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Their journey would meet a sudden halt as Sub stepped in front of Leslie, throwing his arm out to stop her from proceeding. With a finger raised to his lips to sign to be silent, he then pointed up the stairs, at the door to the next floor. Should his two companions look, they would see a strange person dressed in black from head to toe, including black hat, with some red design on the front, it was hard to see from this point. Once the person disappeared behind the door, and after several seconds past to make sure they didn't return, Sub spoke.

"You see that person? I overheard police radio chat a couple of days ago when GRAY was trying to get a read on the energy signature here in Celadon. I kept hearing talk about individuals dressed in black suspected of committing crimes. And now, with a strange chi reading here in the city? I got a bad feeling. I'm going to go see if I can follow that person, poke my nose where it doesn't belong. You two head on up and keep following Porygon. Stay together, and stay safe." He said with a nod, and followed after the person in black.

Lykas smirked at the buff man. "Oh, thank goodness! I think I'm lost...." He said in his sweetest voice. "I'm looking for my big sister's apartment but I'm pretty sure it's not around here." He said as he leaned against the alley wall opposite the back door, pulling a folded up map out of his backpack, as if he were looking for where he was or where he were going.

"Depends, what's in it for me?" GRAY replied, and yet still did as asked by Leslie. "Hm, nothing. There was once a mob that dressed in black that operated out of the old Pokemon Mansion on Cinnabar long ago, back before that accident went down, the reasons for which were never known. Either way, if it's the same mob from years back, they would have to have a new leader, the last was a woman who finally got caught and ended up dying in prison. Now then, get back to the mission at hand, brat."

Once Porygon made it to the top, they would find themselves on a floor much different from the others. This one had one L-shaped hallway, and at first, no doors. Should they turn the corner they would find a single door at the end of the hallway, and a man dressed in black standing guard in front of it, just like the previous one. He wouldn't notice them at first, so there was plenty of time to make a plan.

"Apartment huh? You're going to want to head north, that's where they all are." The guard said to Lykas, eyeing the map in his hands. The door behind him was slightly open as well, and the man had stepped away from it to talk to Lykas.

Lykas nodded to the guy, hoping Chaos and Allen were paying attention to help him take this guy out. "Which way was north again? I'm not so great with directions." He asked, following it with a small giggle. The cute and innocent shtick wasn't exactly his favorite ploy but it often got the job done.

"Who knows where the ~/~ they're going," Chaos grunted. He wasn't using a hushed tone, but it sounded like someone turned the volume down on his voice. "So long as Lykas is leading him away. C'mon, let's head in before the guard is replaced."

"Oh, thank you!" Lykas said as he was pointed in the right direction. As soon as the guard turned his back on him, however, he would jump into and air and perform a rather graceful looking flip before bringing his foot down on the back of the man's head. The act should knock him out cold, he figured. Otherwise, he could employ a little trick Odd had been trying to teach him. Worst come to worst, he'd get beat up a bit but that should still give the others plenty of time to get inside.

Kaya had followed the others into the building, keeping quiet for the most part. He was contemplating whether he should let Josie or Anael participate in this mission if it came down to a forced battle. He wasn't wanting to let his Togepi get hurt battling but she would never learn how if he didn't let her try and Josie would need training first. These thoughts occupied his mind up until Dani had her Pokemon cause a faux leak. At this point, he managed to pull himself from his reverie and began to focus on the task at hand once more.

Lykas was successful in disabling the guard, the man laying down on the ground, passed out.

The guard in the tower would be taken be surprised by the sudden noise, causing him to grab his head in pain. He tried to release his Pokemon but the Spearow attacking caused him to drop his Pokeball before he could push the button on the front.