14x14 - A Night in the Nacrene City Museum

[bunniefuu]

- We're finally in Nacrene City. - Pika!

(Iris) Look at all those cool buildings!

(Cilan) 'They're actually unused warehouses'

'which the city leases to artists.'

And because of that Nacrene City is known

'as the City of Art'

Wow! There's beautiful art everywhere you look.

The city is also admired for its style

so it's the City of Admiration, too.

Well, as far as I'm concerned

you can call it what you want

but I came here to Nacrene City for one reason.

- A Gym Battle! - Pikachu!

The city's museum just happens to be

the site of the Nacrene Gym.

Yeah? How awesome is it to have a Gym inside a museum?

- Let's go there now! - Pika!

[all gasping]

(Iris) 'I think it's closed.'

Pika-Pika.

I want to challenge the Nacrene Gym right now!

Is anybody here?

Uh, hello?

Uh..

(Cilan) Hm. A poster.

(Iris) 'Secret Artifacts Exhibit?'

And looking at the dates, it's today.

But it doesn't make any sense that it would be closed.

Uh, excuse me!

Nothing.

Pika!

[Hawes screaming]

- Huh? - Huh?

Pika?

♪ It's always hard ♪

♪ When the journey begins ♪

♪ Hard to find your way ♪

♪ Hard to make new friends ♪

♪ But there's nothing you can't do ♪

♪ 'Cause you've got the power inside of you ♪

♪ It's not always black and white ♪

♪ But your heart always knows what's right ♪

♪ It's not about win or lose ♪

♪ It's the path you choose ♪

♪ Let the journey begin ♪

♪ Pokemon ♪♪

(Ash) "A Night In The Nacrene City Museum!"

(narrator) Having finally arrived in Nacrene City

and after locating the Nacrene Gym

our Heroes all seem to have a challenge to face.

[panting] Stay away!

[grunts]

That hurts. Huh?

[whimpers]

- Ah! - Huh?

Sir, are you alright?

In there! It's horrible!

- Huh? - Huh?

Is something wrong with the hallway?

No, it's fine.

The Dome fossil was chasing me.

Whoa! A Dome fossil?

It was chasing you?

But I don't see a thing.

It's there, alright.

Hey, let's check it out.

Pika-Pi.

The Dome fossil is right over there.

But how?

It was just chasing after me a minute ago.

Fill us in, please.

And don't leave out any details.

Uh, sure.

We were behind in preparations

for the Secret Artifacts Exhibit

so when the artifacts finally arrived last night

the workers and I were rushing to put together the displays.

By the time we had finished, it was very late.

I was alone

doing a final check of the artifacts

when suddenly..

Huh?

Huh?

As I made my way toward the light switch

I heard them.

Huh!

Footsteps coming toward me from behind.

Things were starting to get a bit scary.

Hmm?

When suddenly I heard a cry.

Is-is someone there?

Answer me, please?

It's a ghost.

[screaming]

Scared out of my wits

I went to bring the workers back with me

and we searched the whole museum.

But we didn't find anything out of the ordinary.

So, since our patrons' safety comes first

we decided to postpone the exhibit.



After the workers left

I decided to stay and search the museum

one last time.

[screaming]

Oh, my. And that's when we ran into you.

I'll tell you, weird things can happen.

- Pika. - A curse!

It's got to be!

- Huh? - Huh?

- A curse? - Pika?

There's no doubt in my mind

that an angry spirit of some sort

has put a terrible curse on this museum

and that's that!

Huh? You think it's a curse?

Axew?

You see? Even Axew knows it's true.

And bad things will happen if we don't do something now.

Don't overreact!

There's a rational explanation for this.

It's simply a misunderstanding, that's all.

A misunderstanding?

I'm sure science has the key.

Scientific perspective is what we need.

Yeah? Then figure it out from a scientific perspective.

I'll just do that.

Huh!

This is turning into a recipe I like.

But what are you saying?

I'm saying I'll find out

why a spirit would cast a curse on your museum.

I guarantee it!

And I'll find out what's really going on with science.

The scientific method is the smart way to go.

Huh? Hold it right there!

I want to know about my Gym Battle!

- There's no time for that now! - Huh!

- Huh! - Mm-hmm.

Aww..

Lenora's not here anyway.

And you can't battle without her.

- Huh? - Huh? Lenora?

Ah! I haven't yet introduced myself.

My name's Hawes

and I'm co-curator of the museum, you see.

And when I referred to Lenora

I meant my wife.

She's also the Nacrene Gym Leader.

Yeah. Well, that's awesome!

My name is Ash. And this is my partner, Pikachu.

Pika-Pikachu!

My name's Iris.

And I'm Cilan, a Pokemon Connoisseur.

May we have a look around the museum, if you don't mind?

Yes, of course.

I'd be happy to give you a quick tour.

So if you would all follow me.

It's thought that Kabuto, The Shellfish Pokemon

were living on our beaches as far back

as three hundred million years ago.

Whoa! That's a long time ago.

- Whoa! - Wow, isn't that a Dragonite?

Axew!

This is quite impressive.

It's the skeletal model of a Dragonite.

'It just so happens'

'that it's the largest Dragonite skeletal model'

'in the world!'

Now take a look at this.

A most amazing rock!

'It's a Meteorite!'

"Meteorite?"

Which means it came from space.

Yes, and which also means it should possess

some sort of cosmic energy as well.

"Cosmic energy." Fascinating

That sounds amazing.

Pika.

This is our Secret Artifacts Exhibit's

main attraction.

Wow!

- So cool! - Pika!

These suits of armor were once worn

in the Unova region.

Simply captivating!

Suits of armor.

Hmm..

Ah! Check that out.

Pika.

The artifacts on display here were found in a ruin..

...and researchers have said

Cofagrigus is known to appear in these types of ruins.

Cofagrigus?

Yes, it's this Pokemon's name.

Is this a real specimen?

No!

It's a replica.

It's certainly well done.

Huh?

Hey, what's wrong?



It's about the curse.

This has something to do with it.

Really?

Why do you think so?

It's my sixth sense. That's how I know.

Which means, you have no evidence

so it's only a hunch.

Hmm.

Hey, Hawes. What's this?

Now that's a Yamask mask.

Yamask frequently appear in ruins.

(Cilan) 'Intriguing!'

Hey. What a weird Pokemon.

Pika.

Though the mask is a replica.

I've got a bad feeling about this.

- Hmm? - Hmm?

(Iris) 'Something..'

Our library is filled with additional artifact information.

Visitors are encouraged to study as much as they like.

Now this is what I call full service.

And so, this is the end of our tour.

Now tell me. Did you find anything strange?

Well, everything seems to be quite normal

as far as I can tell.

Something definitely doesn't feel right to me

but I can't put my finger on what it is.

I know one thing.

- I need to eat. - Pika.

- Will you stop? - Ah!

[chuckles] It was a joke!

Uh, Hawes, sir, would it be okay

if we slept here in the museum tonight?

Huh? Sleep in the museum?

Right, that would allow us to keep an eye out

for any paranormal activities that occur.

Oh, yeah, there's no doubt angry spirits

are definitely more active at night.

It'd be a great way to find out what's causing the curse.

Well, you all may be kids, but you're sure courageous.

I'm quite impressed.

(Iris) Actually, he's the only kid.

Now what does that mean?

[laughing]

I just can't wait to see what kind of Pokemon hatches.

Pika.

You sure you'll be alright here?

Of course. We sleep just like this all the time.

But what if we start to hear voices?

And things start to move on their own?

Then, that'll be our cue to spring into action.

And then we'll have the chance to solve

this mystery, smooth as silk.

Sounds good to me.

It's time.

The agent from Headquarters

I wonder how he's planning on contacting us this evening?

Right.

- Like this. - Who's that?

It's Pierce!

When did you..

We had no idea you were even here.

I have your mission from Headquarters.

- Tell us! - First.

Have you finished investigating the city museum?

It's all been taken care of.

Excellent, as for your next assignment..

Headquarters wants you to switch out

the meteorite in the exhibit.

The meteorite?

(Pierce) Correct, using the decoy meteorite

you received several days ago.

However, you should know

that the real meteorite is and is not your true target.

What does that mean?

We don't like beating around the bush.

I insist you tell us what our true target is.

(Iris) Ash, wake up!

[groaning]

Huh?

Iris, what is it?

What's wrong?

Pika.

I'm feeling a weird chill.

Weird chill?

Yeah, like something's closing in on us.

Another unscientific explanation.

Huh?

- Pika? - Huh?

Hey, what's going on?

You're up? Is something wrong?

[gasping] That fog!

What in the world could it be?

I'm telling you, that angry spirit is

about to do something bad.

Of course not.

The air conditioning must've broken down.

[footsteps approaching]

Hear that? What's that weird noise?

[screaming]



(group) Who's that Pokemon?

(group) It's Yamask!

(Yamask) Yamask!

[screaming] A ghost!

Alright!

What's the scientific explanation, Cilan?

Easy, it's the Poltergeist phenomenon

which refers to things that move

but due to the vibrations

of ultra low frequency sound waves.

Are sound waves doing that, too?

It's possible that someone is manipulating

its arms with strings.

Wow, that's kind of a stretch.

Pikachu! Quick Attack, now!

Pikachu!

Alright!

- Huh? - Huh?

That's curious.

No, that's a curse!

Okay, Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!

Pika-Pika-chu!

[gasping] Is that a ghostly aura?

It's just an electrical discharge and nothing more.

People often mistake phenomena like that for ghosts.

Huh? Man, that thing's hot!

[Hawkes screaming]

(Ash) 'Oshawott!'

Oshawott.

Water g*n, let's go!

- Huh? - Huh?

Alright. Explain!

A change in the magnetic field

is reacting with the metal in the armor

and causing it to float.

[screaming]

Pikachu, Iron Tail, let's go!

Pikachu!

Thanks, I needed that.

You know, that angry spirit

it looks to me like it's after Hawes, you know?

[shuddering] After m-m-m-me?

I don't think I've done anything

that would cause someone to get so mad.

[whimpers] Huh?

(Ash) Rain?

There's something wrong with the sprinklers, that's all.

Pika.

It stopped.

[eerie voice]

(all) Huh?

[eerie voice]

Those are the very same sounds I heard last night.

It sounds like crying.

That spirit must be so sad.

No, no, that crying is actually low frequency sound waves

which are causing something to squeak.

Whatever!

Let's go check out where it's coming from.

Oshawott, return!

- Huh? - Huh?

- Huh? - 'There's your crying.'

[sobbing]

But, why would that mask be sad?

What appear to be tears

are in reality condensation and nothing more.

[thud]

[all gasping]

The angry spirit is in that mask.

Wrong, it's merely attracted to something

like the positive and negative poles of a magnet.

- Huh? - Huh?

[all groaning]

Alright, are you the angry spirit?

- Tell us. - Stop!

It's simply a change in the magnetic field.

I don't even believe me anymore.

[screaming]

Pansage, quick! Use b*llet Seed!

Pan-Pansage!

Pan!

Ya-mask!

It sounded like some sort of cry.

It could've been the voice of the angry spirit.

What about the mask? Is it alright?

Huh! I'll go check on it.

[gasping]

[muffled screaming]

(Ash) Cilan!

[grunting]

It's stuck! Won't come off!

[grunting]

Uh, Cilan, are you okay?

Snap out of it!

And now..

[all gasping]

I shall punish you!

[screaming]

What's wrong with you? Cilan?

It's obvious that Cilan's been taken over by the angry spirit.



Taken over? But how come?

I think it's because Cilan denied

the angry spirit was real in the first place.

Oh, man!

Spirit, listen to me!

You've got to talk to us, now!

Please, tell us why you're so angry.

You locked it away.

Locked it away?

- The mask is precious to me. - Huh?

(Lenora) 'That Yamask mask is the real deal, alright.'

[gasping]

- Hi, dear. - Huh?

You couldn't have picked a better time to come home.

"Hi, dear?" You must be Lenora!

That's right! So tell me, Hawes.

Where did you get that mask, anyway?

Huh? The mask?

Let me see.

Last night, when we were loading in the artifacts

I found the mask on the ground.

I had ordered only a replica of Cofagrigus

so I assumed they sent this Yamask mask

as a kind of thank you gift, but a replica as well.

You know better than that.

Well, I should have.

[howling]

Now, stop that!

That's more than enough punishment.

Get out!

If that's the way you want it. Go, Watchog!

Watchog!

Ugh..

Ugh..

(Pokedex) Watchog. The Lookout Pokemon.

And the evolved form of Patrat.

Watchog's body contains luminescent compounds

which allow its eyes and stripes to glow.

Yamask, why don't you come out and show yourself?

Yamask? No way!

- Huh.. - Cilan!

Thank goodness. Are you okay?

I'm fine. What happened?

Yamask!

[all gasping]

(Pokedex) Yamask. The Spirit Pokemon.

Yamask is a Ghost-type Pokemon

that wanders the ruins of ancient civilizations.

Of course! Yamask must have been hiding in the artifacts.

That's how it ended up here.

(Lenora) But then it accidently dropped its mask.

Yam.

You thought the mask was a replica

and made the mistake of putting it

in that display case..

...but when Yamask saw it locked in the case

it assumed you had stolen it.

Yamask! Mask!

Mask! Yam! Yam! Yamask!

So Yamask got mad and did this.

- I get it! - Of course.

Yamask used Psychic to move the skeleton model

and the fossil, too.

The fog was Haze.

The rain was Rain Dance

and the ghostly aura was Will-O-Wisp!

See, I've been telling you

it was the work of an angry spirit all along, haven't I?

Well, not exactly.

Come on! My guess was better than yours!

- Hmph. - Oh! Hm.

Yamask, I truly regret

my mistake caused you so much grief.

I'm sorry. I beg you to forgive me.

I apologize, too. Forgive us.

Yam. Yam.

I know it's just a hunch

but I really think Yamask just forgave you.

Axew!

You think so?

Wonderful! Thank you.

Yamask.

Awesome! Turns out Yamask is actually a cool Pokemon.

Pika-Pika.

True! And with an air of real mystery.

(Lenora) Leaving so soon?

Yam.

Well, you're welcome to visit us anytime.

Yam-Yam.

- Bye! Take care! - Pika, Pika!

Bye-bye, Yamask!

[sighs] What a beautiful morning!

(Cilan) Right, such delicious morning air.

- Perfect for a Gym Battle. - Pika!

I see, does that mean

you came to challenge my Gym?

Cool! I'm Ash from Pallet Town.

And you're right.

I'd love to challenge you to a Gym Battle.

Of course, I'm always curious



about challengers' battle styles.

I'm looking forward to seeing yours.

- Alright! - Pika, Pika!

(narrator)Now that the mystery of the haunted museum

has been solved our Heroes can focus on Ash's quest

for his second Unova region Gym Badge

as the journey continues.