[i]"Is that a model of the Relic Stone?!"[/i]

"As a matter of fact it is." A man in a white lab coat said as he approached the group. He was a tall man with short grey hair and blue eyes. "The inscriptions on it are the same as on the real Relic stone in Agate village. Took a while to convince the villagers to let me study the real one but I was able to persuade them." He held out his hands to the group and shook everyone's hand. "I am professor Birek. I'm glad to see you were able to make it all the way out here."

[i]"Maybe I geeked out a little. Let's get back to whatever we're really here for. But if you or the professor have time later, I'd love to ask you more about it."[/i] 

Birek smiled. "Once I'm done explaining what I need to show you, I'd be glad to answer any questions you may have. The Relic stone has fascinated me for a very long time. I'm always glad to discuss it with people."

Sean looked down and saw that his Quilava was slightly on edge and as he looked up he saw that his Beldum was staring at a large closed container near the back of the lab with a fierce intensity. "Excuse me..." Sean said as he raised his hand. "Uh...what's in the box?"

"Ah! my apologies, young man. What is in that box is the reason I called you here. Around five days ago, one of my assistants discovered a small cavern in the old abandoned mining town known as "The Under" while she was exploring it. Her Pokemon were acting...odd as she entered the cavern. She found a series of oddly colored scales and was able to carry them to Pyrite town which is where she contacted me from. For some reason her Pokemon stayed behind her the entire way. She was challenged to a duel in Pyrite and as her Pokemon fought against the other trainer's, she noticed that her Pokemon seemed...off. They became stronger and faster during the battle whenever they came close to the box she was carrying the scales in and once they moved away from the scales they seemed to lose the power-up.. I've been studying the scales since she brought them here and her Pokemon as well. Her Pokemon are fine, for which I am thankful but the scales...I don't have the equipment to study them properly. Which is where you fine trainers come in."

"I was hoping you could bring the scales to a Professor who is studying Pokemon growth and evolution in Phenac city. My studies are keeping me here unfortunately and I feel that he may be able to shed some light on why they have the effects that they do on Pokemon."