**Palette Town**<br/><br/>Micah shook his head in response.<br/><br/>"I haven't seen it either." He admitted. "But that charizard was definitely dangerous."<br/><br/>"I called the authorities." Gary's voice chimed in as he stood up straight and looked from one to the other. He put his gear away and gestured to the demolished road. "They're on their way to clear some of this up, but I don't think we can pull out of here with the way things are. How about you two go on ahead to the house? I'll meet you after I get this all straightened out. Micah knows the way."<br/><br/>The young man nodded his agreement. "Ah. Yes, I guess that would be best." He recalled Suicune and tucked the ball into his pocket, then turned to Renna. "Come on, Rayne. I'll take you down to the house."<br/><br/>He turned and started moving, taking the path he knew would make for the quickest walk. The house was only a few blocks away, but it was still far enough that a wrong turn could be a burden. Moving purposefully, he noticed something from the corner of his eye, and had to pause to look. To his surprise, he saw a ninetails sitting in the street, looking on at the remains of the battle.<br/><br/>"What in the...."<br/><br/><hr/>**Route 28**<br/><br/>A virus. Now that was something that Samuel would have liked to believe. It had crossed his mind before, and as a researcher, he was inclined to explore every avenue relating to the situation that he could. With a lab at his disposal and a number of people willing to work for him in the past, he'd actually searched for any biological sign that the viciousness might simply be a communicable pathogen. Especially since he enjoyed indulging in a few rather...unorthodox behaviors. He hadn't wanted to risk contracting something from one of his monsters. It had triggered a huge argument with him and the incarnus as well--the beast maintaining that there wasn't a biological infection to speak of, but a spiritual one. Samuel wanted to be sure, so he bisected a number of brains and took a number of sections for staining. The brain tissue was completely normal, with no signs of plaques in the cultures and not a trace of atypical cellular structure.<br/><br/>He found no evidence of disease.<br/><br/>"I've checked into that." He said simply. "I'd have a hard time believing that it was biological in nature, but I know it's a little...difficult to believe anything else." He looked at the ground, watching his feet step into his vision and then slide back out, one step after the other. "That and I have connections that have revealed some...rather interesting things to me. I guess I just resorted to lab tests out of habit and desperation rather than reason. I'd already seen enough by the time I ran the tests to know better."<br/><br/>He glanced sideways, deciding he might as well bring up the subject of Ace. He'd do it eventually anyways, might as well clear the air now and avoid massive confusion later.<br/><br/>"Have you ever heard of the incarnus?"