Zata travelled for days on his Mudsdale. He had never travelled that far, or that long before. But his destination was much further, his destination: Lilycove. The last place out of the three main warfronts of the war he had yet to investigate. He found very little information in the other two locations, Mauville City and Meteor Falls. He had very high hope on this one.

Before going to Lilycove however, he made a stop for Fortree City. He had never been there before and perhaps the Gym Leader knew about what happened in Lilycove, as the two cities were close to each other.

Right after arriving, Zata noticed just how different Fortree City was than the other cities around Hoenn. Instead of skyscrapers made of metal and concrete, branches and leaves of trees rise high up above, supporting what seemed to be houses and its citizens. Truly unique. But Zata didn't stop for sightseeing, he made his way straight to the Gym. 

When he reached the entrance, his Mudsdale stopped with a neigh. Zata mounted off it and gave it a few gentle pets, something he recently learned from trainers in Mauville City. "Thank you. You deserve a good rest." He returned the ground-type Pokemon into its Pokeball. The dark haired man turned, tired from his journey but a fiery drive gave him the energy to push through. He entered the Fortree Gym.

Alexei Ivanov

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