Sixteenth Flight. [audio/action for travel party.]

[newberktown]

[Among the background bustle--familiar sounds for anyone who's set foot in a Pokemon Center--there's a small whine from an Eevee, almost like a prompt for Hiccup to speak. After another second or so, he does.]

Uh... Has anyone ever, uhmm. [There's another pause. How should he put this...] Lost...half their pokemon? [He clears his throat before continuing, quicker this time like an excuse.] I still have all their pokeballs, and those are registered to all of them still, according to the people at the Center. But I can't find them anywhere...

[Hiccup sighs, and there's a subtle clunk as he moves his hand to the 'gear to shut it off. Before he does, though, there's one last mumble.]

I can't believe this is happening again...

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[show_my_cannons]

... There are rumors of these creatures being stolen from those like us.

Ever hear of that happening, where you are?

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[newberktown]

Some people think it might be. I haven't heard anything like that in this area though, and there are fourteen missing. It wouldn't be easy to take them all without them being in their pokeballs, right?

[He's hoping, at least. Them having left him is bad enough, but if they were stolen...]

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[show_my_cannons]

Not sure. Never seen these people take any of our creatures before.

They might have ways.

Anyone see anything odd or...?

[Hopefully this is a wild guess.]

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[newberktown]

Not that I know of? The dragons were agitated, but that was a more interpersonal issue. I don't think that had anything to do with odd activity in the area. I can ask to make sure Astrid, Carmen, and the Joys haven't seen anything weird, too.

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[show_my_cannons]

Yeah. Asking around cannot hurt.

Very least... maybe someone saw where your creatures went.

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[newberktown]

Yeah, thanks. Hopefully someone noticed something I didn't.

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[show_my_cannons]

Good luck, kid.

Hopefully, it is nothing serious.