The town of Norton is a quiet place. It is a small, quiet town in the north facing the sea surrounded by wooded mountains; an average place. Here is where a guy named Dray is from, and where he will start his journey.

"Please take care, sweetheart. Make sure you've got all your things," Dray's mother tells to his son. "Don't worry, mom. I've got everything I need." Dray responds, as he walks out the door of his house. It is a perfect morning; the sun shines bright in the sky, the breeze ripples through the swaying trees, dousing the town in a refreshing evergreen scent. Small bird Pokemon fly through the air, making their calls. Dray walks along the block to another house by the corner. That is where Wayne lives. 

Dray knocks on the door to wait for someone to answer. After a good minute, Wayne finally answers the door, looking groggy wearing only a pair of shorts and a white undershirt. "Damn, I didn't expect you to come this early at 8am." Wayne said, barely able to keep his eyes open by the blinding morning light. "Yesterday I texted you that I would come by 8, and you responded with 'K'. Why are you so surprised, man? We told the professor that we'd stop by the lab in Goldsby by noon." Dray says to Wayne. Wayne checks his phone to look at last night's text, now having a surprised look. "Oh shit, I read that as 9. My bad man, lemme get ready." "Cool, cool. Meet me at Violet's place after you get yourself ready," Dray says. "Do you think she'll be stoned this early? I don't wanna carry some pothead higher than a Drifblim the whole way to Goldsby." Wayne says, now from tired to fully awake and concerned. "Of course not; partially high at most. She adds some of her sister's Marisim buds to her breakfast to perk herself up, and the strain she uses will keep her energized for hours. Remember the night of her 18th birthday? Hah!" "Ugh... I still have nightmares after she went on that munchie binge and threw up all over me."

A little time later, Wayne walks a few blocks down to Violet's house, and as he is about to cross the street, an old beat up car zooms past Wayne, mere inches away from hitting him. Shocked, he watches the car pull up in the driveway of Violet's house, where Dray was sitting by the porch. Wayne runs over to Dray where the man exits the car. The man looked like he was in his early 20s and wore tattered jeans and a dark green tank top. He had blonde stubble on his face and ear piercings. He is also holding a fast food bag. "Heh, hey Josh," Dray said to him. Josh simply rolled his eyes and kept on walking.

As Josh was walking toward the door, Wayne, angered at the fact he could've been hit, went up to him. "Next time watch where you're fuckin going! I could've died!" "You're lucky I've got food in my hands otherwise i'd clock you over the head. Maybe next time YOU watch where you're going," Josh snapped, walking through the front and slamming the door behind him. 

"The fuck is up with that dude?" Wayne asked. "That's Violet's sister's boyfriend Josh. Well, fiance. But I don't know how long that'll last. Anyhow, nobody is answering the door, and i'm really losing my patience with Violet." Dray rolls his eyes.

Meanwhile inside the house, the sound of a glass shattering is heard, and there is commotion, even a crying baby mixed in it. "What the fuck do you mean you only got food for yourself?" is muffled from inside from a woman. Suddenly, Josh dashes out the front door to his car, and a woman about the same age as him comes out throwing a glass bottle at the hood of Josh's car, while holding a small baby. The woman looked somewhat familiar to Violet, having her purple-dyed hair up in a messy bun. She wore green shorts and a blue spaghetti string tank top.

"AND I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU FORGET TO OFFER ME SOME IN-N-ABOUT AGAIN, I'LL FORGET TO GIVE YOU THAT BIRTHDAY BLOWJO- oh hey Dray and Wayne. How's it going? Are you here to see Violet?" The woman was full-on raged, but she immediately calmed once she saw the 2. 

"U-uh, yeah Bella. Nobody was answering the door. Is everyone alright?" Dray asked nervously. "Of course, of course. I was busy with my baby Leo. But Violet's getting herself ready. She told me allll about it. Come inside and have a seat," Bella said and turning around, letting the baby's head hit the door frame causing it to cry. 

Dray and Wayne take a look at the interior of the house. It was dark, a bit littered, and it had a strong smell of pot. Dray noticed a green monkey-like creature that had small buds growing out of its body, and some leaves on the top of its head. "Well, I guess that Marisim is the source, heh," Dray says. 

Violet comes into the living room putting her bag on her back. "Sup guys. Are you ready to go? My sister said she can drive us to Goldsby if that's cool with you guys." "If it's a chill way to get there, then definitely," Dray responds with a grin. Marisim climbs to Violet's shoulder, nuzzling against her face. Violet smiles, and pets its green fur. "I don't think Bella would want her source of pot walking away from her. I'll miss you too, Marisim." Violet chuckles some.

Then, Bella honks her horn from the car, signalling Dray, Wayne, and Violet to come. "Come on; we don't want to keep Bella waiting," Violet says walking out the door. "Would she throw a glass bottle at us like she did to Josh?" Wayne said amusingly. "Oh fuck youuu," Violet replied jokingly.

In the car ride, Bella's baby starts crying. "Vi, can you give Leo his bottle?" Bella asks. "I think he's hungry." "If it shuts it up, then of course." Violet turns back to give the bottle to Leo. As the baby sucks on his bottle, Dray and Wayne notices a big nug floating in the milk. "Bella, I think some of your product is in your baby's bottle!" Dray said in a concerning tone. "Oh hush Dray; think of it as a natural pacifier. It'll shut him up for hours. Also, do you mind if I stop by your house for a second? I forgot to give your mom the card I bought for her birthday last week." "That's thoughtful of you, and sure, but her birthday was 3 months ago." "Oh.. right. Oh well, A+ for caring."

They stop in front of Dray's house, where his mom, another woman, and a young girl was sitting on the front porch by a table. Bella rolls down her window, greeting Dray's mom. "Hey Carmen! I've been wanting to drop you off this birthday card for you." Mom goes to the window to take the card, having an awkward grin. "Oh how nice of you, but you know my birthday was 3 months ago, right?" "What do you think I told her?" Dray asked. Mom sniffed the card a little, noticing the pot smell. "A-And this has such an exotic scent to it, oh my. So Dray, do you have everything you need? Do you have all the Pokemon trainer registration papers you need?" "Yes mom. We told Professor Sequoia that we'd be there by noon." 

The woman Dray's mom was with comes to the window with the young girl. The girl looked around 11 years old. "You guys are heading to Goldsby? I was just about to take my daughter Lily there to register as a Pokemon trainer at that lab." Lily waves at everyone in the car, and Violet gets annoyed. She and the others knew Lily for the while since they all live rather close to each other. "Hi Violet! Hi Dray! Hi Wayne!" Lily says cheerfully. 

The woman thinks for a second. "Hmm, since you're driving along that way, and you kids know each other well enough, maybe Lily could-" "Nope, the car is full, sorry lady," Violet cut off Lily's mom without hesitation, as she knew exactly what she was going to say. "Oh don't be like that Vi" Bella says. "I'm sure we can fit one more. She seems like a nice girl." "But believe me, she is annoying as FUCK. Please don't do this. Besides, the car's full. She couldn't fit in even if she tried." Then, everyone looked at Leo.

The car drives through the woody path of route 1 with Lily on board, who is sitting in the middle back seat between Dray and Wayne; much to Violet's dismay as she crosses her arms disappointingly. All the routes in Dorado are designed for walkers, bikers, and vehicles to pass by; all at the same time providing the untouched natural feel to them. A small yellow bird Pokemon followed the car as it drove. 

"Well, looks like Lily's gonna be here for a while," Dray says. Violet rolls her eyes, agitated. "I hope the baby's alright up there," Lily says. "I'm sure he'll be okay. I made sure to make a few tight knots with the rope to hold down the car seat." Wayne tries peeking up from the window to look at car seat, which was indeed on top of the car. "Is this legal?" Wayne whispers to Dray. "Go with it, man. I don't need a meltdown mid-trip."

Violet sees some buildings in the distance. "Can we stop over there? I need to take a leak." "Sure," replies Bella, who once gets to the site, she slams the brake, which sends the car seat on top of the roof flying off. "...I guess it was a knot too short then."

The place they stopped at counts as a rest stop with bathrooms, vending machines, and even an info center. Surrounding it are very old brick buildings and a cave sealed up with wood planks. Violet is in the bathroom; Bella is resting on a bench with her baby; Lily is reading a brochure; and Dray and Wayne are reading a sign on a nearby building.

"So this used to be Goldsby back in the day," Dray says. "Yep. It says here that this was an old gold mining town back when that big gold rush was full-on. Now it's just a memorial site and a rest stop.""According here, today's Goldsby is only 20 miles away. There's no need to stop now."

After everyone gets back into the car, they travel for another 20 miles until they cross a big white bridge over a river. It has a tall triangular point sticking up. The car passes a wood sign that says "Welcome to Goldsby: Where People, Pokemon, and nature coexist!" painted in green. The town of Goldsby is a town surrounded by mountains and trees. The buildings resemble log cabins, and it has a very rustic feel to it. Everybody gets out of the car, thanking Bella for driving them. Violet gives her a big hug.

"I won't be seeing you for a while. Take care of yourself, girl. If anyone fucks with you, show em who's boss," Bella says to her sister. "I promise i'll be alright. Can I say goodbye to Leo?" Bella looks at her car, with Leo not in sight. She pauses for a moment, until her face shows pure fright.

"FUCK! I LEFT THE BABY AT THE REST STOP!" Bella then rushes to her car, speeding off.