In the end, the airship naturally didn't make it back to Pallet Town without a hitch. It had been flying for less than an hour when, for some inexplicable reason, Annie landed it on an island called "Pummelo Island."
From the name "Pummelo Island" on the signpost, it wasn't hard to tell that the island the three of them were on still belonged to the Orange Islands!
"That's strange!"
"Annie, didn't we agree earlier that we were going back to Pallet Town?"
"Why did you bring us to Pummelo Island?"
After confirming that the airship had landed on an island, Misty glanced at the Travel Guide in her hand and then at the signpost in the distance. She couldn't help feeling puzzled.
The Travel Guide said that the Orange Islands were made up of a vast group of islands. There were more than twenty large islands with names, not to mention countless unnamed islets and reefs. And, as it happened, Pummelo Island was one of them!
Pummelo Island was also a popular tourist destination, located not far northwest of Trovita Island, where they had been earlier. Judging from the tourist map, it seemed that the steel airship they were riding hadn't even managed to finish accelerating before it landed?
"Exactly!"
"Annie..."
"We still have to go back and report to Professor Oak!"
"And there's that GS Ball, too!"
"If we don't get back soon, something might go wrong along the way, and then we'll be in trouble."
"Professor Ivy only has that one!"
Ash hurriedly echoed her, making it clear that he didn't approve of Annie recklessly landing the airship and then running off to have fun on Pummelo Island.
After all, the three of them had only just finished vacationing on Trovita Island. They'd left Brock behind, and now