<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/j8kLXgX.jpg?1)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Graham Sheffield<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Arcaia League Starting Festival -> New Port City Pokemon Center<br/><strong>With:</strong>Daniel, Althea, Naozumi, Carter<br/><strong>Notes:</strong>Better luck next time, Graham!<br/><strong>Pokémon:</strong>Snivy and Aipom<br/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/qhaKUWB.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/qhaKUWB.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/qhaKUWB.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/qhaKUWB.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/YRuJIBM.png)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/RA9h8Ld.png)</div><br/><hr/><hr/><hr/><br/>"All too well." Graham grunted, his scanner going off repeatedly. The Mareep and the Bounsweet, both were officially registered by the Snag Machine as Shadow Pokemon. If he needed anymore proof that the report of hyper-aggressive Pokemon in Arcaia could have been linked to the Shadow Phenomenon from Orre, this was most certainly it. Matters only became worse as the Snagem Grunts behind her all deployed their Pokemon, each showing signs of the Shadow affliction as well. "You're all monsters...! I thought crushing Cipher once and for all would put an end to this nonsense, but you're just as bad as they are!" He hissed while his Snivy landed a solid hit on the Mareep. However, it paid dearly for it when the Mareep snagged the vine and sent a thundershock through the appendage. The damage wasn't as much as it could have been, as Grass offered some resistance to electricity... However, Paralysis took hold on the grass snake, leaving it immobile for the moment. "Argh... Aipom, cover Snivy!" he called out, reaching back to grab one of the Pokeballs he was given with the Snag Machine-equipped hand. A soft glow pulsed through the cables connected to the hand, and for a moment, this glow was channeled into the Pokeball, overriding its normal capture parameters.<br/><br/>Stealing Pokemon was wrong, but so was abusing them to the point of filling them with unnatural hatred and aggression and using them to make others miserable. He'd only be able to take one back before the others grew wise to his antics now... However, before he could get the chance, Elaine seemed to get a call on her PokeGear, and before he knew it, everyone under the stars nearby was subjected to the bright glare of a Flash attack to leave them disoriented for a moment. As soon as it cleared... Team Snagem was gone. "... Heh, all this because I screwed up in Orre, huh? What a rotten joke..." He grumbled quietly, moving toward Snivy to pick him up, as Aipom leapt onto his shoulder. Looking inward toward the island, he sighed. "You're gonna be here too, aren't you? Try to do something nice and your gesture flies over their heads... Looks like Arcaia's going to be the new battleground."<br/><br/>Shaking his head, he walked back toward the others, sighing as he looked at Daniel. He wanted to be annoyed at how carelessly reckless she was, but she'd made it out of the conflict alive along with the others. Well and good enough was just that. "Good to see you're alright... But never just throw yourself at them again. You don't know what those types of Pokemon are capable of, especially in their hands." He hummed, before looking to Althea. The woman held her own and did a great job of trying to keep everyone rooted in place. Looking toward where the explosion occurred before, he observed the soft light coming from within the Pokken Tower. "We gave it a shot... But they took that Dark Key artifact with them. Doesn't seem like they swiped the Light one though, so grab it quickly and let Professor Pine know what happened. I've gotta take care of Snivy real quick." he spoke, keeping his head low as he stepped past. Next was Carter and Nao, both looking mostly unharmed and just a little shaken up. However, they had done a great deal of inconveniencing Team Snagem.<br/><br/>"Heh, nice job you two. You two really do work well together... I'm kind of envious." He grinned lightly, before he stepped past the two to locate the nearest Pokemon Center. Curing Snivy could have been done as quickly as he could have drawn a Paralyze Heal from his backpack to heal the afflicted mon, but he hadn't just come here for that. Following the crowds of wounded trainers and their Pokemon to the Pokemon Center, he moved to one of the nurses to drop off Snivy real quick. Healing him would not take long, but in that span of time he could move toward one of the nearby PC's to make a call. Registering the code on his own PokeGear with the PC, he picked up the phone and spoke.<br/><br/>"This is Probational Agent Graham Sheffield, calling for... Yes, them. I haven't officially begun my investigation into Arcaia, but I can confirm without a shred of doubt that the reports of hyper-aggressive Pokemon are indeed linked to the occurrences in Orre. I've made direct contact with remnant agents of Team Snagem... They've imported Shadow Pokemon and seem to have a new means of mass producing them, but there's no word if they're collaborating with another enemy like Cipher or not, they seem to be flying solo for now. I will be conducting further investigations alongside a group of civilian trainers who have engaged them in direct combat... Whatever Snagem is doing here isn't good, they've succeeded at stealing an important artifact that seems to play into their overall goal. This is all I have to report for now. Hopefully my next report will hold some amount of good news... Agent Sheffield, signing off." He finished, hanging up the phone on the box. The next order of business was to prepare for the journey ahead... Especially if he was going to group with Daniel and the rest of them.