Michael simply nodded. "Thankfully they have all seemed okay after the incident. There have been a few times that trainers have actually came and recovered their Pokemon. It's a great feeling to see old friends reunited." He felt he had perhaps said too much. But it was better for them to know about Shadow Pokemon than being taken by surprise if anything ever happened. He wanted nothing to happen to them, or their Pokemon. "Well, then... Perhaps we should lighten up the mood a little. A trip to the garden ought to do nicely. There are many Pokemon of different types and sizes, I'm certain it will surprise most of you." He offered a small smile, taking a moment to eye the machine once more. He liked to think that Professor Krane would be proud of him for the work he did. His approval meant a lot to the man. --- Meanwhile, outside the Lab, multiple trucks had driven up to the front. They blocked in the bus the children had arrived on, the driver simply staying down, and quiet. He peeked out, noticing multiple people jump out of the two trucks. Six of them looked identical, wearing similar white outfits. The helmets completely blocked off their faces. His eyes widened at the realization of who they were. After all this time, they still kept those same outfits... He instantly began digging around, looking for his book with contact information in it. Running out there wouldn't be as effective as a call. He had the information just in case there was a change of plans with the tour. Aside from the six similar Peons, one man stepped out also. He glanced down, making sure his purple vest was nice and strait. His large sunglasses made it impossible to see the pink eyes hiding behind them. "Three of you go left. The others, right. You can handle those back there caring for the Pokemon, I'm sure. Snatch as many as you can." "But sir, what about the Professor?" A Peon questioned, as the man pushed up his tophat. "The Professor?" He asked, grinning. "He's mine." Knowing what to do, the Peons were off. Meanwhile, the man with the purple vest simply approached the front doors. He'd meet Michael directly. --- "Alright... Let's go, shall we?" Michael slowly walked past the group and back into the hall, before he heard a notification. "Hmm?" He glanced at his PDA, noticing who was trying to contact him. The driver outside... He answered. "Yes?" [B]"Y-You got trouble... C-Cipher just came outta nowhere, blocked me in! They are heading around the Lab to the back of the place!"[/B] "What?!" Michael glanced down the hall, towards the back exit. "Alright. You stay put, I'll take care of it." [B]"No arguments from me!"[/B] Michael ended the conversation, looking towards the children. Of all times, while he had guests here! He was an adult though, he had to make sure they stayed safe during this. But he also needed to ensure the Pokemon would be okay... Too many places to be at once. He narrowed his eyes. "You all need to stay here. I don't want any of you getting in the middle of this, it's too dangerous-" "Are you sure this area isn't dangerous, Professor?" [URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmjuVg4H5iE]Cipher Admin Theme[/URL] Michael glanced at the approaching man, who seemed barely younger than him, if he had to guess. "Who are you?" He asked, not noticing a familiar face at all. If he was part of Cipher, he was certainly a new addition. They certainly had the time to find a few of those, though. "Introductions aren't usually necessary for people you won't see again, but I suppose you deserve it, 'Hero'." The man simply tipped his hat to Michael, keeping a grin on his face. "My name is Perdey, it's a pleasure to meet you at last. The boss spoke about you a lot, but you don't look like you're all-that to me. I mean, are you giving a tour to a bunch of brats? That isn't how the popular should live!" "You seem to misunderstand what kind of person I am. I don't care about the spotlight, only the deed." Michael responded, getting mildly irritated as Perdey fake-gagged. "Boring much? Jeez, I thought this would be interesting, but instead you're just some goody two-shoes that is really dull... Oh well." Reaching into his back pocket, Perdey pulled out a Pokeball. "If you don't want the spotlight, I'll happily take it from you. Along with your Pokemon!" Michael was concerned, to say the least. A battle in the lab would be chaotic... It was too dangerous for the kids to stay now. He looked back at them, figuring the best place to send them might actually be outside. "Change of plans. The exit is further down the hall, it'll lead you into the garden. It's much too dangerous for you to stay here during a battle, and I need you to warn those who are outside so we can keep the Pokemon safe! I beg of you though, please be careful!" "You're going to ruin my mood with all this concern, 'Hero'!" Perdey called out, chucking his Pokeball into the air. It opened and shot out the usual white beam, releasing a small Pokemon. A Smoochum. It glared at Michael, and the group behind him with obviously bad intentions. "A Smoochum... You must be confident in it's abilities to use it in battle." Michael focused on Perdey, and couldn't help but smile. "It's been awhile since I've battled, and that counts for this guy, too." He pulled a Pokeball out of his coat pocket. "He'd rather stay with me than outside with the others. We've been through a lot, and I hope you're up to the task of fighting against our experience! Jolteon, it's time to battle again, we've taken long enough of a break!" As the Pokemon was released, it stood tall, glaring at the Smoochum and it's trainer. [B]"Jolt!"[/B] It shot up sparks to intimidate it's opponent, but the Smoochum didn't budge. The two stared each other down, giving the group enough time to head back to the Garden as they were told. --- Of course, once they were outside, they would see that this 'Garden' was more than that. There was no fencing keeping them in check here, there was a forest behind the grassy backyard of the Lab that they wandered in. Many of the Pokemon had fled into the trees, terrified of what was happening. Cipher was already getting to work where they could. The few assistants outside had been captured and tied up, left by a tree. The Peons, though they only had Basic Pokemon, were already preparing to capture some of the pokemon. There were only three visible from the exit, one was using his Magby to scare a Bulbasaur into a corner, another was using his Tailow to attempt to knock a Mankey out of a tree. And the third was using her Oddish to lure out more victims from farther inside the forest. It was only safe to assume the other three had ran into the forest to find more Pokemon... For the moment, there were three to take care of, if the children decided to do so.