After a six hour-long flight, the two Hoennians had officially entered Sinnoh's airspace. As their plane approached Veilstone International Airport, Andrea fastened her seatbelt, bracing herself for a hopefully smooth landing.

The young woman was dressed normally for once, wearing a tight-fitting sweater and a pair of jeans. Security hadn't allowed her to board the plane in her iconic onesie, because they thought she might be hiding drugs or explosives in there. She didn't intend to stay in human clothes for the entire vacation, of course. Her Pokémon costumes were safely stored inside her luggage, along with her toothbrush and a change of underwear. All the essentials, in other words.

While the plane slowly shed attitude, Josh engaged his fellow Gym Leader in some small talk, asking her if she'd ever been to Sinnoh. "Me? This is the first time I've ever been outside Hoenn!" The girl replied with a giggle. "It took me a long time to decide which dragons to bring too, but I knew from the start I was gonna bring Chomper. I'd never make this trip without him."

His second question gave her pause. "Hmmm, something special..." Andrea hummed in deep thought. "I guess, while we're there, we could visit Spear Pillar. And after that... I dunno. Maybe go sightseeing? Try some of the local dishes? Just hang out in the hotel? I'm fine with anything as long as we do it together!" She said with a warm smile.

This was supposed to be a vacation, after all. No more fretting about Team Rocket, or the war, or the future of their region. For the duration of their stay here, they could simply focus on having a good time.

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Andrea's amethyst eyes lit up when her friend brought up Spear Pillar's unnatural weather conditions. "Oooh, I know that one! It's because the ruins are above the clouds. You can't have snow without clouds! Now that I think about it, it might be kinda hard to breathe up there, but I'm sure we'll be fine." She mused rather casually. Mount Coronet was tall, but definitely not tall enough to have insufficient oxygen, otherwise humans would not have been able to build a temple at its top.

While the duo tried to think of other fun activities they could do, the Mauville Gym Leader listed a few suggestions of his own, including gaming. The eccentric girl clapped her hands excitedly. "Oooh, game night, game night! I'm not one of the boys, but I like video games! I've also done my fair share of Contests! I even won one too!" She took her Rotom Phone out, and showed Josh a selfie of herself posing alongside a shiny Munchlax that held a Cleverness Ribbon in its tiny paws.

As the plane touched down, Andrea was shaken lightly, feeling like she had just gotten off a rollercoaster ride. "Yeah, that sure was something. Nothing compares to riding a real, ferocious Dragon-type, though!" She remarked, unfastening her seatbelt as soon as the corresponding sign flashed. "Ready to go?"

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"Wow, you've really come prepared!" Andrea had brought her own winter coat, of course, but it paled in comparison to the one Josh was wearing. The inside looked so fuzzy, she could picture herself snuggling inside on a particularly cold night. And those pockets looked great for storing Potions and Pokéballs.

Eventually, the two Hoennians found themselves in a runway made specifically for flying Pokémon. In the horizon, their destination--the snow capped Mount Coronet--loomed, its peak concealed by a ring of clouds. Josh released his death-defying Drampa, Valoo, explaining how that was a story for another time.

"I can't wait to hear it! Let's see..." The dragon fanatic shuffled through her own Pokéballs. Decisions, decisions... She settled for her Dragonite that had served her so well in the fight against Kyurem. "Come out, Huggles!" True to his name, Huggles gave his trainer a big, affectionate hug.

"You remember Huggles from our Gym battle, don't you, Josh? Now watch this!" Andrea meaningfully nodded at her Dragonite, who understood the order. The orange dragon spread its small wings and took off, zipping around the airport in bursts of Extreme Speed faster than the naked eye could see.

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"Haven't tried flying on him like that yet. Today's gonna be the first time!" The eccentric trainer casually stated, while her speedster of a Dragonite returned to her side, creating a shockwave of wind upon landing. Mounting the orange dragon's back, the girl pointed upwards. "Let's do this!"

While short, the flight to the hotel was unlike anything she had ever experienced. The sheer adrenaline rush was like the straight edge alternative to recreational drugs. Andrea needed some time to unwind afterwards, entrusting Josh with the menial task of checking them in and receiving their room keys from the concierge.

As soon as they had made it to their fancy, League-funded suite, the cosplay aficionado pulled one of her neatly folded costumes out of a briefcase, and ran straight into the bathroom to get changed. "Human clothing, begone!" She gleefully shouted as her mundane garments flew out of the doorframe one by one.

Being the gentleman that he was, it was unlikely that Josh would even think of peeking on the young woman while she undressed, but just to be on the safe side, Huggles stood in-between, blocking his view of her with his chubby, Multiscaled frame.

"Supermarket? Aren't we supposed to have our breakfasts and dinners at the hotel?" Andrea spoke up from inside the bathroom, accompanied by the distinct noise of stretchy fabric rubbing against skin. "Schedules sound too limiting! We came here to be free from adult obligations! We should just do what feels right!"

Soon, she emerged from the bathroom clad in her stylized Hydreigon Sygna Suit, which she had worn during the Vital City Tournament and utilized to great effect there. "We should get started with our first trip to Coronet right now! There's something really cool I wanna show you!" The dragon-costumed girl said.

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Budget? Finances? She would let Josh handle those. She was no good with numbers or organization... or tidiness, if the way she'd just left her clothes lying on the floor was any indication. The Mauville Gym Leader might have unwittingly chosen the most chaotic person possible as his roommate.

Off they went, a friendly challenge issued to see if anyone could match Tiamat's Extreme Speed. With the city's skyline behind them, Huggles used his own Extreme Speed to keep up with his fellow Dragonite. "YIPPEEEEEEEE!!" Andrea wailed in utter glee, clinging tightly to her speedster of a mount.

The imposing Mount Coronet drew ever closer, the first few snowflakes beginning to fall onto their heads. "We're almost there! Let's slow down a notch!" The dragon rider said, before sending out her trusty Hydreigon to soar the skies alongside them. "Come out, Chomper! It's time for your Sinnoh debut!"

Chomper's presence caused Andrea's Sync Stone to brim with power. "Now feast your eyes on this!" She proclaimed with a smirk, before letting go of her Dragonite, causing her to start falling into the void. Wait what?

Before Josh could fret that his friend had gone suicidal, her Sygna Suit activated, allowing the girl to Fly like a real dragon. Although the six wings on her back did not flap, they gave her enough aerodynamicity to make such an inhuman feat possible. Infinity Energy was doing most of the heavy-lifting, of course

"So, what do you think?" The draconic cosplayer asked, while hovering beside Josh and Tiamat with her arms stretched forward like a superhero. "I've actually brought seven dragons for this trip! The seventh dragon is me! RAWR~!" She playfully mimicked the cry of a Hydreigon.

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The Hydreigon-cosplaying girl let out a chuckle at her friend's half-teasing remark. "Heh. Not yet. I won't be satisfied until the day I shed my human skin and turn into a Pokémon for real! You shouldn't settle for anything less than your actual dream either!" She exclaimed. Perhaps one day Josh would get a chance to ride a mount that was even faster than Raikou and Saber.

"By doing this, I'm putting less strain on Chomper too. This is his first flight after the battle against Kyurem." The airborne girl explained, while gesturing towards her partner; the dragon's wings still showed faint signs of the decay inflicted by Elisabeth Fiorelli's Ruination on that day. While not debilitating, it slowed down his flight just enough to be noticeable.

With an aerial flip, Andrea landed on the back of Tiamat's saddle, hugging Josh from behind. "It's a pity you're taller and heavier than me, otherwise you could've tried giving me a ride too!" The Sygna Suited trainer quipped, genuinely oblivious to how that sentence could be misunderstood or taken out of context.

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One could argue that Andrea's dream was even more impossible. At least with Josh's dream, people had been deemed worthy by legendaries in the past, so they knew it could be done, but was mostly up to each deity's whims. Outside of folktales of questionable validity, no human in history had ever transformed into a Pokémon. Not that it stopped her from dreaming, of course.

"Yeah, I've seen Shalin's Sygna Suit." The dragon-costumed girl nodded. "She's not using it to feel more like a Pokémon, though. She's using it to be able to survive her own Pokémon's abilities." Anyone who thought Flygon's wings made for a comfortable seat deserved to be commited into a mental institution, but that was Shalin Nariya for you; always the thrill seeker and adrenaline junkie.

Eventually, the two trainers and their scaly caravan reached the peak of Mount Coronet. Above the clouds, bathed by a golden, blazing sun, stood one of the last surviving monuments left behind by the Celestica people--the Spear Pillar.

Upon touchdown, Andrea backflipped off Josh's Dragonite, taking a moment to fully take in their surroundings. "Whoa... This place looks beyond ancient! I can see where it got its name from." She observed, noting the sharp, pointy spires that reached towards the heavens. "It was probably built for the same reason every temple exists: To worship a god. Dialga or Palkia, if I had to guess--maybe both!"

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