Chapter 28
Back up at the Galactic Corporation Building in Veilstone City, Celio had been working on the little odd jobs Cyrus had assigned him, but his main focus at the moment was to locate the folder about "Operation Cyclops"; he had misplaced it a few days ago.
Celio's frantic movement around the room caused his Ash Ketchum bobble head to shake vigorously. File cabinet drawers were opened and papers were scattered everywhere. He started worrying that he wouldn't be able to find the folder; then he was struck with an idea. Celio had checked everywhere but behind his desk. Immediately, he started to pull it away from the wall. Lo and behold, there was the folder amongst the dust and Spinarak webs. The programmer smiled with relief, and then sneezed as he breathed in some dust.
After tidying up, Celio began to leaf through the papers of "Operation Cyclops." It explained Team Galactic's involvement in a plan to benefit from the Pokémon Storage System.
On the back page of the document, several Team Galactic leaders, including Cyrus, had signed off on "Operation Cyclops."
It was all clear to him now. "Galactic Corporations" was just a cover, and his work was going to be used for another purpose. Celio opened the document again and read it from cover to cover.
Cyrus was in his office, having a videoconference with two other men.
"Why have you called us together, Cyrus?" came a hardy, seafaring voice.
"I only wanted to update you on the current situation," Cyrus replied casually.
"How is 'Operation Cyclops' coming?" the sophisticated voice asked.
"Excellently," Cyrus replied. "I've already handed off the software that I ordered to be made to my head scientist and computer programmer. I suspect his finalizing should be complete in a few hours, and then we can move ahead to the next stage of the plan. It should be easy to slip in and out of the database undetected. Does that answer your question, Maxie?"
"Yes, it does," he responded.
"Sounds like everything's moving along swimmingly," the hardy voice chimed in.
Cyrus forced a smile to hide his annoyance. "You always have to interject one of your puns, don't you, Archie?"
"I have to leave now," Maxie interrupted. "Keep us posted on your progress."
Back in Celio's office, the young man was busy writing a letter to Bill, briefly explaining the manipulation of the Pokémon Storage System. He needed to tell his friend immediately.
