[i] "Oh, also.... Do you know if any of the others were from Agate, too? At least two of them sounded pretty familiar to me."[/i]

Fateen sighed. "Young man, Cipher has already broken it's deal with you it seems. Cipher destroyed the Relic Stone. They attempted to capture Celebi. I have friends in Agate village who tell me that Cipher does have a presence there that is anything but friendly. Granted, their presence there is only a few people but still...can you truly believe that Cipher will not one day simply stomp out everyone in that village?"

Fateen looked over at him. "My friend Eagun, the Mythical trainer who once watched over Agate Village is being forced to allow Cipher to remain there. They hold both his wife and his Pokemon hostage. I'm sorry young man, but Cipher lied to you. They used you since they saw potential in you and they alone wished to posses your unique strength."

"And I'm sorry, I can't give you their names. Not yet anyway."

[b]Agate Village[/b]

"Hey Kid! What do you think you're doing?!"

Ross looked up from his PDA and turned to face the two members of Cipher that had yelled at him. Typical Cipher. They were both walking arrogantly towards him. He looked over at his Ryhorn and the Shadow Machoke and sighed before looking back at the Cipher peons. "Just relaxing. Thinking. Plotting about how to bring down your organization." He said the last one sarcastically as the Machoke got to it's feet and stared angrily at the members of Cipher.

"What did you just say?!" The peon dressed in blue demanded. Ross smiled. "You heard me. What, you can't take a joke?"

"Kid. I don't like your attitude. How about we take your Pokemon away and we'll see how tough you are then!" The Cipher peon in blue raised his hand to smack Ross upside the head only to have the Machoke catch his hand before he could bring it down.

"Machoke! Choke! Choke!" The Shadow Pokemon admonished the Cipher peon angrily as it let go of the Cipher member's hand and let him back away. "Big Mistake, Kid." The peon in blue said as slowly continued backing away. "One day you'll get yours. And I'll be there to watch and laugh as it happens." The two peons turned and ran towards a nearby hill.

Ross shook his head in slight disbelief. "Cipher apparently doesn't hire the smartest goons do they?" He asked his Ryhorn and his Machoke. "Who else would pick a fight with a Pokemon trainer that has a Pokemon that lifts boulders as weights when it gets bored?" He chuckled. "Come on. You guys hungry? He asked. Machoke nodded eagerly and Ryhorn let out a happy growl at the prospect of getting food.

"Alright. Let's hit the Pokemon mart. And don't worry, I have enough to feed all three of us." He said with a laugh.