While Tantalus and Vuduin were occupied, a figure winked into existence near the back of the parade route. In a few seconds, the Kadabra had located and teleported to the sleeping Baltoy's side. The next moment, both Pokemon were gone.

Greninja and Porygon-Z had been hit by the outer edge of the Golem's Self-Destruct. They both stood by awkwardly after that, not entirely sure what to do without their trainer's guidance. When Tantalus- clearly tormented by something or other- assaulted a young Kabuto and ran off, Porygon-Z let out a sad gasp and tried to hover after him. But Greninja reached out and held the Virtual Pokemon back. Porygon-Z was pretty beat up, and Greninja didn't want to be held accountable for any [i]more[/i] social faux-pas it committed in front of the avatars. After arguing for a bit, Porygon-Z relented and followed Greninja in the direction Justine had gone.

The Alliance leader had also been caught in the massive Self-Destruct. Though he clung to life through what must be sheer stubbornness, even that would not be enough to prevent his bleeding out in a couple minutes.