Back in the Barracks which were located in the lower center of the ship, almost half of the inhabitants of the Imperial Glory had gathered, several of which would not be leaving it alive. It all started with a man meditating on his bed. Before meditating however he decided to use a Poke ball he had acquired the day before. In a burst of red light, an Altaria appeared. Realizing he had a great opportunity, he opted to send Altaria on a mission. However his orders were as far as he got. Within seconds, another burst of red light appeared and a Lucario came out of an unknown Pokeball. It rushed Altaria and hit it with Karate Chop. Not hurt too badly by the fighting move, Altaria retaliated with Hyper Beam. Lucario didn’t even try to dodge and simply took the attack full blast absorbing the damage and baffling the Altaria. Altaria had to land to recharge and thus made himself a target for fighting type moves. Lucario heavily damaged charged up an Aura Sphere attack that with the combined damage and added power of the Aura was twice as big is Lucario himself. He let it loose on the recharging and defenseless Altaria who took the blast so badly that he was instantly KO’d. The Poke ball that the meditating man had released Altaria in broke into several pieces. Eventually the Altaria would limp away, and no one would ever see it again. The man meditating would get an unexpected visitor during that night that would affect him to his core. The Lucario having successfully eliminated the other Pokémon, returned to his post guarding his target. He returned just in time. A man wearing a gas mask, and holding a canister of noxious fumes was charging the man he [Lucario] was supposed to protect.