"We haven't had visitors in ages! Oh, I'm just itchin' for new friends! Ah ha ha ha ha haaaa!"

Three ghosts (looking different from any Ghost-type Pokémon you've seen in your life) materialize around you all. Koraidon and Miraidon hug eachother in a panic, Grim clambers onto you with a yelp, and Terapagos is unfazed. As are you.

You've dealt with many Ghost Pokémon in your life, and these ones seem very playful and well-intentioned. One was stubby, one lanky, and one was smaller than the rest. They all are white with faint blue glows and amused expressions.

"AAAAAH! GHOSTS! GHOSTS!" Grim hugs your leg as you smile politely. Treat these people like how you treat fans and admirers. With kindness and politeness.

"Oh, hello! Please forgive us for intruding. Headmage Crowley was kind enough to allow me to live here until he could send my companions and I home. Grim here is simply staying until the rain passes by."

You clear your throat, "My name is Y/N L/N. I do hope we all can safely get along."

"Ah!" The stubby one says, looking amused, "Aren't you a brave one?"

"All the people who used ta live here got scared of us and ran away," The small one flies up to you, examining your innocently smiling face closely, "You're new..."

"She is!" The lanky one says, flying around the terrified Koraidon and Miraidon, "And so are her strange friends!"

You wince internally when you feel the shaking Grim dig his claws into your leg.

"Myaaaah! Human! Do something!"

You give Grim a confused look, "...why? They seem nice. You're just being a scaredy cat. Not like I can really do anything anyways."

"Ha!" The small ghost bursts out laughing, "I like this one! Much braver than the fuzzball clinging to her like a burr."

Grim huffs and puts on a brave face and stomps forward, "Fine! I'm a master sorcerer! I ain't afraid of no ghosts! Myaaaaaa!"

Grim shoots a few fireballs at the ghosts, missing them completely.

"...Grim, stop. You're gonna burn the walls."

You groan a bit as you move Terapagos to rest in a natural pocket in the robe and scoop up Grim, who angrily yowls in a retort.

"Haha! Completely missed us!" The lanky ghost snickers.

"Terrible aim, fuzzball." The stubby one says, grinning smugly.

"Human!" Grim hisses at you, "Let me after them! LEMME AFTER THEM!"

You sigh and think for a moment. You're fairly certain Crowley is fine with the ghosts 'living' here, so...

"...Pardon me, ghosts, but would you be fine if we were to allow Grim to shoot fire at you?"

The lanky one tilts it's head. "...eh, guess could it be entertaining to laugh at fuzzball's terrible aim."

You nod in satisfaction and turn your attention to the seething Grim, "If you beat them- but don't light the dorm on fire- maybe Headmage will consider enrolling you?"

It'd be a good way to distract Grim and keep him from pissing off one of your Pokémon and causing a damaging fight you'd struggle to stop. Knowing Bangbang, she'd just attack Grim because she was bored and wants to try to smash Grim.

Grim's eyes light up. "Deal, human!"

You set the cat down and he darts into the middle of the hallway. "I'm Grim, master sorcerer! Come at me, ghosts!"

You smile and go over to Koraidon and Miraidon, gently comforting the terrified Pokémon as the ghosts laugh hysterically at Grim.

"Aw! Look at fuzzball being brave!"

Grim makes a panicked yelp and shoots fire when a ghost flies into his face, squeezing his eyes shut. The fire easily misses the ghosts.

"Argh! They keep disappearing and reappearing!" Grim spins around, shooting fire in random directions as he keeps eyes closed.

"Maybe open your eyes, pequeño gato de fuego?" You ask, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm a master sorcerer! I don't need open eyes to fight off ghosts-" Your eyes widen slightly at seeing the stubby ghost appear behind Grim, ready to scare the non-existent pants off Grim.

"Behind you!" You interrupt, and Grim spins around and spits a fireball directly on the ghost.

"AH! HOT!" The ghost disappears immediately, and Grim gives you a wide eyed look for a moment.

"Myah! Human! You say where the ghosts are!"

You nod quickly and think as your trainer-self, directing the cat-monster with finesse and calmness.

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"Ha! Still as great as ever, amiga!"

You smile at the absolutely thrilled Nemona as Chile happily hops back over to you. You rub your Crocalor's head gently as Nemona returns Floragato to it's Pokéball.

"Absolutely exhilarating battle! I know you're gonna be an amazing champion rank trainer!"

"Aw..." You say with an embarrassed blush as you rub the back of your head, "Thanks Nemona. I do try my best..."

Nemona runs up to you and tightly hugs you, "It's like you're an entirely different person in battles! You're really good at directing people, you know that?"

You smile in amusement and nod quickly. Nemona is probably one of your best friends, not that you had many friends.

I mean, there was your friends in other regions. But you were basically alone in Paldea outside of your Pokémon, Nemona, and sometimes Arven.

So if Nemona said your a great Pokémon trainer, you're absolutely going to believe it.

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"HAHA!" The lanky ghost laughs hysterically as it materalizes next to you, "Looks like fuzzball can really do some good stuff with you directing 'em!"

You grin at the ghost as Grim pumps his paws in the air as the ghosts give up.

"Aw... thank you!" You smile at the lanky ghost, "Do you all have names? Since you never introduced yourselves to me."

The lanky ghost shrugs, "If we did, we forgot. We've been dead for awhile, y'know?"

You nod politely, "Understandable... if you guys ever come up with anything you'd like to go by other than "ghosts", I'll make sure to call ya that."

The ghosts all nod in sync and you go over to the excited Grim.

"Myah! Human! Did ya see that?" Grim asks with an absolutely thrilled grin.

"I'll admit, that was pretty awesome, pequeño gato de fuego." You say with a satisfied nod.

"And I was abso- I mean- I wasn't scared at all!" Grim says, putting his paws on his hips. You smile in amusement.

"Yeah... sure you were." You tease with a wink, and you shrug.

"C'mon, let's go hang out in the main room and de-stress. You ghosts are welcome to join us!"

The ghosts grin and follow you all to the main room, and you sit back down on the couch and resume reading that book. Grim scrambles up next to your, giving Chile an annoyed look as the Skeledirge snorts at the cat struggles to get up.

You peacefully start reading as Grim sits awkwardly next to you, and Chile rests his head on your lap again.

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You yelp as you hear the dorm being slammed open. Grim makes a yelp and looks alarmed, and all the Pokémon in the room (except Terapagos) is on guard. The ghosts don't seem bothered whatsoever.

You immediately close the book and stand up, and you hear Crowley chipperly speak.

"Good evening dear!" Crowley says with a large smile as he strides into the main room, holding a tray in his hands with several others floating around him, "In another gesture of my immense kindness, I have brought you and your "Pokey Man" companions from what I could see, dinner!"

You smile at Crowley, genuinely slightly surprised he returned with food. You mean, it does look like several people's leftovers, but still food!

"Oh! Thank you sir!" You hope it's vegetarian. You don't have it in your heart to eat Pokémon, or the animals you'd read about in this world. If not, you'll just pick through and eat the vegetarian stuff.

"You are welcome, Y/N- wait." He pauses and looks serious as he sees Grim sitting on the couch, nervously peeking out from behind you, "That's the creature we ejected for causing trouble at orientation! What's it doing here?"

You nervously rub the back of your head, "Uh... well, he's just staying here until the rain passes. And he snuck onto campus. I promise, he caused no trouble... in fact..."

You step aside and gesture to the ghosts, who are just kinda chilling in the corner.

"He fought the ghosts and won!"

Grim clears his throat, "Yeah! The human's right! I did it, and with absolutely no help at all!"

You, Koraidon and Miraidon, and the ghosts all silently give Grim a look.

Grim blushes blue (somehow) and shrinks back, "...okay- uh- maybe the human helped me a tiny bit."

The looks intensify.

"...okay, okay! The human massively helped me! Now stop givin' me those looks!"

Crowley thinks, "I do seem to recall that this dorm had a mischievous ghost problem. Ah... yes. That is why it's abandoned, in fact. The ghosts scared away all the students."

You sigh, "Sir... you brought me to a dorm to stay in and didn't tell me there were ghosts?"

Crowley shrugs a bit, "It wasn't important dear! Anyways, it appears you two joined forces to tame the ghosts."

The ghosts seem amused at the idea of being 'tamed', and Grim scoffs, "Joinin' forces isn't how'd I'd describe it. More like I fought them as the human watched- ay!" Grim huffs when Chile shoves him slightly with his snout and the cat grumbles, "Fine, fine! I fought while the humans gave directions!"

"Would you two be so kind to show me your ghost-fighting methods?" Crowley asks you as he sets the tray in his hands down on the table, ignoring the cat.

"Do- do we have to..?" You ask hesitantly, glancing over at the ghosts.

Grim groans, "Ah! You gotta be kiddin' me! I gotta work together with the human again? At least can there be tuna involved?"

"I will play the part of the ghost," Crowley says, ignoring you, "And as for tuna, you shall receive it when you defeat me. Oh, what generosity, Crowley..." He smiles, seeming to think this is a great idea.

"Now, to chug this transmutation potion!" He pulls a small vial filled with a glowing sky blue liquid from his suit and drinks it, and almost instantly turns into a ghost. He looks similar to the other ghosts, yet still wearing his mask and hat. He almost instantly disappeared, seeming to have ghost powers now.

"Oh boy..." You sigh. Looks like this world is never gonna stop making you do things, just like your own. Except dancing and singing. So far...

You mean, you're good at dancing and singing. You're a famous idol back home, one of the Eternal Eevelutions, Arceus dammit! But if you have to sing and dance, you're going to literally cry.

You give the annoyed Grim a sweet smile, "C'mon pequeño gato de fuego, let's do this! For the tuna!"

Grim grumbles, "Fine, but I better be up to my jowls in tuna afterwards!"