Finding My Voice

A Spectral Showdown

Daisy's POV

I bolted down the flights of stairs, racing from foggy floor to foggy floor. I held onto Venonat as tightly as I could as I stumbled through the mazes. Eventually, I hit the bottom floor and ran outside the tower.

"Dammit, Red!" I shouted angrily, kicking the dirt. I heard the grunts shouting from inside the tower and ran for one of the houses, I slipped inside and crouched next to the door.

"Where is she?"

"Fan out and search the town!"

I bit my lip, my eyes adjusted to the darkness and I saw a table flipped over and multiple possessions smashed and scattered on the floor. My eyes scanned the room, and I noticed some purple mist populating the area.

Then, I saw a young girl standing in the back of the room. Something about her was... familiar. "Oh, a trainer's stumbled into here."

I recognize that voice! It was Ally, the strange girl from the Celadon City Department Store. "Huh? What are you..?" I remembered before she left, that she mentioned something about Lavender Town.

The girl raised an eyebrow. "Oh hold on, I've seen you before. You're the ones who ruined my fun!" As she shouted, the room seemed to shake. I looked around to make sure that the rocket grunts hadn't heard her.

"Shhh, keep it down!" I hissed. "Are you trying to get us caught?"

Suddenly, Ally started to laugh. "Don't worry. They're not going to be able to catch me." I narrowed my eyes, and noticed that purple mist was swirling around.

"What's going on here?" I demanded.

Ally sauntered forward. "Really? Ya haven't figured it out? Maybe this will help!" She snapped her fingers, and various small items started rising into the air.

My eyes darted around the room. It didn't seem like this was the work of Psychic. "T-this doesn't make any sense! How are you doing this?"

As if on cue, several specters began to appear in the air around Ally. "My friends are helping me! Doy!"

The mysterious creatures resembled purple beings. Several spherical Pokémon were dotting the room, staring at me.

A larger Pokémon loomed behind Ally. The Pokémon had red eyes and stubby limbs. "Are you getting it yet?"

I furrowed my brow. "H-hold on... these are... Ghost-Type Pokémon." Then, I looked at Ally again. Her sickening smile. Her sweet demeanor. The trick she tried pulling on us at Celadon. "Are you... a ghost?"

Ally started to clap. "Yes! Winner winner! You screwed up my little game. It would've been so fun when you got it wrong, too. Eugh, I don't know why the Distortion I heard that voice in my head!"

I sat up. "So that scam... Red messed it up?"

"Mhm. And I couldn't even get my revenge, since these Team Rocket jerks are all amuck in my town!" The ghost girl kicked a piece of can away. "It's not fair at all!"

I racked my brain, I was still trying to process that ghosts were real. Not only that, but an army of Pokémon and a ghost were all around me. Red was still in danger.

"Then help me run them out of here!" I shot up. "My friend is in trouble, and we're trying to stop Team Rocket!"

Ally scoffed. "Now why would I do that? Like I said, you both ruined my fun."

I gestured to the town outside. "Your home is under attack! Don't you want to stop them?"

Ally rolled her eyes. "If I recall correctly, you were pretty convinced this whole town is a scam!"