You decide to take a breath on the deck, since it probably is still a long way to the other continent. As you get out on the deck, Wallace spots you and comes close. "Hello there", he greets you. "Did you want to take a look at the sea?". You nod, while taking a look at the ocean around. Some Wingulls fly along with the ship, floating elegantly on the air currents. "Seawater is said to cover more than half of the world surface, yet we struggle to live on the few land available. Similarly, we often cling to a couple, irrelevant things without considering the vast amount of opportunities life offers us". He turns the eyes towards the horizon. "Fleeting like waves, freedom often passes us by, and we don't even realize it. But as long as your heart can drift along with your Pokémon, on the infinite streams of life, you'll never find yourself trapped in your small piece of land".
You think a bit about Wallace's words, but suddendly a shout breaks the quietness abruptly. "LAND HO!". You run up on the stern along with Wallace. A small island, covered in forests, is clearly visible some miles ahead. Dark clouds cover it partially. You see an old man with white mustaches mumbling. "What do you think, Drake?", asks Wallace. As the champion called him, you recognize the Hoenn Elite Four member. "It seems unsafe. We'll need to keep the distance and get past it", replies the man. "But it's strange. It doesn't show up on the charts...".
A few moments later, the ship shakes up a bit. "What's going on?", asks Drake nervous. A sailor comes close. "We have a problem with the CPU, sir. It seems to be somehow disturbed by a magnetic field of some sort. We won't be able to go far, in these conditions". Drake nods. "I see. Get ready for landing then, crew! We'll need to settle for some time until we can repair the central core".
"CPU? What is it?", you asks confused to Wallace.
"It's the Central Processing Unit, the system which controls all the functions of the Bright Hope ship", explains the champion. "If it crashes, we can't even make the engine work. So we're stuck until we fix it, I guess".
At the same time, two rather young people - a man and a woman - arrive, in a hurry. You look at them quite closely, as while you've travelled with them so far, you never got a chance to talk with them so far. The boy has blue hair and deep, crimson eyes. He seemed pretty cold to you so far, although he never seemed actually hostile or such. The girl instead has long, auburn hair with amber eyes. She looks much more friendly than the other guy, but she stayed in her rooms until now for what you could see.
"Wallace, we looked for you", says the blue haired man. "Steven and Eusine asked us to".
"Oh", answers Wallace surprised. "Did they discover something, Lorien?"
"They think the magnetic field which ruined the CPU is emitted from the island itself", explained him. "They wanted to talk with you directly, though".
"Ah... sure, why not?", replies the champion. Then looking at you, "Quickly, let's go!".
As you follow the two, rather confused, you hear a female voice laughs. "Don't worry, they're always like this. After knowing them a bit, you learn to deal with it".
You turn and see the girl who accompanied Lorien, her golden, intense eyes looking directly into yours. "I see, Ms...?"
"Linna", she answers with a smile. "Pleased to meet you".
You were going to present yourself as well, but Steven and Eusine intercept your group. "Finally, did Lorien inform you already?", says Steven. "Yes, but we need to...", was going to say Wallace, but another sudden shake of the ship interrupts him. "Looks like we landed", notes Eusine. "We better get a move".
You arrive into the captain's room along with the other trainers. Inside, Drake, Wallace, Steven and Eusine are explaining the situation. You notice Lorien and Linna in a corner, watching the scene silently. "The central processing unit which controls all the systems of the Bright Hope ship has gone wild since the magnetic field generated by the island invested us", says Drake. "And to make things worse, this island is affected by violent storms of all sorts. Even if we manage to fix the CPU, we can't leave until the storm settles down".
"We have reasons to think that this storm is not natural, though", goes on Wallace. "We investigated the isle soon after the landing, and we found out that, hidden within the forest, there's an ancient construction. We ignore its purpose, but Eusine", he goes on, pointing to the seer, "managed to discover a link between this building and the storm affecting the temple. Would you please explain it in detail, Eusine?".
The seer nods and starts talking. "While my analysis is purely tentative, my divinations brought me to suspect that there's something odd beyond the ruins. However, we failed to get past the massive iron gates protecting it. I think that the key may lie somewhere on the isle, however, the place looks far from safe, so any further search may require the help of you trainers".
"We identified two regions which may be worth further exploration", adds Steven. "You'll be given a map describing them in detail. We'll organize expeditions to learn more about these places as soon as possible".
"This is all", concludes Drake. "You can now return to your rooms, until we'll have organized the exploration parties. Thank you".
While you leave, you notice Lorien and Linna say something between themselves before getting out as well.
Zones
Central Processing
Windburn Gulch
Tidefury Strand
Raging Shore
Shrine of the Old Gods (Halls of Ages)
Shrine of the Old Gods (Heart of Madness)
You think a bit about Wallace's words, but suddendly a shout breaks the quietness abruptly. "LAND HO!". You run up on the stern along with Wallace. A small island, covered in forests, is clearly visible some miles ahead. Dark clouds cover it partially. You see an old man with white mustaches mumbling. "What do you think, Drake?", asks Wallace. As the champion called him, you recognize the Hoenn Elite Four member. "It seems unsafe. We'll need to keep the distance and get past it", replies the man. "But it's strange. It doesn't show up on the charts...".
A few moments later, the ship shakes up a bit. "What's going on?", asks Drake nervous. A sailor comes close. "We have a problem with the CPU, sir. It seems to be somehow disturbed by a magnetic field of some sort. We won't be able to go far, in these conditions". Drake nods. "I see. Get ready for landing then, crew! We'll need to settle for some time until we can repair the central core".
"CPU? What is it?", you asks confused to Wallace.
"It's the Central Processing Unit, the system which controls all the functions of the Bright Hope ship", explains the champion. "If it crashes, we can't even make the engine work. So we're stuck until we fix it, I guess".
At the same time, two rather young people - a man and a woman - arrive, in a hurry. You look at them quite closely, as while you've travelled with them so far, you never got a chance to talk with them so far. The boy has blue hair and deep, crimson eyes. He seemed pretty cold to you so far, although he never seemed actually hostile or such. The girl instead has long, auburn hair with amber eyes. She looks much more friendly than the other guy, but she stayed in her rooms until now for what you could see.
"Wallace, we looked for you", says the blue haired man. "Steven and Eusine asked us to".
"Oh", answers Wallace surprised. "Did they discover something, Lorien?"
"They think the magnetic field which ruined the CPU is emitted from the island itself", explained him. "They wanted to talk with you directly, though".
"Ah... sure, why not?", replies the champion. Then looking at you, "Quickly, let's go!".
As you follow the two, rather confused, you hear a female voice laughs. "Don't worry, they're always like this. After knowing them a bit, you learn to deal with it".
You turn and see the girl who accompanied Lorien, her golden, intense eyes looking directly into yours. "I see, Ms...?"
"Linna", she answers with a smile. "Pleased to meet you".
You were going to present yourself as well, but Steven and Eusine intercept your group. "Finally, did Lorien inform you already?", says Steven. "Yes, but we need to...", was going to say Wallace, but another sudden shake of the ship interrupts him. "Looks like we landed", notes Eusine. "We better get a move".
You arrive into the captain's room along with the other trainers. Inside, Drake, Wallace, Steven and Eusine are explaining the situation. You notice Lorien and Linna in a corner, watching the scene silently. "The central processing unit which controls all the systems of the Bright Hope ship has gone wild since the magnetic field generated by the island invested us", says Drake. "And to make things worse, this island is affected by violent storms of all sorts. Even if we manage to fix the CPU, we can't leave until the storm settles down".
"We have reasons to think that this storm is not natural, though", goes on Wallace. "We investigated the isle soon after the landing, and we found out that, hidden within the forest, there's an ancient construction. We ignore its purpose, but Eusine", he goes on, pointing to the seer, "managed to discover a link between this building and the storm affecting the temple. Would you please explain it in detail, Eusine?".
The seer nods and starts talking. "While my analysis is purely tentative, my divinations brought me to suspect that there's something odd beyond the ruins. However, we failed to get past the massive iron gates protecting it. I think that the key may lie somewhere on the isle, however, the place looks far from safe, so any further search may require the help of you trainers".
"We identified two regions which may be worth further exploration", adds Steven. "You'll be given a map describing them in detail. We'll organize expeditions to learn more about these places as soon as possible".
"This is all", concludes Drake. "You can now return to your rooms, until we'll have organized the exploration parties. Thank you".
While you leave, you notice Lorien and Linna say something between themselves before getting out as well.
Zones
Central Processing
Windburn Gulch
Tidefury Strand
Raging Shore
Shrine of the Old Gods (Halls of Ages)
Shrine of the Old Gods (Heart of Madness)
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