument. He wasn’t that good of a guy, Nessa knows that now, but it still kind of hurt whenever he dumped her. There were some rumors being spread about Nessa being in a romantic relationship with one of the male photographers from one of her shoots, her last boyfriend freaked out about it and accused her of cheating on him, even when Nessa only told the truth by saying there was nothing going on between them, he was set on calling her a liar.

Nessa’s worry clouds her brain, until she wonders. What if I lose Raihan over this? Nessa felt a warm hand clasp hers. She looked up at Raihan. “Babe, I’m not one for believing in ghosts…” he said, “but I do believe you. Your my girlfriend, I don’t think you would have any reason to make up something like this. I wanted to know what was going on with you and now I do, so, don’t worry… I don’t think you’re crazy.”

***

Nessa smiled small at the memory, glad that her worries were for nothing. Speaking of Gretchen… that’s kind of the reason Raihan was here today at the shoot. Even after their talk, Raihan could still notice that Nessa was avoiding Wyndon like the plague, so he offered to close down his gym for the day and be with Nessa for her shoot. “This way so the ghosts don’t get you!” He said outside, draping his arm over her shoulders giving her a half hug. It’s nice that Raihan was here, even if you can’t do anything about ghosts, (as far as Nessa knew) she felt safer knowing Raihan was there for her.

Nessa came out of the bathroom, as the lead photographer, ushered her over to her make-up artist. It was a busy day, people and Pokémon alike were running around, trying to get ready for the shoot, and looking for wild Pokémon to take part in the shoot. Raihan sat over near the snacks for the employees, feeding his Goodra as he watched his girlfriend from afar. “Alright! Everyone get in position! We’re starting now!” The lead photographer shouted.

***

The day went by fair, the shoot was going well, and no little ghost girl in sight. Nessa posed with some of the studios Pokémon, like the editor’s cute little Mudkip, the Make-up artist’s Surskit, and even the studio’s Inteleon. Nessa could not stop laughing when Raihan’s Goodra decided to steal the spotlight and photobomb Nessa with a wild Dewpider. “Ha! Ha!” Raihan laughed, “he’s always liked you. Guess you’ve been held back long enough, huh buddy?”

“Goo!” Goodra exclaimed as he hugged Nessa. The couple, along with most of the staff, laughed as the Pokémon couldn’t help but be affectionate. Raihan was forced to return Goodra to his Pokéball- after the photographers got a few more shots of him with Nessa, of course- to avoid any more interruptions with the shoot.

Lunch rolled around, finally. Nessa and Raihan took a walk near the docks. “You look super-hot in that kimono you know,” Raihan complimented, wrapping his arm around her. “Thanks…… what do you want?” Nessa said, knowing Raihan, this may lead to something… “What? I can’t compliment my girlfriend?” Raihan said, as he trailed his hand down lower to her ass, all the while wearing that dumb, smug, smirk that Nessa still can’t decide if she loves or hates. “I know you Raihan, and if you try anything while we are at this shoot, I swear to Arceus!” Nessa pointed at him, as Raihan held his hands up and off of her ass. “Alright jeez!” He said, laughing.

“Ugh! Just keep it in your pants, is it really that hard?” Nessa asked, rolling her eyes.

“I think you know the answer to that,” Raihan said, as he grabs her from behind.

Nessa felt her face flush as Raihan’s lips kissed her neck, trailing up to her jaw. “Raihan!” Nessa swore as she pushed him off, ignoring the part of her that wanted him to continue. Arceus! He drives me crazy! Nessa was about to remind Raihan that they were still at a photoshoot and she didn’t want any marks to draw people’s attention, when she felt the bottom of her kimono being tugged.

Nessa looked down to her feet to see a little Marill. Oh hey! Isn’t this the one from the last time I was here? “Marill!” The Marill cried in delight from getting her attention. “Hey! I remember you!” Nessa said, as she bent down to scoop the little ball up. The Marill pressed itself against her upper chest and snuggled into her, purring in delight. “Hahaha!” Raihan laughed, “water-types really do adore you, don’t they?” Nessa looked up from the little Marill that was making itself comfy in her arms, and smiled.

“Nessa?!” They heard the photographers call. “Well, sounds like it’s time to get back to work,” Nessa stated. She looked down to the Marill in her arms, wondering if this is going to be a repeat of last time; where after Nessa picked the little guy up, he didn’t want to let go of her and ended up clinging to her leg until it got hungry enough to go look for food.

Nessa chuckled at the thought, and tried to put him down. But all of the sudden, Marill started to shout it’s Pokémon cry, and flailed it’s little arms as it wore a panicked expression on its face. “What the-?” Raihan stared at the panicked Pokémon. “Huh? What is it? What’s wrong?” Nessa asked them. What the Frostless? We were having a good time just a moment ago and now he’s acting like he just remembered something important. The Pokémon jumped out of Nessa’s arms and onto the dock, tugging at the bottom of her kimono, before scurrying to land and stopping just as its feet hit the dirt. “Marill! Mar! Rill! Rill!” Marill cried as it hopped up and down.

Nessa inched forward, holding up the bottom of her Kimono slightly so she didn’t trip. Once Nessa reached the end of the dock, the little ball scurried further, stopping and turning around to jump up and down, shouting it’s Pokémon cry once more at the couple. Does it… does it want us to follow? Nessa exchanged a confused and slightly worried glance with Raihan, both thinking the same thing.

All of the sudden, there was a blast of fire coming from somewhere in the trees! Nessa and Raihan jumped back as the explosion subsided. The Marill shouted more frantic, “Rill! Rill! Rill!” as it scurried towards the location of the explosion. Without a word, Raihan ran forward, scooping the little Marill up as he headed off towards the explosion. “Raihan!” Nessa shouted, worried, “wait!” She ran after her boyfriend and got her pokéballs ready. Wondering how what was supposed to be a day of photoshoots, ended up like this.

***

When Nessa arrived at the scene, the first thing to greet her was no one other than the Galar champion herself, with her Cinderace, Flamey, fighting some stranger with a red R on his chest. Now I get it. That explosion must’ve been Flamey’s Pyro Ball.

“Flamey! Watch out!” Glory cried out to her partner. Flamey didn’t get the message in time as he was hit with the R stranger’s Weezing’s toxic sludge. “Scor!” The rabbit Pokémon cried out in pain.

“Flamey!” Glory cried to her partner in concern. Flamey looked at Glory and gave her a reassuring smile.

“C-Cinder…” Flamey winced, poisoned from the move, but still able to fight.

“Ah, thank Arceus,” she sighed in relief.

“Hey!” Raihan shouted, making both his and Nessa’s presence known. The battle paused as both teams looked at the pair. “What is going on? Gloria? Who is this guy?” Raihan asked, keeping his eyes on the stranger. “That guy took a girl’s purse,” Gloria stated, pointing at her opponent, “but unlike most crooks, he left the money alone, but when we returned it to the kid, her Pokémon inside were gone.”

Nessa looked to the man in the R. His sleek turquoise hair shined in the sun as he growled. Nessa felt rage boiling inside of her, if there was one thing she hated in this world; it was Pokémon thieves! Nessa got the pokéball containing Drednaw inside as she stepped forward, but Gloria held her hand out, stopping her. “No need,” Gloria said, returning Flamey to his pokéball and took another out. “Hattie let’s go!” Gloria’s Hatterene emerged from her pokéball, looking a bit grumpy, like she was just woken up from a nap. “Hattie use Psychic!” Gloria ordered. Hattie did as instruct, as she was muttering something in her Pokémon cry. If anyone could speak Pokémon, they could take a swing at guessing what Hattie says most of the time after meeting Gloria’s sassy Pokémon, she was probably saying something like, “what a pain,” or “bringing me out only for battle.” The opposing Weezing fainted with the final blow.

The R stranger returned his Weezing as he quickly turned around and attempted to make a run for it. Oh no you don’t!Nessa thought, as she threw her pokéball to land in front of the stranger. Out came Drednaw blocking his path. “Drednaw don’t let him through!” Nessa ordered. Drednaw growled as the R stranger backed away from it, which, Nessa doesn’t blame him.

Once Nessa slipped and almost went into the lake a while back, which wouldn’t have been a big deal, she could swim incredibly well. But from what Nessa assumed was on instinct, Drednaw bit her arm to hold her up and it pierced right through the flesh, tissue, and crunched the bone to where Nessa went almost two months and a half for it to repair itself. And that was after the doctors had performed surgery to take the shattered bone shards out of her arm.

“Duraludon!” Raihan called, throwing a pokéball behind the thief, as Raihan’s partner emerged. Gloria stepped forward with a determined expression on her face. She was about a foot away from the stranger, when she grasped the front of his shirt and pulled him down to her face. “Give. Them. Back.” She growled, holding out the hand that wasn’t occupied. With a groan, the thief took three pokéball out-with one being a heal ball- and placed it in the champion’s hand.

“Marill!” Marill cried out, reminding everyone of its presence.

“What?” Raihan asked it.

The Marill started repeating it’s Pokémon cry out all the while glaring at the thief. Gloria looked back to him, then to the Marill, then back to him once more. “You didn’t just steal these did you?” Gloria asked him, holding up the stolen pokéballs in her hands. The thief didn’t say anything. To help, Raihan’s Duraludon gave a low growl as it towered over the stranger. “Yeah… good luck getting anything out of me… I’m not gonna sell them out,” he said, his voice being raspy and unsettling. “Them?” Nessa questioned, “there’s more of you?” The thug stayed quiet, while he looked towards Nessa’s direction and smiled, creepily. “Hey! She asked you a question!” Raihan voiced up. Still no response, but he didn’t stop smiling at her, knowing something she didn’t. Are we really going to have to call everyone over here?

***

The sun was setting as the police shoved the thief into the back of the police car as his Herdier partner barked at him. “Well, someday this turned out to be, huh?” Raihan said, still holding the Marill. Marill was looking around aimlessly and looking gloomy. Nessa had changed out of her kimono and into a sunny tank top and a denim skirt. The other Gym leaders had arrived to check the place out and try to find the “others” this thief was talking about.

“Who was that guy anyways?” Nessa asked Raihan. He tore his attention away from the sad little Pokémon in his hands. “You don’t know?” Raihan questioned, Nessa shrugged, “that R on his shirt was a dead giveaway… that guy was a part of Team Rocket…” Nessa felt worry creep its way up her body. Those guys steal Pokémon… and are known for their crazy experiments as well… if those guys were here…

“Miss Nessa? Mr. Raihan?” A small voice called, snapping her out of her thoughts. Nessa looked up to see a women and a little girl who seemed to be in junior high holding a small Skitty in her arms, a Rookidee perched on her head, and floating by her side was a Flabébé on a red flower. “Yes?” Nessa acknowledged. The little girl held her Skitty closer to her chest as Nessa could hear it purr louder. “The champion told me you two helped get my Pokémon back, and I just wanted to say…” Nessa could see tears welling up in the child’s eyes. “Thank you so much! I was so scarred I was never going to see them again!” She smiled at them as Flabébé floated closer to her trainer, attempting to comfort her. Nessa smiled back, “Your welcome, they’re alright, right?” She held a hand out to the Skitty as it pawed lazily at the hand. The little girl nodded affirmingly. Raihan smiled as he patted her head, before pulling away when the Rookidee attempted to peck at his hand. The mother of the child smiled and nodded at them mouthing the simple words, “thank you”.

“AAAAAAHH!!!”

The whole park seemed to go silent at the sound of the bloodcurdling scream that echoed in the air. Nessa quickly scanned around, counting her staff members and the gym leaders around her, breathing a sigh of relief when there was no one she knew missing. The Skitty in the little girl’s arms began looking in a certain part of the trees and begun to hiss at that certain spot. The Rookidee held its wings out, as if it were to sense something was about to come out and he would have to take care of it. The girl’s Flabébé only floated closer to its trainer, attempting to hide behind her, as it- along with its flower- started trembling. “Mom,” the little girl looked up at her mother, who held her close, “w-what was that?”

There was a long silence, nothing but police attempting to create a game plan of what to do, and who’s scream that was. “Kubfu!” Gloria called after the little, karate teddy bear. “Rill! Rill! Rill! Mari! Marill!” Marill wrestled out of Raihan’s grasp and headed off with the Gloria’s Kubfu… in the direction of the scream. “Marill! Wait!” Nessa called out, giving chase and running after the two Pokémon. “Ness! Babe!” Raihan exclaimed, getting up and following her.

Nessa found it pretty difficult to follow two things so small. It was actually pretty amusing in a way, she’s pretty sure that Kubfu even stopped to pick the Marill up when he felt like he was going too slow. Nessa stumbled over a stump or two as wind blew her hair into her face. Nessa wasn’t even sure where she was going anymore, just as so long as she didn’t lose the two. “Nessa!” She heard Gloria’s voice call from behind. “Ness wait up!” Raihan called after his girlfriend.

Nessa could see the lake as she could see they were running out of forests to run through. Nessa saw the two stop, and so, she stopped. Nessa greedily gulped as much air as she could into her lungs, before looking up… only to wish that she hadn’t…

On the ground near the water, was two bodies… dead bodies… one was male, the other was female. They had the same turquoise hair as the man they had just arrested, wearing the same clothing as well… their mouths were split opened and the male was missing his lower jaw. The female’s body had cuts and scrapes and scratches all over her body, with her right arm all mangled and twisted. The male’s neck was twisted almost all the way around, with a hole through his chest where the R should have been on his jacket.

Their pokéballs were laying there, like whoever had committed this crime had ransacked them after they died. The pokéball were just lying there on the ground untouched, the way they were arranged almost made it seem like it was left like some kind of gift… some extremely fucked up gift.

Nessa couldn’t breathe… she felt her breathe stop, despite the fact that she still didn’t have enough air in her lungs from sprinting for as long as she has. The smell was so putrid, Nessa covered her mouth to prevent herself from vomiting up whatever was in her stomach. Her eyes watered at the stench.

She looked down at the two Pokémon who were frozen in their tracks, staring at the gruesome corpses in front of them. Marill hid behind Kubfu, whimpering and trembling in fear, while Kubfu tried to act tough and brave, but Nessa could see how he quivered. “Hrk!” Nessa appalled at both the sight and smell. The two Pokémon looked back, noticing she was there for the first time. And almost immediately, both ran to hug her legs, and hide their faces away from the two corpses.

Nessa suddenly heard short breaths behind her. She turned around only to see her boyfriend and the young champion wearing a similar horrified expression that she was wearing. Nessa looked back to the murder scene, just as another chilly wind blew in her face, spreading the horrible smell.

“Raa!” Kubfu squeaked. Nessa looked down as she saw the small Teddy Bear leave her ankle and ran over to far right of the two dead bodies. Nessa felt her heart stop, as she felt more tears welling up in her eyes from fear. There, under a tree with branches that hung low enough for you to climb on and hang over the water… was a well-loved Buneary plushy. Except it was far more worn than it was when Gretchen had it in her arms that night. This plushy looked to be out here for what looked like months. Nessa thinks she could even see moss growing on some parts of the doll. Kubfu stared for a long time at the doll. “Ra… Raa…” he cried softly, as if he was looking at someone that was once dear to him, lifeless. Kubfu suddenly embraced the doll hugging it tightly, obviously not planning on letting go of it.

As the sun set; Nessa looked back looked out to the lake in front of her, normally it would calm her down, but this time it only spread more fear. Especially since she knew who was responsible for this. Nessa felt her heart pulse as she saw who was above the water… far out in the lake… was Gretchen Moya… with the same brown boots, and sky blue summer dress, with a Buneary plushy that looked to be in better condition than the one that Kubfu was hugging under the tree… floating above the water. Gretchen looked at Nessa for a long while. Nessa didn’t even breathe as the child’s gaze was fixed on her. And then… from where Nessa could see… the child waved at her, with a smile almost as creepy as the man from earlier gave her. Then with a gust of wind, Gretchen vanished into thin air.

“… Gretchen,” Nessa whispered, “what’ve you done?”

Part 3????