[X] My Assistant

[Douken Sota]

The events that came down in the mountain were certainly hectic and exhausting. When he stepped off the chopper that brought him back to Barley's Pokemon Center, he immediately went inside and dropped off his team for recovery. There, he also learned that they had rooms for traveling trainers to rest up in for the night while he waited, so he took advantage of it.

During the next couple of days, he figured he needed to be better dressed up. Sure, what he had was fine for island life, but on the mainland, especially from what he experienced from the snowy mountain top. So, after a bit of clothes shopping, he was finally dressed up with something more fitting for more cooler temperatures to come, a black t-shirt with a blue over-shirt as well as some dark khakis. He even heard of one of the Trainer's greatest challenges, the Pokemon League. Many strong trainers and what are called Gym Leaders would be the challenge, right? Sounds like a challenge... Talking to his team, they seemed to like the idea of a challenge, each with their own ways of saying yes, Croagunk with a blank stare with a vibe of excitement, Seel clapping her fins, and Growlithe tackling Douken down and licking his face.

As he got ready to leave Barley, he decided to use what was left of his money to purchase a Poke-gear. Should of taken some of their numbers, he thought as he left town, looking at it before placing it into his pocket and leaving the town.

Almost immediately, he decided to take a swerve from the worn down pathway given, knowing that there was a better chance to find wild Pokemon off road instead of on. Also, the words from the Articuno ice sculpture also inspired him with the last line, "Adventure favors the lost." Without a map in hand, he merely headed in the direction of the mountain.

After a couple days of journeying and witnessing wild Pokemon in their habitats (it was too peaceful watching them be a family than try to take one away), he soon reached the edge of a forest. Looking back, he thought about home once more as the sun set in its general direction. It could of been common to feel home sick, but he knew it was his choice. He knew his parents worried, it was normal for such caring parents. Taking a deep breath, he turned back around and entered the forest.

It didn't take long to get dark in the thick forest, especially when it was headed for night anyways. Normally, he would of tried to set up a camp for the night, but hearing the sounds echo from all around him, he thought it was actually a good time to see who was up when the others slept. "Wish I had a flashlight though," he murmured as he guided himself blindly in the dark, a Hoothoot sounding right next to him. He tried to turn around to see it, but hit still looked like a wall of black. "Guess i should at least wait for my eyes to adjust to the dark," he said as he leaned against the tree he was at.