((The Gulf States))

Georgio Luz is a local merchant in the Amason state of northwest Brasil. Daily, he sails up and down the Toero River to the nearest city doing buisness with the federal government for the people of his village.

On sunrise, he sets out towards the city. About 20 minutes into the venture, he sees a boat lying on the side of the river, placed next to a tree. A path leads into the rainforest from there. Curious, he decides to pull ashore and walk down this pathway.

After 10 minutes of walking, he sees a clearing in the path. He hides behind the bushes, seeing mysterious creatures in the background. A helicopter takes off in the distance in this clearing. The mysterious creatures all hover around two crates, until they are both opened. Then Luz thinks to himself. What the hell are these things?

These mysterious creatures aren't so mysterious. One species is one line. Another species, looking completely different, is lined up at the other crate. The two lines advance, pick into the crate, and walk off. Then they file into one large circle. Georgio can't quite see what is going on, but they all walk closer towards him.

Once the crates are emptied and the lines become one mass, they all start chanting and screaming. Semiautomatic machine guns and a few machetes are raised into the air, some shots are fired. AK-47s, AR-15s, M-16s, and the swords - all surplus from the black market taken after the collapse of the United States.

These mystery creatures - Golduck and Vileplume. Luz has no idea of their existance until now. He is frightened by the gunfire, and sprints back towards his boat and the river.