Taz pushed open the door to the Anchore Town lab. Behind him the Brickets were chirping as a cool breeze blew past, rattling shutters and whistling through
trees. It was a relaxed summer evening, the air radiated heat, and the world was blanketed in red light. Taz welcomed the air conditioning of the lab. Next to
him stood his only friend and advisor, a spirit of a Ninetales that, like Taz, had previously inhabited Lavender Tower. The door closed without a sound, and
the only noise to be heard was the humming and beeping and soft whirring of the various machines. Taz looked at the flyer he had picked up at the Pokecentre.
Become a pokemon trainer!, it read. Free of charge, you can travel the world and meet all sorts of people and pokemon! Pokedex included. Limited
time offer. See Professor Idaho at the lab.
'Professor Idaho!' he called out. The Ninetales looked at him, then thought, Wow. We came all this way from Kanto for this? Great going
kid!
'Shut up. I can hear you.' Taz said angrily. 'And I do remember you saying that I had your full support.' The Ninetales simply smiled
mockingly. 'Let's go,' Taz said sadly. 'There's no one here, anyway.' As Taz got up to leave, he heard a noise from behind him that
made him jump.
