"Hmm."  Almond said as he scratched at some whiskers that were starting to sprout through his skin like the annual weeds which made the cracks in the cement in front of his house home every summer.  "Well, I'm almost certain any battling will be going on below.  So going up is probably a good idea.  Who knows, maybe we'll get lucky and someone will be up there that can lend us a hand?"  He nodded at Haruki and pushed the up button.  There was a ding as the doors started closing and then the sensation of the ground beneath their feet pushing them upwards.  "I'm not sure about that.  As far as typing goes we've got an okay shot at doing some damage against some of the trainers here, but we don't have much experience."  He looked down at Walnut who was eyeing him hard when his companion mentioned eating.  "And even in the games the pokemon had gone up at least a few levels before even reaching the first gym."  Nervously he rubbed the back of his neck.  "So, who knows.  Maybe we could try out against one of the grunts?"  He shrugged.  There was another ding as the elevator door opened.

"Not what I expected?"  Almond whistled stepping out with Walnut at his side.  Before them was a small group of people, each holding a pokeball in their hands, staring angrily in Haruki and Almonds direction.