Pink, Day 10 Part 3: The Nurse Joy Conspiracy.

I waited for a long while to make sure the festival was over and everyone had left.  It was getting dark and I could even make out a few stars in the sky.  I tried ringing my Uncle Gio once more but to no avail this time.  It was just a dead tone.  I was more worried than ever now.

With my new Wooper stood beside me, rolling on the floor like an idiot, I felt I was ready for the task at hand.  My plan was to sneak around the outside of the building, scouting around the walls to the rooms the Nurse Joys would be staying in as the night wore on.  The Mist ability would make it harder for them to notice I was peering through the window, and my dark coat, sunglasses and hat would help hide my features.  I was invisible.  Perhaps binoculars would be better for this, maybe.  Never mind.

Anyways, I made sure there was no one about before heading close to the Pokémon Center.  I crawled on the ground to make it harder for people to spot me, and whenever I heard a sound, I stopped moving.  When silent, I moved swiftly and carefully to the building, and got close to under a windowsill.  Slowly, I went onto my knees and peered over into the house and saw them.

There were 21 chairs all around an oval table in a wide room, dimly lit by candles.  Chanseys were nowhere to be seen, in fact the only Pokémon I could see was a Drowzee in the corner of the room.  Sat on ten chairs each were Nurse Joys and Officer Jennys.  The 21st chair was left empty.  But why, I couldn't guess at this point.

I ducked down, careful not to be spotted.  This would be harder than I had first envisioned.  After a few moments, I got the courage to look into the room once more... and found curtains closed.  Bloody curtains.  Foiled by two bloody curtains... two BLOODY CURTAINS!

Outraged by my foolish defeat, I looked around for a door.  As I did, I heard a sound, a footstep.  I was sure.  I surveyed my surroundings and found it was Whooper following me.  The little Pokémon didn't seem to care that I was trying to be quiet and that he should do the same.

Creak.

Quickly, I ordered my Whooper to use its (him or her, I couldn't bloody tell...) Mist ability.  It complied and I grabbed onto its small paw and got wrapped in a chilly cloud.  Was I really invisible?  Could someone see the cloud?

None other than a Chansey had stepped out of the Pokémon Center.  At first, I was relieved... but then I saw its face... it was evil... and its eyes darted everywhere, scanning the area for an intruder.  How could such a nice nurtured Pokémon be so... soldier-like?

Bang.

The door closed after the Chansey had returned to the Pokémon Center and I breathed a sigh of relief.  Bloody thing... grrr... this would be tougher than I had thought.  Still, with no way to look into the room... I had to find another way of spying on them.  I pondered on the idea that I could pretend I had injured Pokémon that needed healing but then they might catch onto my scheme.  No, I needed to get in unnoticed... but how?  The roof!  There was an open window amongst the roof tiles and it seemed my only way in... unless I tried the door.  I might be able to take care of one Chansey, yet I suspected there would be more inside... waiting.

With the help of Gastly, I hovered up along with Wooper, who continued to maintain the Mist ability.  Together, we got to the window.  I looked inside but it was dark and I could barely see anything.  Should I go in or should I turn back?  Turning back was not an option.  I had to enter, and enter I did.  Quietly, I settled down into the room.  The door nearby was ajar slightly, enough so I could inspect the building beyond the door.  It was dark there too.

Gastly started to laugh and quickly, I had to hit him over the head to shut him up.  What had set him off?  There was nothing else up here.  Wary, I put Gastly back into his Pokéball and decided not to bring him out again unless I was certain I needed him.

As quietly as I could, I crawled to the door and opened it as far as I needed to get through.  Wooper walked behind me in ignorant bliss.  I almost wanted to hit it too, maybe throw it out of the window.  No no, I needed it... I even bloody ordered it from online.

I grew cold due to the mist but I felt safer than I would be going through this area without it.  After a little while, I started to hear voices.  I moved closer to hear them.

Keep on being stealthy my friends.

Pink McQueen