Nightmare in Castelia City

Chapter. 3 Confusion

Hmmm...I'm a..ghost again aren't I? What's even stranger was how I completely forgot about it this morning. I never forget vivid dreams like this one, and it seems so real.

Even though the lights are off, I can see just fine, and staring at my faceless body lying in bed isn't giving away any answers either.  Maybe it was something I ate. Maybe I drank a little of that tainted tap water without realizing it. 

Grgggurgghhh! Oof, speaking of which, I'm getting hungry again. My mom won't mind if I sneak a late night snack. Heheheh

I fly over to the kitchen, only to see my mom watching tv near the couch in the living room nearby. What the heck is she doing in my dream? Well can't let her spoil the fun, I'll guess I'll just float under the floor, and rise into the fridge. Oh Arceus, what's happening to me?

I was becoming quite the devious schemer. I quietly sank below the floor, when I had a new problem. There were people living underneath us too. I'm beginning to wonder if this is really a dream or not. It seems too...detailed. I quickly rise back up, before I'm spotted, and it seems like I risen into the cabinet under the sink. Uhg, I can smell traces of bleach in here.

I float over to inside the fridge, and found some leftovers, and berries inside. The berries were the only thing that could be eaten without being caught, so I popped a Pecha berry into my mouth, and stored one for later in my hair.

It was super sweet, but though it was nice, I didn't feel anymore full. Weird, I loudly whispered. I could make a sandwich, but I don't think I could do it silently. I would be caught for sure, and this weird dream would quickly devolve into a nightmare.

I decided then, to do what I did last time, and find someone to scare. I figured out last time, that causing fear, makes me feel nourished. I don't want to scare just anyone though. It has to be either funny, or against someone who really deserves it. I know!

I can go out into the city streets like some kind of super hero, and scare bad guys. I heard one time, there was a Roserade in Sinnoh, that protected people, and pokemon from all sorts of badguys. 

I flew out the window as soon as my mom wasn't looking, and I was out into the cloudy night sky.

I wasn't sure where to start, but fear not citizens, I do recall some workers yelling about something while operating near a manhole. So, do I just sink beneath the streets? Whoa Brian, is that a pokemon?! No way! Oops, no time to think, I have to sink. I really hope no one heard that.

Wow the water level is high down here.  The lighting seems fine enough for humans to see, but for me, it was like it was daytime down here. Which made it more disturbing. It felt kind of like a dungeon down here or something. I could hear water dripping from somewhere in the distance echoing.

There were safety rails to stop workers from falling in, and half the floors were pathed with random sandstones cobbled together. Must help with friction or something.

I didn't appreciate the sheer amount of quietness though. There was no sign of any recent human activity. No flash lights, no wire coils, no jackhammers, nothing. This was only a part of the sewer though. Maybe I just had to explore more.

As I delved deeper into the maze though, I could hear mutterings in the walls. There was something here. Splash! I turned to my left to see ripples in the water, but the water was too dirty to see what was in there. 

I drifted to a point where the floor looked eroded somehow. Less of the sandstone embedded into the floor, and more puddles from leaky pipes. I was beginning to lose patience, despite the slight change in scenery.