Welcome to Gaia! ::

Rei nodded and turned to his Zubat.

"You've always been my ears and my navigator. You should be suitable for whatever lies ahead. As for the muscle, we'll leave that to the rest of the team." She nodded and sat on his head. He looked down at his party, decided some swapping was in order, and scampered off to the Pokémon Center. He returned shortly, satisfied with his selection.

"Just let me know what you need me to do, Dark," Rei said. He wasn't stupid; he didn't know what he was jumping into, and Dark did. Doing whatever he pleased in a Team Flare location was an easy way to die.

Stealth huh?

Caleb looked down at his Marshtomp. The water type looked super excited. He wanted to beat up all the bad guys and save the day. Caleb let out a little sigh. His entire team might not be exactly stealthy, but he believed they could still help to get the job done.

"Ready when you guys are..." Caleb said. His Marshtomp pumped his fists in the air.

"Well now that we're all here and ready; our target is..." He turns around and points at a large cargo ship just off shore preparing to come in for loading. There's a bright logo for Devon on the side.
"That." He grins and pushes up on his glasses. "So here's briefing." He clears his throat.
"Team Aqua was hired on as extra guards for this shipment. You guys are to protect the cargo from anybody during the voyage, even the workers. We're currently unsure as to who the buyers and dealers are in this ring so while you people play bodyguard, I'm going in to do some snooping."
He then snaps his fingers and Misery appears again. She looks him in the eyes and nods. With a flash of psychic energy Dark is now dressed up as a typical Aqua grunt, wearing normal sunglasses.
"Any questions before we go?" He asks, prepared to head off to the dock.

Michael listened to Dark and when he was finished just nodded and waited for departure.

Caesar nods at Dark and says. "Ok."

"No questions here." Allen nodded. Good thing he decided to keep his Pawniard in his Pokeball. That little terror would make this job horrifying to deal with.

Michael and Caesar got into position and watched as the cargo was being loaded and after about five minutes Michael noticed one of the guys slipping something into the crates, while Caesar observed another marking a different container. The two noted which they were and would report this to Dark when they left port.

Rei walked to his area and proceeded to observe the workers. Some were rather busy piling crates to the ship, while others were just loafing about. Some grumbling was heard from the loafers.

"Man, I don't get paid enough for this."

"No kidding, man. This gig sucks. Everyone always told me Devon was loaded, but they never told me their outside contract work was paid crap."

Rei shrugged. He was unaware he was even being paid for the job. He looked at his Zubat.

"Countess, go hang around the busybodies. Hover over one if you find them suspicious." She flew silently to the workers and began her reconnaissance. After about fifteen minutes, Rei was a bit bored. He turned his attention to the laid-back workers. Perhaps they would be interested in a quick game of poker...

A few minutes later, a circle of workers had gathered around a crate being used as a table. At the center of the table, a small pile of PokéDollars was slowly growing as the stakes went higher.

"Wow, Carl, you really think you'll win with that hand?"

"Shut up!" The man yelled to the crowd. "You're gonna make me lose everything if you keep telling 'em what I've got every time!" The crowd laughed.

"It's for the best, mate, everyone knows you're no good at gamblin'."

Rei tossed a few more PokéDollars in. "Well, I feel confident," he said to the man at his left. "Nice cuff links, by the way. Where'd you get 'em?"

The man grinned. "Oh, you don't know? They're the latest in Lumoise."

"Huh. I was there just yesterday. I didn't see them on sale."

The man smirked. "Well, if you're looking in stores that have sales, you're looking in the wrong place." He showed his hand, a full house. The crowd collectively whistled. The person opposite Rei folded in disgust, and Carl visibly blanched. Rei smiled, and showed his hand: four of a kind, queens.

"Well, maybe with these winnings, I might just get some myself," he said. The man to his left frowned; of all the luck...

Rei gathered his winnings and smiled at the cuffed man, extending his hand.

"Good game, sir."

The crowd dispersed, and the man shook the Aquan's hand vigorously. "Well played. I thought you just had a pair."

Rei laughed. "Well, I guess I just got lucky." Rei's grip tightened, and his voice lowered. "Now get out of here, Flare, before I have my Gyarados eat you." He dragged the man by the arm and tossed him off the dock.

The exposed Flare grunt sputtered in the water. "Not my cuffs!"