"Alrighty."  Almond nodded at Haruki and then again at their new friends.  "I guess we'll be seeing you guys around, hopefully."  He frowned.  "But if we don't come back or can't stop things I suggest you try and get everyone as far away from here as you possibly can.  I have no idea what's going on here, but these aren't things that regular people like yourselves can handle.  This is way bigger."  He tried to smile and got everything but the sincerity down.  "Besides, whatever it is that those black things are, their probably crossing something else's line and I'm sure that something else is going to just stand back and let things continue."

He looked down and patted Walnut's head gently.  "Ready buddy?"  To which the pokemon replied with a quick "Bulb."  Almond nodded in return.  "Well then I guess we should be headed towards the north right about now then?" 

"That's crazy" Mace said, swallowing hard but making no motion to indicate he would rather Haruki or Almond do anything different.  

"Probably."  Almond replied with a shrug.  "But so is pretending a wolf in a badly made sheep costume is a sheep, right?"  All the pokemon world regulars made tilted their heads to the side and made a face.  "Never mind."  he laughed.  "That's just an expression from where we come from."