Two of the guards who had stayed behind to stand watch carried the injured guard to the family's infirmary to see if he could be saved.
With most of his companions gone, one guard grew bored and decided to slack off. He pulled out a modern Communicator, something the Wazik Family strictly forbade its people from using.
He was about to open Holographic Communication to check IQ for new messages when the Communicator at his waist, marked with Ho-Oh's emblem, made a sound.
"What happened down there? Where's the patriarch's Archeops?"
"Don't ask. Some unknown Pokémon attacked us, knocked two feathers off the patriarch's Archeops, and killed two of our men. The captain and Archeops have gone after it."
"Then be careful. Team Rocket has been—"
"I know, I know. There are plenty of us here. If that's all, I'm going back to my patrol."
Eager to slack off, the guard ended the Holographic Communication before the other person could finish.
As he looked down at his Communicator, he suddenly noticed a tall figure behind him. Years of guard duty told him an outsider had broken in.
He was about to sound the alarm when a hand closed around his neck. An immense force clamped down on his throat, leaving him unable to make a sound.
"Where is the Primeape troop you captured?"
The guard pointed up the mountain without thinking. He thought Roy would let go, but Roy only tightened his grip.
A moment later, the guard stopped breathing.
"Who... who are you?"
Before the other guard could say anything else, one Astonish from Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) silenced him for good.
After dealing with that guard, Roy killed two more. Annihilape and Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) had also taken care of all three guards on their side and knocked out