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Allen pulled off his shirt and ran towards the waves, taking a few bounds in before diving head first into a wave. He came up a few moments later and swam out a bit more. He looked back with a huge smile. Neida, his Cottonee, finally floated out over the beach, landing next to his bag and his shirt. She layed back to soak up the sun.

Michael surfaced and smiled, before swimming up next to the Captain. "Care for a water race, Captain? First one to that rock over there wins."

Rei, exhausted after a day of research on mineral samples, got up and stretched. So far, no luck; all his samples simply weren't meteorites, but he remained hopeful. Outside, the tide was nearing its lowest point, and the stars were twinkling in the sky. He exited his room, the Countess in hot pursuit, and left the hotel. The fresh air was a welcome smell, and the city was quiet; excluding some diligent fishers, the citizens were fast asleep.

Rei walked to the beach, pulled up a chair, and stargazed, occasionally pulling out a star chart or two and writing his observations.

Cody stepped into the hotel, holding a letter he had gotten from an anonymous Aqua source. He first questioned the letter's credibility when it said the team had moved, but the letterhead bore the team's insignia. The only mysterious thing about it was that it lacked a signature. Still, he followed the letter's instructions and found himself standing in the lobby of some hotel he'd never heard of. Walking up to the clerk at the desk, he waved and gave a light smile.
"Did a large group check in here over the past couple days? Maybe under the name 'Maddy Brett'?" he asked, looking to his TADS. If the rooms were under anyone's name, it would probably be the leader. He opened his PDA and typed a mass message to his team.
Alright, I'm here at the hotel. Where is everyone?

Cody felt the TADS buzz lightly in his hands. He flipped on the screen and read the message quickly.
Outside where? And are the rooms in your name? Cuz I'm gonna need one of my own if we're gonna be staying here much longer. Either that or I'm sleeping in your bed.
He quickly responded and threw his bag back over his shoulder, ready to walk up to the desk and grab a room of his own - assuming there were any more.

Cody looked to Maddy with a grin, shaking his head after hearing her comment under her breath. He walked over with his arms open and gave her a hug, sitting down next to her.
"I've been well," he responded with a warm smile. "I assume the team has been well in my absence?"
Getting up, he walked to the man standing behind the desk.
"I'll take the best room you've got left," the boy stated confidently, watching the man rummage around on his computer, checking the hotel's availability. After a short while, he reached to the wall behind the desk and picked a small key from the wall. This was to be Cody's room key until they left.
"Better not lose this," Cody chuckled, taking the key and thanking the man. He'd have to find his room soon enough, but he'd stick around the lobby for a little while with Maddy in hopes others would show up.

Misery appears in the lobby and looks around. She hasn't been around much lately and was feeling bad about not being able to help on the last few adventures.

Allen stretched as he'd entered the lobby, he wasn't sure what had been up the past few days, but it felt like he'd been in a haze. Just wondering around with nothing to do. "Well ever since I went the the beach anyway." He muttered to himself trying to think back over the events but not remembering a single thing about it. He knew that his Cottonee had gotten hungry and rummaged through his bag. She found his Sun Stone and took hold of it and turned the beach into a sun spot with the evolution light, but after that was all a blur. It was only a half an hour ago that he'd realized that today was the day of a mission.

He looked over to notice Aqua members standing around. He gave a small wave in greeting as he neared them.