For those who are interested in reading the continued stories of the three "ambassadors", I have another fanfiction set five years in the future. I would love to hear opinions and suggestions on it as it progresses.

This will remain as a standalone story as well as a prologue.

Here's a news article published the day after the raid. I may write more of these periodically, but the story itself is continued in the sequel.

Thank you for reading.


HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION SUSPECTED IN CIPHER LABORATORIES

PHENAC CITY—Early reports are in from the Phenac Police Academy about the successful infiltration of Cipher's underground research facility. Roughly 30 members of Cipher were captured and identified in the raid, and new information about the research being conducted there is coming to light.

Officer Jon Whelton, who organized the complex operation, talked to reporters about some of his unit's discoveries.

"We found a lot of evidence to suggest that Cipher is still working on Shadow technology," he said. "But we also found disturbing indications that they were doing experimentation on both pokemon and human subjects."

Whelton confirmed that they had rescued the individuals and were currently housing them in the Academy. Visitors have been cut off until their condition has been assessed and stabilized.

Officer Rowley Hayes, one of the students at the Academy, was reportedly the first to interact with these human subjects. He spoke briefly of his encounter.

"I can't say too much, not until the Academy releases the full reports," he explained. "But I can tell you that the people who were being held captive by Cipher were very grateful when I found them. They were in a laboratory deep underground, far beyond the ones dedicated to Shadow technology. It was very shocking at first, but now we've dedicated a lot of resources into helping them."

When asked if he could tell immediately that they were victims of human experimentation, Hayes responded vaguely.

"Most of them showed physical evidence of the experimentation… some more than others." he said.

The Phenac Police Academy has been very strict with the information revealed so far, citing the health of the rescued persons as the top priority. It is unknown exactly what kind of human experimentation was taking place in the underground laboratories. Many people outside of the Academy have speculated that Cipher was testing the Shadow technology on the subjects, but there is currently no evidence to support that theory.

More detailed reports are expected in the next few days.