17x14 - Seeking shelter from the storm!

[bunniefuu]

[thunder rumbling]

- 'It's freezing.' - 'We're getting soaked!'

CLEMONT 'Let's duck in there!'

BONNIE 'Ah! Dedenne, stay still!'

[thunder rumbling]

[door creaks]

[panting]

- Whoa. - Man, what a storm.

It came up so suddenly.

I hate thunder. Ah! Ah.

Huh? Huh?

'Let's ask if we can stay here until it stops raining.'

- Guys, the door's open! Yay! - Huh?

Bonnie, you can't just go in there.

Anybody home? Hello?

Can we stay here until it stops raining?

[CALLING]

Excuse us.

SERENA Is anybody here?

♪ I wanna be the very best

♪ Like no one ever was

♪ To catch them all is my real test ♪

♪ To train them is my cause

♪ Pokémon gotta catch them all

♪ It's you and me ♪ Pokémon

♪ I know it's my destiny ♪ Pokémon

♪ Yeah you're my best friend ♪

♪ In a world we must defend

♪ Pokémon gotta catch them all

♪ Pokémon ♪

ASH "SEEKING SHELTER

FROM THE STORM!"

NARRATOR As our heroes continue

their journey to Cyllage City

and Ash's second Kalos region Gym battle

they find themselves caught in a heavy thunderstorm.

Is anybody in here?

[CALLING]

- Hello? - Sorry to bother you.

It seems totally deserted.

The exterior's in pretty bad shape

so maybe nobody lives here anymore.

BONNIE 'Hey, why don't we just

stay here for a while?'

CLEMONT 'I guess so..'

Maybe, but this place gives me the creeps.

- Huh? - Yeah, me too.

But it's better than getting wet.

[AGREEMENT]

I think it feels creepy because there's no light.

Hm.. Looks like it's still working.

Ah..

- That's better. - Sure is.

- Hey, Clemont, thanks. - Ah..

But..

I didn't turn them on.

- So, then.. - Who did?

That's kind of weird. [CONFUSED]

[panting]

Probably, it must've been the sensors.

- Sensors? - Yeah, motion detectors.

That's why the lights came on automatically.

It may be an old house but it must be equipped

with the latest technology, huh?

[chuckles]

I see.

[laughing]

- Yeah, or maybe.. - Huh?

We're inside a haunted house. [shudders]

Huh? Did I say that?

Uh, let's wait outside until the rain passes.

Great idea.

[gasps]

What happened?

[grunting]

Guys, the door's locked! [CONCERNED]

- No way! - But it was just wide open.

It must be the motion detectors

closing and locking the doors

after they're open for a short while.

- But why are they still locked? - Let me see.

Maybe this is a haunted mansion

that grabs people and then eats them.

[shudders]

- Did I say that? - Wait.

You should never trust anything

that can't be explained by science.

This is a huge mansion

and so there has to be another way to get outta here!

Yup. You're right. Let's go and find it!

[DETERMINED]

[breathing heavily] It's a downpour.

And it happens to be raining down on us!

Yeah, I hate when that happens.

JESSIE Look.

There's a good chance it's not raining inside that huge house.

- But what if somebody's there? - Then I'll keep them company.

[chuckles]

We're company too.

[panting]

Open the door!

This home's creep factor's on ten.

And that's a bad thing?

It'll keep away the riff-raff

and make this the perfect Kalos frontline hideaway.

Wait a sec.

I thought we were getting out of the rain.

Hm. Huh?

Oh! It's an automated window.

In an old house like this?

Meowth's right. Wait up, Jessie.

Judging by the looks of it

this place has been abandoned forever.

Longer.

Hm. There must be a light switch around here.

Oh, thanks for the light, Meowth.

I didn't do that.

I'd say everything in this old joint is automated.

- This old house? - Huh?

I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this place.

You and me both, pally.

Let's make sure we have an out.

Word up. [grunting]

- This thing's locked. - Huh?

[screaming]

It's just a painting.

CLEMONT 'Y-you're, you're right.

It's a portrait.'

ASH 'Maybe she owns this place?'

Maybe she's not alive but she's here, anyway

if you know what I mean.

[shudders]

Huh! Did I say that?

[shudders] Did you hear that?

- That sound? - Yeah, loud and clear.

I am so through with this place.

[grunting]

[thud]

Anybody hear that?

It must be an old grandfather clock

ticking away somewhere and nothing more.

I'm sure of it.

Sounds to me like someone's pounding a stake.

- How come? - To stop a vampire?

[shudders]

My mouth's got a mind of its own today.

[screaming] Ah.

It's just a portrait painting.

Next time, tell me before I freak out.

Hey, did that woman's eyes just move?

[screaming] What is that awful noise?

Like I previously stated

this is an old mansion so it's really drafty.

The draft sounds like a whistle

and the whistle sounds like someone screaming

which is actually quite common.

You're wrong, I have no doubt in my mind

that was somebody screaming.

Serena's right. [SCARED]

This mansion must be haunted

by the spirit of the lady in the painting.

[shudders]

Ah! There I go again!

[shudders] We need to get out of here fast.

I thought you were going to make this our hideout.

I lied.

- Huh? - Huh?

- Huh? - Huh?

What's that?

ALL 'Ghost!'

Whatever that is has shining eyes!

Well, I'm not about to stick around and check out

whatever it is that Sparky just threw at us.

That was no Poké Ball and I'm no Pokémon!

But I am!

- Another scream.. - Ah..

Let's find a way out.

Huh?

[STARTLED]

[shudders]

Huh?

- Hey! - Wait!

CLEMONT 'Bonnie!'

Stop!

[panting]

[gasp]

- Where's Bonnie? - I don't see her anywhere.

Bonnie! Where'd you go? [URGENT]

CLEMONT 'Hey!'

JESSIE Did someone just call us?

MEOWTH It's probably whatever's

hauntin' this goofy joint.

JAMES Now, that you mention it

it does look haunted, doesn't it?

JESSIE Will you keep

your crazy to yourself?

- Hey! - Bonnie!

She has to be around here.

[SCARED] Huh?

[screaming]

- What's wrong with you? - Did you just see something?

I figured it out, there must be a Psychic

or Ghost-type Pokémon in this mansion.

That's gotta be why those lights turned on

and the doors closed all by themselves.

So you think a Pokémon did all of that?

Of course, that certainly would explain all this weird stuff.

Yeah and maybe that thing we saw was actually a Pokémon.

A Pokémon? [INSIGHTED]

I'd guess the doors and windows wouldn't open up

because that Pokémon probably doesn't want us

to get out of the mansion just yet.

- Yeah, but why? - I don't know.

Hello, there.

[FRIENDLY]

Hey, what's your name?

'Who are you?'

[CURIOUS]

GROUP Who's that Pokémon?

It's Espurr!

Are you a ghost?

Please, tell me.

'Do you live here?' [FOCUSED]

Hm. Oh. Hm.

[ENCOURAGING]

Hm.

Huh? Huh!

[chuckles]

[HAPPY]

[laughing] Huh?

[laughing]

Oh. Huh!

[EAGER]

[PLAYFUL]

[PROUD]

[EXERTION] / [STRUGGLING] [WORRIED] / [PSYCHIC MOVE]

[groans] Huh?

Huh? Hey, how did we do that?

Wait a minute. Was that you who kept us from falling?

[HAPPY]

Wow, thanks! [GRATEFUL]

Ah..

Were you the one who turned on all the lights

and then locked the door? [HAPPY]

'Why'd you do that?'

Huh?

[ENCOURAGING]

What's in here?

[CURIOUS]

Ah..

[laughing]

[PROUD]

[PLAYFUL]

[HAPPY]

[PLAYFUL]

[CURIOUS]

[HAPPY]

Huh?

Okay!

[HAPPY]

You ready?

Ride the Ponyta! Ride the Ponyta!

CLEMONT 'Bonnie! Where are you?'

SERENA Where did you go?

[STARTLED] Do you hear that noise?

- Do you think that's Bonnie? - Let's go check it out.

Bonnie?

[gasps]

Ah! Who's there?

[ANXIOUS]

Prepare for trouble. Such a familiar sound.

And make it double, like, Pikachu's around.

JESSIE 'To protect the world

from fear and loathing.'

To unite all people in creepy clothing.

To denounce the evils of blood-curdling screams.

To extend our reach 'til we burst at the seams.

[screaming]

- Scared Jessie! - Jittery James!

Team Rocket blasts off in a terror-filled blitz.

I'd rather be fighting because I'm scared out of my wits!

- This is the pits! - Hm..

Looks like we've been haunted by the Twerps.

Don't ever do that again.

So you guys were behind all this.

- Behind what? - All that weird stuff.

- You're dressed up like ghosts. - We didn't do anything.

We borrowed these tablecloths

'cause we were cold and soaked to the skin.

Okay, what did you do with Bonnie?

- Huh? What's a Bonnie? - Save it.

The first order of business is getting out of this nuthouse.

[thud]

Somethin' just went bump in the night.

Wonder what it was.

Looks like we've got visitors!

We're out of here!

Maybe it was Bonnie.

Then we'd better go and check it out now.

BONNIE 'Sorry.' It fell over.

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

Wow. It was you.

[HAPPY]

[CURIOUS] [SURPRISED]

[clinks]

That's a pretty pendant.

[EAGER]

Huh?

[EAGER]

I've seen that painting before.

[EAGER]

[SAD]

It's the same pendant.

[SURPRISED]

But why?

[EAGER]

BONNIE 'I'm sorry, I don't..'

Huh? 'That voice.'

- What do you-- - Hey, that's Bonnie.

Hm..

- What're you saying? - 'Bonnie!'

Huh?

There you are. Hi.

- You okay? - Thank goodness.

Look, Bonnie, you should never ever run off like that.

You have no idea how worried we've been.

I'm so sorry.

I was playing with that Pokémon.

- Huh? - Hm?

Espurr. The Restraint Pokémon.

'Espurr's psychic energy can travel hundreds of feet'

'blasting everything around it.'

CLEMONT 'I knew it!'

[SAD] / [EAGER]

It's trying to tell me something but I can't understand it.

Hm..

We were too panicked to think but now it all makes sense.

- Team Rocket? - 'Let's put that aside.'

None of us are going to be able to get out of here

unless we figure out what Espurr wants from us.

The man makes sense. Translate, please?

Basically, Espurr says it wants to return the pendant

to the lady in the painting.

[SENTIMENTAL]

'It says she took really good care of Espurr.'

For you.

Good, eh?

[laughing]

MEOWTH She gave it some food.

Here.

[CURIOUS]

[HAPPY]

Do you like it?

MEOWTH She gave it a ball.

[JOYFUL] I used to play with my children

and grandchildren like this too.

They used to play together all the time.

[Lacy panting]

[WORRIED] I'm sorry.

I'm alright.

My dear pendant.

It means so very much to me.

'It was a gift from my husband.'

[SURPRISED]

[AMAZED] Do you like it?

In that case, you may hold onto it for a little while.

Make sure you don't lose it, alright?

[GRATEFUL]

Come visit again anytime.

[EAGER] / [WORRIED]

MEOWTH Then one day..

It came to return her beautiful pendant..

but she was gone.

I see. So it's been waiting for her.

So it could return her pendant.

- 'All this time..' - 'Yeah.'

She must have really liked you a lot

if she let you wear that pretty pendant of hers like she did.

[UPSET]

But now Espurr wants to find out where the old lady went off to.

I'm afraid there's no way any one of us would know.

[AGREEMENT]

Hey, Ash, we could try to find out.

Yeah, we could.

That's a great idea.

I'm afraid we don't have time for such silliness.

We know the quickest way out of here.

And that's to catch Espurr.

- What are you doing? - Pumpkaboo, let's go!

[APPEARING]

Okay, Inkay!

[APPEARING]

Now, use Leech Seed!

[LEECH SEED MOVE]

[SHOCKED]

[PANICKED] [PAINED]

Espurr.

Psybeam, Inkay, and make it a good day.

[PSYBEAM MOVE]

[gasps]

[screaming]

- It's using Protect. - Thanks a lot, Espurr.

[DETERMINED] / [PSYCHIC MOVE]

[gasps]

[PSYCHIC MOVE]

- What's going on? - Ah-ah.

[screaming]

Yes! We finally got out of there.

True, but where are we going next?

Guess?

ALL 'We're blasting off again!'

Espurr, that was great!

You really got us out of a jam.

I can't believe how powerful you are.

[HAPPY]

[SAD]

Just leave finding the lady who lived here to us.

I wonder if that woman lived here all by herself?

Hm..

'Are you talking about Grandma Lacy?'

BOTH Huh?

- Uh, Grandma Lacy? - That's her in that painting.

- She's my grandmother. - Wow, she's your grandmother?

Does that mean you own this big house?

That's right. I sure do.

My name is Elise. So, who might you be?

I understand. You knew my grandmother then.

I'm sorry we entered your house without permission.

No problem. I'm glad you were able to get out of the rain.

Grandma Lacy always used to play games with me

when I would come here for a visit too.

Just like she did with you.

[HAPPY]

Where's your Grandma Lacy now?

- I'm afraid she passed away. - Huh?

[SAD]

[SAD]

CLEMONT 'I'm sorry.'

Huh!

[KIND]

Espurr wanted to return that pendant to your grandma.

Thank you.

This was my grandmother's favorite piece of jewelry.

This old house was scheduled to be torn down soon.

'It's in pretty bad shape'

'so I came back to see what kind of condition it was in.'

But, you know what?

After this, after meeting all of you

I think I've changed my mind.

I'm going to renovate this place.

[SURPRISED] Now, don't worry.

'Grandma Lacy's portrait will stay exactly where it is.'

And when it's all finished, I'm going to move in.

And you know what, I'd be thrilled if you'd come and play.

I know. Do you wanna go to the cemetery

where Grandma Lacy is now?

You can tell her all about the pendant and say goodbye.

[GRATEFUL]

I'm sure you'll take good care of Espurr, right?

Of course, I think Espurr and I will be good friends.

Take care, okay?

[FRIENDLY]

NARRATOR Two hearts,

Espurr's and Elise's

connected by Grandma Lacy's pendant.

Our heroes have witnessed yet another bond between people

and Pokémon, as their journey continues.

You know, I think it would be a whole lot better

if you held on to that pendant, instead of me.

I'm sure that's what Grandma Lacy would want anyway.

[laughing]

It looks perfect.

[HAPPY]

ELISE 'What a pretty flower.'

[AGREEMENT]

[theme music]