Welcome to Gaia! ::

The light sound of humming machinery, the beeping of computers, and the taping of keys filled the air of HQ's server room. Other than that, it was relatively quiet. The techs were all busy with their duties, and their supervisor was around, which called for extra diligence.

Seth walked through the room, looking at a clipboard which held today's to-do list. He hummed to himself thoughtfully as he glanced over the tasks. The usually creased stress lines in his forehead were smoothed out today, meaning that he was likely in a decent mood.

Behind him floated a rare sight. A very blue Porygon-Z obediently followed in absolute silence. The shiny Pokemon drew a few curious glances from some of the techs, but nothing more.

Eventually Seth came to a stop in front of a panel which held a screen that constantly scrolled data about the server's current activities. A hand raised and long fingers punched a few buttons. A cheerful series of beeps and boops sounding with each keystroke. Two smaller screens next to the larger one flickered to life, allowing Seth to view diagnostic and security data as well.

Suddenly a tech called from across the room. "Sir, could you come take a look at this?" With a grunt, Seth looked up and then to the Pokemon beside him. "Beta, launch program 224b." The only acknowledgment the Virtual Pokemon gave was a single bob of its dismembered head as Seth walked off.

Beta hovered closer to the panel, its wireless workings manipulating the scrolling text on the screen as it deciphered it and started repairing minor errors that were appearing. Its owner sufficiently busy and not noticing the nuisance of a Drifblim that wandered in.

However, the uttered word from the ghost managed to get the Porygon's attention. Its head turning around to look at Newton with large yellow eyes that looked him up and down. "Zee?" What did he want?

As the grabby arms came at it, Beta's head tilted backward. Suddenly the Pokemon blipped out of existence before Newton managed to make off with its head.

It then reappeared on the large screen in front of the balloon.

"Zee zee zeeeeeeee!" The Porygon reprimanded, its digitized voice coming over the speakers. Its head was not a toy, thank-you-very-much!

Inside the screen, the Porygon peered curiously at the bag that was shoved at it. "Zeeee..." Food? What was so interesting about that? Since Beta was a man made Pokemon, it actually had no need to eat, and it informed Newton of this fact. However, it would come back out of Newton promised not to grab its head.

Beta watched the Drifblim for a few moments, but curiosity got the better of it. In a split second, the Porygon-Z reappeared to where it had been before. Its head turned to look in the direction of its still occupied owner, before it decided to follow after Newton. Perhaps it would try this food thing after all. The normal type floated through the air after the ghost, its wing like appendages moving up as it glided.

The ghost's glee seemed to be infectious, for the spot that made the Porygon's eyes, turned to little n's of happiness.

"Zeeeeeee!" It called gleefully, its wings already up in the air. It continued to follow Newton, not processing what was happening quick enough.

There was a thunk as the Pokemon collided full force with the wall and bounced off. The Porygon-Z spiraling backward and its head spinning. The n's now having turned into swirls.

Beta's wings hung limply for a few moments after Newton picked it up. But soon enough it shook its head as it woke up. "Zeeeee... zee." Ow. That had hurt. It could travel through cyberspace with ease, but walls were a different matter.

Shaking its unattached head, Beta floated up into the air again, having regained its senses.

Especially odd since one of them was a very distinctive bright blue Porygon-Z. Beta had spent a lot of time in a PC as of late, and never got to wander around on its own. Thus the Pokemon was looking around as they traversed the stairs. It had no idea what to expect, but it would certainly be looking out for walls in the future.