A rather loud roar reached Adrian's ears, and he paused to investigate where it had come from. Sure enough, a large Gyarados let a young passenger jump down from its back, before an older man - presumably the owner of the Water-type - turned his mount and sped away. "That Gyarados must be pretty well-trained," Adrian mused, "to have carried passengers even a short distance. I wonder where they came from. Although it's not the most refined of Water-type transports... a shame you don't see Lapras much any more."

Magnus had no comment, instead lifting off of its Trainer's shoulder to hover a few feet above him, magnets spinning.

"Hmm... y'know, Kingdra comes a close second to Lapras in terms of elegance in Water-types... maybe we'll find a Horsea somewhere along the coast to train up." That comment got a [i]Beep[/i] out of the floating Magnemite. "What? You can't expect me to run through the entire League with just you, Magnus. Gotta build up a strong team. C'mon, time's a-wasting." Adrian stuck his tongue out at his Pokémon, who spun in midair in response and followed the Trainer as he resumed walking.

The girl who had gotten off of her Gyarados transport was a short distance away; Adrian gave her a short wave as their paths began to cross. Maybe she was here for a visit to the Lab as well.