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Azalea

You may be wondering what Lucas would be doing in Azalea Town, in front of Slowpoke Well, in the middle of the night. Surely that would be a recipe for disaster, but he had lost a bet with Barry. He had to toss this stone into the well to see what happened as a result. 

The item in his hand looked suspiciously like an Odd Keystone, but Lucas wasn’t too worried. He had only heard about a few places to find a Spiritomb, but the Slowpoke Well wasn’t one of them. Surely nothing would happen, right?

...Just to be safe, he brought his Furret with him. Scout was the best competitor against Ghost-types, after all.

She fidgeted by his side as Lucas got ready to toss the stone into the well. “Alright...on the count of three. One.....two....”

Then he did it. The Keystone fell into the well, and Lucas stayed until he could hear something like a clatter - the stone hitting the bottom. After a few seconds, Lucas let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.

“I guess that’s that. C’mon Scout, let’s get out of here.”

“Fur!”

It was when they turned to leave that they heard something coming from within the well. Something that sounded like groaning. And laughter, and screams, and-

They turned around, and just in time to see a swirl of darkness slowly rising from the depths of the well. They were soon met with a sinister grin and a wicked laugh - there was a Spiritomb here all along!

Lucas was petrified, but thankfully Scout was the one to take action - she didn’t fear Ghost-types!

It was a relatively short battle - not because Scout was stronger than the Spiritomb, but because Lucas actually ended up catching it. What else was he supposed to do, let it stay and possibly wreak havoc on Azalea Town?