[When the feed starts up, nothing can be seen. However, the melancholy tune of the Burned Tower can be heard, as well as coughing from whoever the 'Gear owner is. Finally, Larry aims the 'Gear properly at himself. It's pretty dark in there.]

Wh-What the heck?! How did I get in the Burned Tower...? I was in Goldenrod when I to bed!

[He shivers, looking around.]

And I'm pretty sure I'd put a freakin' coat on before coming here.

Wooobbuffet...

[says Larry's starter, the only Pokemon that seems to be with him right now. He sounds just as distressed as Larry does.

Larry appears to be taking a few steps before looking off toward Wobbuffet.]

Oh, hey Wobbuffet! At least I'm alone in this, h--WAAAAUGH!

W-Wobba!!

[And looking away while walking was his mistake, because he just walked off the ledge in the middle of the floor and fell to the basement level of the tower. The feed cuts out shortly after he hits the ground.]

About 20 Minutes Later:

[The feed roughly comes to life on Larry's end, and now he's outside of the tower. He looks as white as a ghost. That fall scared the hell out of him. He couldn't care less about the pain in his back right now. At least his 'Gear survived the fall.]

I didn't think I'd see my life flash before my eyes in Johto of all places. [a shudder] Remind me to never go inside that tower again.

Wobba...

So uh...anyone else having weird stuff happening to them?

[After nearly a week of nonstop riding, Larry and his team have made it partway through Route 38. It shouldn't be too long until he finds Barney. Good thing too, because they are probably in need of some serious R&R at the Ecruteak inn tonight.

He's off Steelix now and is just walking along the trail, stretching his legs a bit. Getting tired of around to see the boring sights, he decides to notify the network of his traveling progress. Unfortunately, he doesn't check the newest posts first, so he isn't quite aware of the dangerous ghost bugs flying around Johto. Leave it to Larry to be clueless.

The feed opens up, and the viewer will be seeing the exact same thing Larry is: the long, dark, stretching road of Route 38.]

Hey guys, I made it to Route 38. Man, Barney wasn't lying when he said this place was boring as heck. I can see why it'd drive him crazy! Good thing we won't be here for that long. Hey Barney, when you see this, we should be running into each other any time now. You up for chilling in Ecruteak tonight? I hear they got a nice bath thing the--

[Larry is suddenly cut off by the faint cry of a certain ghostly bug Pokémon.]

... The heck was that?

[The screen shakes and whips around to show a perfect shot of the Shedinja that had been following Larry for quite some time now.]

Whoa, this guy's new! And...creepy.

[He holds out the 'Gear to it, and receives the general information on the Pokémon, including the warning about the hole in its back.]

Pfft, is this thing serious? I love crazy ghost stories like this!

[The screen whips around yet again to show Larry's silly grin. He looks...cocky. What a surprise.]

Betcha I can look at that thing's back and nothing'll happen. Larry ain't afraid of a creepy ghost bug!

[... Yep, Larry would be dumb enough. The screen turns around for one last time as he circles the now completely still Shedinja. He's making this way too easy for the soul thief. The feed goes silent as Larry gazes into the gaping hole in the Pokémon's back, expecting nothing to happen and to say, "Hah! Toldja!" to his audience. Several moment pass and not a peep comes from the once confident Larry. Then suddenly, the screen wobbles, and the view crashes to the ground along with its owner.

And it'll just keep on recording the empty trail ahead. After all, Larry can't exactly turn it off now that he's equally as hollow as the Pokémon who really did take his soul.]

[[OOC: Larry's Pokemon are in their balls so they haven't realized something's up quite yet. Responses will come from Barney when he finds Larry's body.]]

[The feed opens up to a huge egg taking up all of the screen. Eventually it moves away and Larry's lap comes into view...and eventually Larry himself, sitting on the couch in his hotel room. He's holding what seems to be a Metal Coat in his other hand, and he's definitely showing that thing off, oh yeah he is. He looks ridiculously happy about this Metal Coat.]

Guys! Didja see the new stuff at the department store?! They have Metal Coats!

So, my question is going to be painfully obvious: who wants to help me evolve my Onix? I'm in Goldenrod of course.

[There's a pause as Larry remembers something.]

Oh yeah... I forgot to let you guys know I was back! Well uh...I am. Surprise! To my buds in Goldenrod, we should hang out sometime! I haven't seen a lot of you in...a while...

[He trails off as he realizes that oh snap his egg is glowing. He points the 'Gear camera at the glowing egg.]

Well look at that! Nice timing, egg! 'bout frickin' time too. Guess you guys get to see what's in this thing.

[The egg starts taking shape into a Pokémon...and it gets bigger. And bigger. And bigger. Eventually, it's almost as big as Larry, practically crushing him.]

W-Waaaaaaugh!

[But it doesn't stop there. Eventually it grows into a nearly seven foot tall...dinosaur. A Tropius, to be exact. The feed only shows a small bit of it however, since Larry is now sprawled under the Pokémon. His voice is muffled, but loud enough to hear.]

How does that even work?!

[Suddenly, the noise of the couch collapsing can be heard, and the feed shorts out.]

[Phoenix's group might be wondering where the heck Larry went to. Well, here he is.

The feed is on, but anyone watching will see practically blackness. The faint outlines of trees can be seen, but not much else. However, one can hear the occasional cry of a Hoothoot and the music for Route 31, but mostly they'll just hear what sounds like Larry's teeth chattering.]

Uh...Nick? Maya? Pearl? G-G-Guys?

[The camera shakes violently for a moment, when suddenly Larry's face can (somewhat) be seen. He definitely looks like he doesn't do well in the dark. Alone. Why did he put his Pokemon back in their balls again?]

I th-think I got lost. H-Help?

[Getting lost on a route he's been on at least twice by now. Larry's got this. He's really only a few minutes away from Violet City, but he's Larry, so.

Suddenly, something appears on screen behind Larry. A Gastly, with a mischievous look in its eyes. Larry shudders, then spins around, but the Gastly had already disappeared. Only to appear next to him and give him a nice big lick on the cheek and disappear once again.

Yeah, that doesn't go over well with Larry. He lets out a scream, and drops the PokéGear. The feed cuts out as soon as the Gear hits the ground.]