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Doyle was at the warehouses by the port in Katarina. He had on his Rocket uniform with an added addition of a basic black mask to help hide his identity. He had received a call from headquarters in Zatao that there had been a recent shipment of goods that they could use. Mostly computers and other electronics but there were also some valuable jewels that were also stored there until the stores could come pick them up. They picked him since he was one of the best thieves they had here right now.

It was full dark as he and Ark slowly sneaked around the buildings trying to find warehouse 3B East. This place was a maze, none of the actual warehouses matched up to the stolen map he had from the port offices. He sighed quietly and continued on. Ark soon disappeared into the darkness to scout around. She would make her 'zu' noise if she came across any humans.

Doyle finally managed to find the right warehouse and began working on picking the lock to the regular door. It didn't take long before he opened it and was inside. He gently shut the door and took out his own flashlight. He turned it on, setting the beam for a soft light. Sweeping the beam across the room he quickly located the new shipment of electronics. He didn't remember to bring a crowbar so instead had Ark smash the wooden box. It made a some what loud noise but you would only hear it if you were outside the building. Quickly grabbing the small cords, laptops, and even a few C-gears and Pokenavs. He stuff these items into the various pouches and even a bag he had slung across his back. "Think that's it... besides the jewels to make some money." He whispered as he began looking for where they were stored.

Ark meanwhile had taken up guard duty near the door. Her form shifted and shimmered as her Illusion ability was put in use. She was soon in the guise of a small Vulpix.

It was a good thing Doyle had moved behind some large containers in search of the jewels. He heard the door open and quickly shut off the light. He then peeked around the corner to see an officer standing near Ark who was in a Vulpix form. Unless he found the jewels like right now there was no way he was getting them this trip. It would be better to cut them out of the plan, after all they were mostly a bonus not the real reason to be here.

Ark perked up when a person walked through the door and was instantly on guard when she saw the police uniform. She tilted her head, half listening to Doyle move and half to appear interested. She then tilted it the other way as if regarding the poketreat. Lifting her head, she made a pose as if eating the treat was beneath her. Regarding him with one eye she wondered if she could get him to follow her so Doyle could run for the door. She took several steps away from him and made a playful pose.

Doyle stealthily moved from his spot, the light from Ed's flashlight no where near him. He moved to the left and behind a large box. He was now closer to the door so he could leave if Ark could make the officer move.

Ark again cocked her head but didn't drop the playful pose. She grinned and soon was moving rapidly towards Ed. She quickly disappear using a Faint Attack. However when she appeared just before Ed, she didn't attack him. Instead she used Thief to steal the offered poketreat. Keeping the treat in her mouth she darted back out of reach. She quickly ate the treat and silently laughed at the man.

Ark silently laughed some more before darting away. She went in the opposite direction that Doyle was currently in. Once out of sight her form shimmered just a bit before being replaced with the form of Archie the Archen. She silently laughed some more as she moved to a different area to come out at Ed. Coming out from the center of the storage container area she stopped and cocked her head. She moved her 'wings' to make it look like she was settling them. At least now the officer would think that whoever was in here had more pokemon.

Doyle stayed where he was peeking out from behind the container every now and then. Seeing Ark come out as Archie nearly made him bang his head against the container in a headdesk kind of way. What was she doing?! If she kept this up he'd have to send Archie out just to create some other kind of diversion.

Doyle kept silent. There was no way he could just act like he was someone trying to find a place to sleep. He was in his uniform and he had a bag and pouches full of stolen goods. No way was he getting caught! He grabbed Archie's ball and got ready to let the Archen out. He began moving away from his current spot. He'd release Archie somewhere else and work his way back. It was either that or he had to find another way out. As it was there was no other door that he knew of and all the windows were up high. He'd have to climb something to reach them and when he broke the window he was likely to hurt himself jumping down.

Ark wanted the man to follow her so Doyle could get away. It would be easy for her to slink away. Tilting her head the other way she acted as if she heard something behind her. She then turned around and began walking back into the maze of containers. She paused just a few steps to look back at Ed. Almost as if she was trying to say 'follow me, I'll take you to my trainer'.

Doyle was finally far away enough to release Archie without the officer seeing the red light. He released Archie but had to grab the Archen's beak so he wouldn't squawk. He made a silent gesture and then pointed in the direction of Ark and the officer. "Help her get rid of him." He whispered.

Ark looked back to make sure the officer was following her. She bobbed her head and began leading him away from the direction Doyle was in. She rounded a corner and nearly yelped. Archie was suddenly there and looking very confused. She turned her head to see if the officer was there but he wasn't..... yet. She quickly darted around Archie and hid behind another container. She changed the illusion to that of the Vulpix again.

Archie had wandered from where Doyle had released him until Ark nearly ran into him. He tilted his head quite surprised to see another him. He quickly figured out it was Ark when she hid and changed into a Vulpix form. He turned and was quite surprised to see a police officer walking towards him. "Aaarrrr!" He squawked taking a step back.

Reaching the spot he had been at earlier Doyle peeked around the corner. Seeing the door clear he slowly crept out from his hiding spot. He glanced back to see the officer moving away and would soon be out of sight. He smirked and then made a break for the door. He was soon out and running away. Ark would know what to do.... but she did need the signal. He put his fingers to his mouth and let out a piercing whistle.

Ark tilted her head at the officer and turned to move away. It wasn't long before a piercing whistle was heard. Her ears perked up and she looked at Archie. "Ru.... Zo zoru rua." She said to Archie whic roughly translated into Signal.... use Sandstorm now. She then glanced back at the officer and made a laughing noise. "Zu zu zu zu zu." She then was gone using a Faint Attack to disappear from his sight. She reappeared behind him and was quickly running away still wearing the Vulpix illusion.

Archie was moving backwards not wanting to be near the officer. He may not have been with Doyle too long but he did know that the police were bad for his trainer. When the signal was blown and then Ark's order told he flapped his wings. Soon a small sandstorm was kicked up to help cover their escape. He began running in a different direction than Ark in hopes of making an escape.

((Basically Archie is going around the container they are by and will end up by Ark or be just an aisle over from her.))