When a swath of intertwined brown and green appeared on the horizon, stretching out to either side and growing steadily larger, Yong and Reggie finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They had reached Sinnoh!
At Yong's signal, Aerodactyl gradually slowed down and descended, flying toward the harbor in the bay, where countless ships lay moored!
On a platform not far from the docks, Yong and Reggie jumped off Aerodactyl's back.
"Thanks for all your hard work, Aerodactyl! Get some rest!"
Yong smiled at the Pokémon Ball in his hand, then followed Reggie into the crowd, heading toward the bustling city in the distance.
"Ah! It feels so good to have solid ground under my feet!"
Although Dewford Town was on an island, and Yong could certainly be said to have grown up by the sea, spending several days out on the open ocean had left him deeply unsettled!
The feeling of having no control over his own fate was awful!
Reggie smiled in understanding at his words.
"Now we can finally relax! So? What's your first impression of Sinnoh?"
Yong clasped his hands behind his head, taking in the lush grasslands around them, the distant marshes, and the city surrounded by greenery. He smiled.
"I love the smell of grass! Though it'd be even better if it were just a little warmer!"
"You'll get used to it!"
Reggie gazed into the distance with delight.
"Compared to Hoenn, I've always missed Sinnoh's mountains, rivers, and grasslands more!"
He pointed toward the farthest reaches of their view, where an enormous mountain range towered into the clouds!
Its peaks rose and fell in an unbroken chain! Dark brown slopes wound along the distant horizon, while a vast expanse of white snow covered the heights! Shrouded in clouds, it lay as still and quiet