**Route 28**<br/><br/>Though his age sometimes got the better of him, Samuel was more involved in this mission than he really wanted to let on, and he had no intention of leaving it up to somebody else entirely. He might have liked to pass the responsibility on to someone else, but he knew that Ace would never forgive him. That being said, he knew he'd also be shelling out a lot of cash for a bodyguard, but it was worth it, especially knowing that without one, Samuel was likely to end up dead.<br/><br/>"Money is not an object." Samuel waved his hand idly. He had plenty of the stuff after decades upon decades of successful research and mentoring. Not to mention the pokedex, certain pokeball concepts, and new pokemon discoveries across the globe. He kept his money a secret from most, but he wasn't short on it. In fact he had a lot more money than he had years to spend it, he assumed, so he decided it would be a worthy investment.<br/><br/>"I have to be honest with you, though. Phase two is going to be somewhat more...dangerous...."<br/><br/><hr/><br/>**Vermillion City**<br/><br/>"I'll be here." Micah assured, at last waving to the girl and sending her on her way.<br/><br/>He himself had things to do, and he decided he could spend the night at the pokemon center. Best to save his money for when he really needed it. When he arrived at the center, he checked in, had his monsters looked over, as was his custom any time he arrived in a different town, and then he received a cot and a blanket. Finding a comfortable corner to set up and sleep in, he pulled out his phone and purchased bus tickets to pick up in the morning. He then made a few phone calls, one of them being to Samuel.<br/><br/>He couldn't get through.<br/><br/>Nonetheless, he tried to keep his spirits up and called his father once more, informing him that he would be bringing a guest along, and that he hoped his dad wouldn't mind. That settled, Norman was able to get comfortable and drift off into a deep sleep.