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Chapter 78 - Chapter 78: The Children's Disappearing

(After winning a Rainbow Badge from Erika, Mew and her friends find themselves in a new city.)

(The city is very big, and the buildings are very tall.)

(Mew looks around as she says.)

Mew: "Gee, it feels like all these buildings are closing in on us!"

Misty: "Yeah, and they're all so tall, you can't even see the sky!"

(Misty says.)

Mew: "Where are we, Brock?"

(Mew asks, turning to Brock.)

(Seeing the map, Brock answers.)

Brock: "A, HopHopHop Town?"

Mew and Misty: "HopHopHop?"

(The girls say, confused.)

Pikachu and Eevee: "Chu"/Vee?" (Town?)

(Pikachu and Eevee say, confused.)

The woman: "Laura!"

(A voice calls out.)

(Mew turns to see a woman running towards them.)

The woman: "Laura!"

(The woman happily says and gives Mew a hug.)

(The woman happily says.)

Laura's mother: Where have you been, Laura? Mother's been so worried!

(Struggling to get some air, Mew says.)

Mew: "Excuse me, but my name is Mew!"

Misty: "And my name is Misty, ma'am,"

(Misty says, with a smile.)

(But Brock grabs her by her shoulders.)

Brock: "She wasn't talking to you, Misty."

Misty: "I guess not,"

(Misty replies, and Brock pulls her aside.)

(The woman looks at Mew and quickly lets her go and apologizes.)

Laura's mother: "Oh! I'm so sorry! But you look just like my Laura."

(Mew and the others become confused.)

(Misty asks.)

Misty: "What happened to him?"

(Soon, the group sits down on stone seats to hear the mother's story.)

Laura's mother: "I'm so upset because my daughter, Laura, just disappeared. She's been gone for three days! I can't find her anywhere."

(The mother says.)

Brock: "And you haven't heard from her?"

(Brock asks.)

Laura's mother: "Not a word,"

(The mother says.)

Mew: "Could she have gone off to become a Pokemon trainer?"

(Mew asks.)

Laura's mother: "She did like Pokemon, of course, but she never mentioned anything about becoming a trainer,"

(The mother says.)

Misty: "Don't you think she'll probably just come home soon?"

(Misty asks.)

(The mother shakes her head and says.)

Laura's mother: "My daughter isn't the only child who's disappeared recently."

(The group becomes shocked.)

Brock: "She's not?"

(Brock asks.)

(The mother turns her head to see multiple posters on the wall.)

Laura's mother: "See those posters?"

Mew: "Posters?"

(Mew asks, looking at them.)

Laura's mother: "Those are pictures of all the children that have disappeared."

(The mother says.)

Misty: "That many?!"

(Misty asks, shocked.)

Mew: "This must be a pretty dangerous town."

(Mew says, concerned.)

Misty: "My picture's gonna be on posters, when I'm a big, famous star,"

(Misty says with a smile.)

(But notices her friends aren't taking her seriously.)

Misty: "Excuse me!"

Mew: "Uh, maybe we should think about the missing children and not about you being a lead actress,"

(Mew says.)

(Suddenly, they hear a familiar voice.)

???: "They certainly were nice children. All of them."

(The group looks to see Officer Jenny on her motorbike.)

(She looks at the poster and says.)

Officer Jenny: "Disappearing one by one like that. I just can't understand it."

(She walks off the bike with another poster and looks around.)

Officer Jenny: "Let's see, where should I hang this one."

(Mew rushes over with Misty and Brock to see officer Jenny.)

(Mew asks.)

Mew: "Excuse me! Are you the cousin or second cousin of the Jenny of Maiden's Peak?"

Officer Jenny: "Actually, I'm her cousin's cousin,"

(Jenny answers.)

Mew: "It figures,"

(Mew replies.)

(Dazed over Jenny, Brock.)

Brock: "This one's the most beautiful one yet."

Misty: "They're all exactly alike,"

(Misty mutters.)

(Brock walks to Jenny and takes her hands.)

Brock: "It must be terrible searching for all those lost children. I would be very happy to help you in your search."

Officer Jenny: "What?!"

(Jenny says, confused.)

Brock: "We can both work together hand in hand,"

(Brock says, asking her out.)

(Jenny takes her hand away and sternly says.)

Officer Jenny: "Just don't get in the way."

(Mew looks to notice the worried expression the mother has on her face.)

Mew: "Gee. She reminds me of, Adriana, and my papa,"

(Mew says.)

(Mew remembers seeing them last time at Porta Vista.)

Mew: "They must be worried,"

(Mew says.)

(Pikachu hops on Mew's hat and Eevee on Mew's shoulder.)

Pikachu: "Pikachu," (Very.)

(Pikachu says.)

Mew: "You think so, too, huh?"

(Mew replies.)

Eevee: "Eevee." (Sure do.)

(Eevee says.)

Mew: "In any case. We need to help find the missing children,"

(Mew says.)

Pikachu and Eevee: "Pika!/Eev! (And how!)

(Both Pokemon cheers.)

(Soon enough, Mew and her friends decide to tag along with Officer Jenny to help her find the missing children.)

Officer Jenny: All of the missing children disappeared exactly three days ago,"

(Jenny says.)

Mew: "Three days ago?"

(Mew asks.)

Brock: "Besides that, do the missing children have anything else in common?"

(Brock asks.)

Officer Jenny: "They don't have a thing in common,"

(Jenny answers, and the kids feel like they're at a dead end.)

(But Jenny then says.)

Officer Jenny: "But I think other kids may know something about it."

(Soon the group arrives at the Pokemon Center.)

Brock: "I see. So we'll ask the kids in the Pokemon Center if they know anything,"

(Brock says.)

Mew: "Great idea. They might give us an idea on what happened to them,"

(Mew says.)

(The group enters the Pokemon Center and asks around.)

(Jenny holds a photo to two kids and asks.)

Officer Jenny: "Have you seen this little boy before?"

first boy: "I haven't,"

(The first boy answers.)

(Then the second boy says.)

second boy: "Yeah. I play with him all the time."

Officer Jenny: "When was the last time you saw him?"

(Jenny asks.)

second boy: "I don't know,"

(The second boy answers.)

(Then Brock comes up to them with a serious tone.)

Brock: "You two had better answer all these questions truthfully."

young boy: "Okay,"

(The young boy nervously replies.)

Brock: "Now tell this beautiful young lady everything you know,"

(Brock sternly says.)

(The boys look at Brock with confused looks.)

Brock: "You do think she's beautiful, don't ya? Come on. What do you say?"

(Brock says with a smile.)

(Annoyed, Jenny says.)

Officer Jenny: "NOW you're getting in the way!"

(Meanwhile, Mew, Misty, Pikachu, and Eevee are at the front desk to ask Nurse Joy.)

(Mew asks.)

Mew: "I bet you're related to the Joy in Maiden's Peak, aren't you?"

Nurse Joy: "Well, you'd win that bet,"

(Joy answers.)

(Misty holds out a missing child photo.)

Misty: "We're here about the missing children."

(Seeing the picture, Joy says.)

Nurse Joy: "Oh, those kids who disappeared all of a sudden. I saw it on the news."

Mew: "Please, is there anything you can tell us about these children?"

(Mew asks.)

Nurse Joy: "I'd like to help you, but right now, I'm afraid I've got my hands full with our own mystery,"

(Nurse Joy says.)

Misty: "What do you mean? What's the matter?"

(Misty asks.)

Nurse Joy: "All of the Pokemon here at the center are behaving very strangely,"

(Nurse Joy says.)

Mew: "What do you mean by strange?"

(Mew asks.)

Nurse Joy: "I'll show you,"

(Joy says.)

[To Be Continued...]

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