It appeared as though the fog did not extend beyond the first floor, which Sebastian appreciated. Given this, he would not have been surprised if it were a local phenomena caused by a pokemon other than the oranguru he had caught. Before he could contemplate heading back down, a strange sight caught his eye. There appeared to be a small tree stump laying on the ground, not even placed in front of a grave like a proper memorial piece. It was rotted, but he shape and condition seemed to indicate that there was more to it than it seemed.

Soon the piece began to levitate, circling around Sebastian and Edge once before hovering in front of the duo. The stump began to violently shake before a black fog popped out of it, though it only expanded enough to fill out the little body of a phantump. Upon appearing, it would cry out while outstretching the little nubs that science identified as its arms. Sebastian chuckled, clapping its hands for the little ghost pokemon. People had this misconception that ghost pokemon were evil spirits that harassed bystanders, but Sebastian knew that most were just lonely spirits seeking attention.

"That was quite the entrance! I'll let you join my troupe if you pass the try out~!"

As soon as Edge heard the words "try out," he stepped forward. When it came to Sebastian, this had meant battle, and Edge was always ready to scrap. The pawniard scraped its strange, single digit claws against each other before it leaned imposingly at the phantump. A black aura would radiate from the sharp blade pokemon as it projected a Scary Face at the phantump. The poor little ghost began to quiver.

"Ah, stage fright? No worries, we can work on that." Sebastian procured an empty pokeball from his pocket, tossing it at the phantump before Edge could finish using his Night Slash against it. As the ball dropped to the floor and began to rock, Sebastian walked up to his pawniard and pat him on the head.

"Sorry buddy, but it looked rattled enough. Don't worry, we'll find you something bigger to dance with~!" Edge gave a simple huff in response.