I have been walking for a day already, and I have been bored all the way. Sure, I had crossed the 'Dragon Type's border' and was seeing thing's I had never seen before, but trees start to look the same after ten minutes. Only one thing had caught my interest, and that was a marsh I had past. I had never seen one before, and as a bonus, I also saw a feral Pokémon for the first time (Pst, it was a Stunfisk. I stepped on it at first because I didn't see it in the mud, but don't worry, it couldn't hurt me with it's Electric type moves).

Either way, I was bored, nervous, and a tad bit confused. I knew the territory I was in, and that was the no-man's land on the edge of Ho-oh's territory, but I didn't know how for it was to Ho-oh's land, how I would convince Ho-oh, or what I would do if they were hostile. It seemed like nothing could possibly work for me, and I would end up having to wing it. I sighed and slouched as I walked. It was like Arceus knew exactly what I was planning.

I was thinking so hard, that I didn't notice the sign post until I caught my foot om it and tripped.

"Ow...." I moaned as I picked myself up off of the ground and dusted off my pants. I looked at the sign post, which read:

"Burnsand, 1/2 mile, home of the glass blowing Fire Types

Make sure to visit the famous Slugma Inn

the best place to get Lava Cookies!

Ho-oh's castle, fourteen miles"

Again, I sighed. Already, I had walked away the day, and I needed to rest up. I just wasn't sure if I should lodge at the Inn, or sleep in a tree. The latter sounded uncomfortable and cold, so it all comes down to whether they have a room or not. Finally, after about twenty minute trekking, I made to Burnsand.

What made me notice I had gotten close to the town was the change in temperature. It seemed like there was a hot, humid bubble that surrounded the city; at sometimes I even saw large columns of steam rising from certain places of the city. Fire Types wove aimlessly around the town, and sometimes I would see Gijinkas of other types; probably here to deliver supplies that they specialize in.

Located conveniently in the center of town was the Inn. It looked well built and cozy, tall and able to fit plenty. I walked in through the door which didn't even seem to have a lock on it, and went up to the service desk.

"Excuse me, is there any rooms left?" The clerk who was there looked up at me from the book she was reading and put it aside. By the clothes she was wearing, she was most likely Pansear.

"Oh, um, uh.... yeah, here." She pulled a key out of a drawer and handed it to me. "Second floor, third door on your left. stairs are to your right." She gestured with her hand as she told me the directions, to which I just nodded in agreement to. Following her directions, I went up the stairs to the second floor, and down the hall to my room.

The first thing I noticed when I got onto the second floor was that it was much cooler here. I could see the condensation clinging to the walls, and that put me on edge due to the fact that heat rises. I arrived at my room and opened the door to see a girl sitting on the floor, a blanket draped around her shoulders and a sheet of ice around her. An Ice Type. I froze (no pun intended) and looked at her, wondering if I was some how set up. She had her eyes closed in concentration, so maybe I could leave with out being noticed. But just to my luck, she let out a gust of cold air, dropping the temperature quite a bit, and making my teeth chatter audible. Her eyes snap open, and she sees me in the door way.

"Oh... sorry." She gets up off of the ground and comes towards me. Closer up, she looks about six or seven, and I can identify that she's a Snorunt. "I was just cooling this floor, they didn't tell me someone was using this room. If you don't mind, could you leave your door open to let the air circulate? You'll only need to do that for about half an hour. I have to go cool the other floors." She just slips out beside me and walks down the hall. I watch her descend the stairs, and let out a sigh of relief. So they weren't out to get me.... yet.

I walked in side, took my shoes off, and flopped down on the bed, not changing into pajamas, since I didn't bother bringing them. I closed my eyes and fell into darkness almost instantly.

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The sunlight fell through the window, hitting my face and awakening me. I had slept well, a long, dreamless slumber which had me refreshed and ready for a day of walking. After a quick shower and change of clothes, I headed out of the room, munching a Pinap berry, the room key in hand. I leave the room key on the desk and keep going. It was nice to live in a currency-free world, where everyone just helped each other out (well, except for Arceus).

 I walked out of the town happy that I had no trouble. I had been scared that every Gijinka in town would be trying to hold me to the ground and contacting Arceus to come and execute me himself. There was two things that this meant; one, I'm alive. Two, Ho-oh most likely didn't support Arceus. Both of these things had my hopes up, and felt I could take on Arceus right now if I wanted to, though I knew I couldn't. I needed allies for a reason, and that was so they could take on all Arceus's forces while I had a one on one match with Arceus.

I walked for about 3 and a half hours, until finally I was stopped by someone.

"Hey, what are you doing on the border of Lord Ho-oh's castle?" I was stopped by a boy about my age. His hair was yellow, with the tips red. He had a cream shirt with a greener turquoise-y back, and shorts that matches, though the back was flame colored.

"I need to speak with your lord. I would like to make an alliance with him."

"Okay, I'll take you there. Follow me." He gestured for me to follow him as he stared walking. By his clothing, I could tell he was a Quilava. "I'm Ryan, though some people call me Ryando, Ryando Blondo. I'm a Quilava."

"My name's Ari. I'm a Garchomp." He turned around and looked at me, his eyes wide.

"No way! You're a Dragon Type?"

Oh crap, what have I done?!

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