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Panther nodded. "Shade, take the one in the middle, with Drain punch. Come up from the floor." Normally his pokemon of choice would be weak in this situation, but since that training session with Seth a while back, he had learned a think or two. today it have him an advantage, well work the work it took. He didn't expect the others to have too many advantageous moves.

Shade nodded and flowed into the floor coming up underneath the middle houndoom with his drain punch.

Uh oh. Something like this was bound to happen, right? The guards seemed so few.. and Houndooms were pretty well known to serve as good guards. Nevertheless, Akemi was startled as a black and red growling apparition leapt in front of her. She had never liked Dark types. Especially when her active companion was at a disadvantage.

She hadn't even reached the bottom of the staircase, so the others would be of no help. She could hear them now, but didn't want to attract any more unwanted attention by calling out to them. "O-okay, Rei, this is gonna be tough, but we have to try!" she said shakily as the Houndoom seemed ready to attack at any second. "Use Signal Beam, it's the only thing we've really got against it!" she commanded then, and the Espeon's forehead gem began to glow, releasing a bright beam towards their adversary.

Zach saw the houndooms and cursed to himself. Of all the things they chose to guard this place, of course it had to be houndooms. My pokemon are at a severe disadvantage here.

He quickly thought over his options, figuring there wasn't time to wait for an official order, and took out 2 pokeballs. He tossed them, releasing Yasu and Amaryllis. He said quietly, "Ok, Ishiyu go use Hypnosis on the houndoom in the back. Amaryllis use Sleep Powder on the front one, and Yasu, use Mud-Slap on the middle one. Don't let them make too much noise or we are in trouble!"

Never dashed out to the second Houndoom and attempted to bashed it with a Take Down. He made sure not to bare himself against the spiked collar, seeing as he might get hurt. He wished to use some sort of flame against the grim reaper-esque Pokemon, but chose against it. They were part fire . . . he wouldn't cause much damage at all.

There was the barest inhalation of breath from Hayes and he half-turned at the 'thunk' of paws behind them on the stairwell. Someone coming - and then there was light. Bright light. From several directions. And people seemed to be forgetting that whole 'silence' thing.

"Quietly, guys!" the agent hissed, but the command was probably lost in the flurry of commands.

He looked over at his partner. None of his Pokemon would be of a help here, except maybe one. But when someone tossed what looked like a smoke bomb into the mix he drew his hand away from the Pokeball he'd been about to use.

Everything turned chaotic very quickly, especially as the Houndooms all howled as they attacked.

First was Newton who attacked one Houndoom with constrict. The wrapping of his strings doing little to prevent teeth sinking into him in a crunch attack.

Then Shade appeared and sent a Houndoom reeling with Drain Punch, only to be countered with a flamethrower, and then a crunch from the third Houndoom at the same time.

The Signal Beam from Akemi's Espeon did little, and the Houndoom fired a flamethrower right back. Only to be hit in the back side by a Water Pulse.

Zach's Pokemon then went into action. The Hypnosis failed, but the Houndoom that attacked Newton suddenly fell asleep from the sleep powder. Then one other was struck by mud slap. The Houndooms still awake then turned on Zach's Pokemon. A flamethrower at his Bulbasaur and a Crunch at his Espeon.

Lilith's Igglybuff missed with its Water Pulse. But Never managed to hit the sleeping Houndoom with Take Down, and the Pidgey hit it also.

Then suddenly, pepper bombs exploded in the midst of the three Houndooms. There were yelps of pain as their eyes and noses stung. However, all the Pokemon that attacked them were caught in the middle of it also.

Nikki's jaw dropped in disbelief, holding her Pokeballs as she was just about to release her Eevees when the pepper bombs struck. What the hell!?

Newton went out in a blaze of failure. That was a glorious example of what not to do. Nyx returned the deflated balloon back to his pokeball.

And then the pepper bomb. Nyx covered her mouth with one hand, and sent out her pidgey. She'd wait to send Beaker out when he wouldn't be rendered helpless by pepper gas.
"Langley, quiet, and try to gust that gas away from everyone as best you can." She quietly commanded her new little bird friend.