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Hearing Misty's scream, Ethan and the others quickly turned around and also saw the so-called ghost. The ghost was shaped exactly like the woman in the painting. She floated in the air, her body transparent and blurry, gently drifting towards them.
"I miss you so much."
A soft voice emanated from the ghost's mouth. Ethan felt nothing, but Brock beside him was completely captivated by her beautiful appearance, utterly dazed.
Brock murmured dreamily, "I miss you too…"
Looking at Ethan and Brock, the ghost gently said, "I've been waiting for you to come back."
As she spoke, a strange gust of wind suddenly blew. The next second, Ethan's and Brock's bodies were uncontrollably swept up by the wind, drifting towards her. The suction was incredibly strong. Ethan instinctively reached out, trying to grab something, but there was nothing around him, nothing to brace himself against. As he flew closer and closer, a delicate pair of hands suddenly grabbed him.
This person, of course, was Misty. Seeing Ethan being pulled away, she no longer cared about being afraid of ghosts.
"You fiend, where are you taking them!?"
Misty tightly clutched one of Ethan's hands, pulling back with all her might. Though she was just a girl, without great strength, no matter how the strange wind blew, she refused to let go.
Ethan knew that this ghost was actually a Gastly in disguise. With Misty's help, he gained a moment of respite. He loudly shouted to his two Pokémon, "Charmander, use Ember! Jolteon, use Thunder Shock!"
A bolt of fire and a flash of electricity flew towards the ghost almost simultaneously. Under the attack, the ghost naturally could no longer control the strange wind. As it dodged, the suction dissipated, and Ethan and Brock involuntarily fell from mid-air.
Misty instinctively stepped forward, wanting to catch Ethan, but he immediately landed on top of her. As for Brock, he wasn't as lucky and fell heavily to the ground.
However, it was thanks to that fall that Brock temporarily regained consciousness. "What happened?" he looked around blankly. In truth, ever since he arrived at Maiden's Peak, his mind had been hazy, as if he were possessed.
Over there, seeing its efforts obstructed, the ghost's tone changed. It said fiercely, "You annoying brats, don't get in the way!!"
As it spoke, a group of skeletons suddenly appeared, whooshing over their heads.
"Ah! What are those!?" Looking at the terrifying sight, Misty couldn't help but hide herself in Ethan's arms.
Ethan got up. Seeing that everyone seemed to have lost their fighting spirit, he shouted, "Don't be afraid, everyone! It's just a Pokémon!"
Saying this, he took out his Pokédex and aimed it at the ghost.
Pokédex: "Beep. Gastly, the Gas Pokémon. Ghost/Poison-type. A Pokémon born from poison gas. It specializes in Hypnosis and loves to play pranks. It usually conceals its form and can pass through any solid object, including walls."
"Gastly!?"
Hearing that it was just a Pokémon, Ash and Misty both looked at it in surprise.
"Hehe, since I've been found out, there's no helping it!"
The woman suddenly grinned. Her body slowly changed, first transforming into the old woman in the purple cloak, and finally into a 'black balloon' surrounded by purple smoke.
"Sometimes I am a beautiful legendary woman, sometimes I am a mysterious fortune teller! But my true form is actually—Gastly!!"
This black balloon was both Gastly's body and its face. Besides a pair of sharp eyes, it had only a large mouth revealing two short fangs!
"It really is a Pokémon!?" Ash said excitedly. "Great! Then let's battle with Pokémon! Go, Pikachu!"
"Pika, Pika!"
"You want to battle?" Gastly grinned. "I'm in a hurry right now. Let me deal with all of you in one go!"
As it spoke, waves of ripples emanated from Gastly's body, sweeping towards everyone. Ethan instantly recognized the move: "Watch out! It's Hypnosis!"
Before anyone could react, they were all pierced by Hypnosis's light. Immediately, everyone felt an intense drowsiness overcome them. Their eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and they successively collapsed to the ground.
"That was easy enough," Gastly looked around. Seeing the three humans and their Pokémon all fallen into slumber, it said smugly, "Alright, time to get down to business!"
The strange wind blew again, wrapping around Brock's body. As Gastly focused its gaze on Ethan, it suddenly saw a blue light flash at his waist, and a Pokémon appeared beside him. With green hair and a maiden-like body, it was Kirlia!
"Oh? It actually came out of its Poké Ball on its own. What? Do you want to help your Trainer?" Gastly looked at Kirlia, then shook its head. "But unfortunately, your Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to my Ghost-type. You definitely won't be my opponent. Everything you do will be futile!"
Kirlia naturally knew that its type was a disadvantage. Therefore, it didn't intend to attack directly. Instead, it used Confusion to open all of Ethan's Poké Balls. Instantly, blue lights flashed one by one, and all of Ethan's Pokémon, including Zapdos, were released.
Gastly's gaze swept over Kirlia, Zapdos, Ivysaur, and Squirtle, then lingered for a long time on the energetic Magikarp. It chuckled, "Four against one? I can't believe this Trainer even has a Zapdos! That's quite something!"
Zapdos proudly raised its head, showing disdain for Gastly and also perhaps stung by its words. Gastly, on the other hand, seemed intimidated by Zapdos's presence, feeling that things had indeed become a bit tricky. After a moment of hesitation, it said, "Never mind. Although I'm alone and a bit low on energy, since you all protect your Trainer so fiercely, I'll let him go. I'll just take this one."
With that, it took Brock and left without looking back.
When Ethan woke up, he found himself lying on the ground, and in front of him was Kirlia's worried face.
"How did you get out?"
He rubbed its head and sat up, finding Ash, Misty, Charmander, Jolteon, and Pikachu lying around him, fast asleep. Only Brock was missing. And on the other side, he saw his other Pokémon, including Zapdos.
Even Zapdos came out!?
Seeing this, Ethan pondered for a moment and then understood what had happened.
Ethan and his companions have encountered the legendary Gastly of Maiden's Peak! Gastly, in its true form, used Hypnosis to put everyone to sleep, intending to take Brock. However, Kirlia, due to its strong bond with Ethan, broke free from its Poké Ball and, realizing its type disadvantage, wisely released all of Ethan's other Pokémon, including the powerful Zapdos, to defend him. Gastly, intimidated by the unleashed legendary and the rest of the team, decided to only take Brock.
What do you think will happen to Brock now that Gastly has taken him? Will Ethan and his awakened team pursue Gastly to rescue Brock, and how will they deal with a Ghost-type Pokémon that can pass through objects?
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