As walking along the way to Takuya next gym, she soon came to a place called Maiden's peak.

"Hey, I heard of this place," Takuya said, "they say a woman died here and became part of the cliff here. They even say her spirit still haunts this place."

"Wow really mother?" Koyuki asked.

"Well that's what the story says about it."

Yami then saw a pretty woman, with light purple hair on the docks, he found her very pretty and a bit strange at the same time, but what he didn't know was that pretty woman was actually a Ghost Pokémon in disguise.

'That woman is odd.' Yami thought.

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Takuya looked round and saw that a festival was going on.

One of the residents explained; "This is our end of summer year festival. We always have one every year to celebrate the end of summer and our legend of the ghost of Maiden's peak."

While Takuya enjoyed the festival, she also heard the story about the maiden of Maiden's peak.

The story was two thousand years ago, men from Kanto were sent away to war. The maiden, from Maiden's peak, was in love with one of the soldiers and waited for him to return on the cliff, but her lover never returned, they say he died in that war.

The maiden never believed that and waited for him to return for the rest of her life and they say that when she died her body became one with the cliff and they also say that her spirit still waits for her lover.

Apparently the end of summer year festival was also the anniversary of when the soldiers left for war.

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Takuya also found out that tomorrow night, the people of Maiden's peak would be sending out candles on paper lanterns onto the ocean.

The candled lanterns were to help lost spirits find their way.

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That evening Takuya was resting in the Pokémon Centre.

"I keep thinking about that story, it's sad that maiden never got to live the rest of her life with the one she loved." Koyuki frowned.

"You know what, I just remembered something." Takuya said as she took out a small brown box and a journal book from her backpack, in the brown box was a very old ring, with a purple stone. "Professor Oak told me about this. A man named Yamato from Pallet Town was in that war two thousand years ago. He survived and when he returned home he wrote about it on some parchments. He even wrote that he made friends with the soldier that the maiden fell in love with." She explained.

"Are those parchments still around?" Yami asked.

Takuya shook her head, "Not really, those parchments worn a very long time ago, but his story was kept from scrolls to books. This journal that I have is about his story."

"Oh, wow. Does it say anything about the maiden's lover mother?" Koyuki asked.

"Yes I does actually." Takuya answered, "The truth was her lover was killed in that war. Before he died he asked Yamato to give the ring to his lover."

"But how come you have it mother and it's not with the maiden?"

"Well, about that... Yamato said that after he returned home to Pallet Town he became dreadfully ill," Takuya explained, "and they say he died not long after. So it must mean that Yamato's friends and families never knew who the ring belonged to, his ring and story had been in a monument for him and the other soldiers of Kanto ever since."

"So why have you brought it with you?" Yami asked.

"Well apparently, before I turned ten Professor Oak had a look at Yamato's story. He even read about the ring, which was supposed to have been delivered to the maiden a long time ago. So before I turned thirteen Professor Oak told me and Gary about the story and asked us if one of us would take to the maiden. Gary didn't want to more like scared to, so I offered to return it." Takuya explained.

Yami snickered, "Of course that jerk is scared, he's so easily scared of something so simple."

Koyuki blinked, "That reminds me mother, uncle Yami. Who's Gary?" She asked.

"Gary Oak is my childhood friend Yuki, but he change because he's Professor Oak grandson he thinks that he is higher and mightier than anyone else." Takuya answered.

Yami snorted, "In my opinion Yuki, he's a jerk and annoying that's what everyone else thinks that been with Aura at a young age, we all met him. His attitude is the worst to think. Once you met him you won't like him instantly." He said. "Anyway are you planning on giving the maiden the ring tonight?"

"Of course I am. This ring had been separated from her for four thousand years already. It wouldn't be fair if it was separated from her another year longer." Takuya answered and set off into the moonlight night.

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Takuya walked all the way from the Pokémon Centre to the cliff of Maiden's peak, carrying torches there she found the statue of the maiden.

"Wow, even though it is two thousand years old, it looks beautiful." Koyuki commented on the statue.

Takuya had the ring in her right hand and she had put string through the ring, her plan was to put it round the maiden's neck.

Takuya was about to walk up to the statue, when a female voice came up to her.

"I've been waiting for you." It said in a young women voice.

Takuya, Yami, Koyuki turned round and saw a pale woman, with purple hair, in front of the

"You're the ghost of Maiden's peak aren't you?" Takuya asked stepping forward.

"I've been waiting for you." The woman said again.

"That's the women I saw earlier Aura, but she feels strange somehow." Yami said.

Takuya raised an eyebrow at that statement, "It couldn't..." She pulled out her Pokédex and scanned the area, then she pointed to the ghost maiden.

🔹Gastly, the Gas Pokémon.
A Pokémon born from poison gases. It defeats even the largest foes by enveloping them in gas.

"Reveal yourself Gastly!" Takuya shouted.

The woman turned into a dark purple Pokémon. It consistently appears as a black, spherical Pokémon surrounded by a purple haze. It has a wide, pink mouth with two visible fangs. Though its eyes seem to extend past its round body, visible eyelids surround them.

"What's the big idea?"

"If you must know," Gastly spoke, "I guard over the stoned maiden of Maiden's peak."

Takuya, Yami and Koyuki were amazed that this Gastly can talk.

"Listen Gastly," Takuya said, "I'm not here for a fight or for any trouble. I'm here to give this ring to the maiden. It's from her dead lover." She showed it to Gastly and explained about Yamato.

"I see, very well I will let you give it to the maiden. Besides I sense something peculiar about that ring."

Takuya walked up to the statue and placed the necklace round the maiden's neck. But just then the ring shimmered and then a spirit of a young man appeared.

"That's the maiden's lover." Gastly stated.

"What? No way!" Takuya, Yami and Koyuki gasped in shock.

Then the real spirit of the maiden appeared, "My love," she said, "you have come back to me at last."

The maiden and her lover embraced and the maiden cried tears of joy to Takuya, Yami, Koyuki and Gastly they were touched by this scene.

The man explained that afer he died he put himself in the ring, so that he could rest in peace after seeing his love again.

"But since the ring never got to her," Takuya said, "that means your spirit was trapped in the ring. And you could only be free if the ring got to her."

The man nodded, he and the maiden thanked Takuya and Gastly for their help and finally rested in peace in the afterlife together.

After the maiden and her lover disappeared the sun was beginning to rise.

"It's time for me to leave," Gastly said, "I only come out at night."

"What are you going to do now?" Takuya asked Gastly, "now that the maiden and her lover are in heaven together?"

"I will still be wondering around, there are still many spirits that are lost, so I intend to help them all." Then Gastly left to who knows where.

Takuya sighs, "What a night. I need a nap now." She yawned.

"I'm with you." Yami yawned.

"Mother, I'm sleepy... Goodnight." Koyuki said and fell asleep in her arms.

"Lucky." Yami grumbled.

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Takuya, Yami and Koyuki slept through nearly the whole day, since they were awake all through the night belong.

Then as evening came they enjoyed the festival.

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Right now they were watching the citizens of Maiden's peak put the candled lanterns on the water.

"I hope that all the wondering spirits will be able to rest in peace." Takuya said.

"Me too." Koyuki said.

"Well it's time to enjoy the festival."

Takuya put on kimonos and had the time of their lives, her kimono is white with pink cherry blossom pattern with a pink sash [image] her hair was in a half ponytail that had red ribbon and two crystals bells on.

Takuya even dressed up Koyuki and Trixy, Koyuki was in a dark blue with white bubbles pattern kimono and Trixy was in a baby pink with red lightning bolts pattern kimono. [image/ forgot about Trixty's pattern]

They all enjoyed the festival with dancing and eating.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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As you can see Takuya's Pokémon that seen or met Gary has bad opinion about him.

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Takuya's Pokémon ~ 45 + 1 Egg
• Ninetales = F = Seraphina (Sera)
• Zorua = M = Yami
• Aqua Blue Gyarados = F = Mystic
• Red Gyarados = M = Triton
• Delcatty = F = Tsuki
• White Milotic = F = Pluvia
• Rapidash = F= Brisa (Risa)
• Luxio = M = Rai
• Salamance = M = Hunter
• Prinplup = F = Sarila (Rila)
• Infernape = F = Niran (Ran)
• Grotle = F = Daliah (Dal)
• Sylveon = F = Kaisa (Kai)
• Pidgeotto = M = Ciro
• Pikachu = M = Tyrell (Ty)
• Beautifly = F = Kimama (Kim)
• Scyther = M = Kardos
• Butterfree = F = Nova
• Sandslash = M = Tarrin
• Clefable = F = Pari
• Nidoran-F = Rin
• Nidoran-M = Len
• White Riolu = F = Koyuki (Yuki)
• Bulbasaur = M = Denver (Den)
• Oddish = F = Flora
• Charmander = M = Agnider (Agni)
• Shiny Vulpix = F = Serefina (Sere)
• Shiny Seal = F = Mesi
• Raichu = M = Raidyn
• Growlithe = M = Aedus
• Fearow = M = Avis
• Shiny Lapras = F = Ephyra
• Squirtle = M = Arnav (Nav)
• Mini Krabby = M = Saddam
• Eevee = F = Jala
• Shiny Gabile = M = Ryuu
• Gyarados = M = Poseidon
• Shaymin = F = Thana
• Pachirisu = F = Trixy (Trix)
• Espeon = F = Kara
• Eevee > Flareon = F = Enya
• Eevee > Vaporeon = F = Aqua
• Shiny Eevee = F
• Horsea = F = Hydra
• Tentacool = M = Visha (Vis)