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The forest seemed to just disappear. Once they broke the tree line they were in a field with large rocks on each side, the whole thing seemed to be nestled in the far corner of a huge mountain. It must be Mt. Moon. He had heard stories about it, and the Moon stone. They'd have to cross through at some point. It was the only pathway through Kanto unless they wanted to backtrack to Pallet Town.

The field was different from what they'd seen of Kanto so far. It was actually alive. Just a quick scan and Ryan could see flowers that couldn't have survived in Viridian City, or Pallet Town. The air was fresher and the sky was blue. The pollution from the factory must be getting throttled by the trees of the forest. They were seeing a much brighter Kanto here. Though, something in the back of his mind made him think there wouldn't be much more of this kind of thing.

The field crowned the horizon. Pewter must be on the other side, once they reached the top of the hill they'd be able to see it. It felt like they were actually making progress.

"Its just over the hill Rya!" he said with a grin. The two climbed the hill eagerly. Ryan just wanted a warm bed, or a shower, or a hot meal, or something like that. Upon reaching the top of the hill they both stopped walking and stared down at Pewter City.

"I... I dont know what I expected..." He couldnt think of anything else to say.

It was about ten or twelve buildings, all surrounding a larger building. Ryan recognized it from pictures. The Pewter Gym. Most of the others seemed to be houses, except for three. Ryan could spot the Pokemon Center that still stood. In the far back of the town there was a long building sitting on top of a hill. The third was a Pokemart that sat on the east side. The whole town was maybe half a mile across and back, and surrounded by tall fences. Ryan could loosely make out figures standing at the fence at about 10 yard intervals.

"Its a Military Base..." Ryan and Rya seemed to realize this at the same time. They looked at each other with reluctance. Ryan didn't know how to approach this situation. Fortunately it wasnt his call, because before either of them had time to make a decision before the ground opened up below them and they fell.

It was only a few feet, but it was enough to incapacitate them long enough for two men in brown militia uniforms to arrive. Each man had a Sandslash by his side. One of the men spoke into an earpiece.

"Yes sir, we got em. Bringing them in now."

Ryan pulled himself to his feet, and helped Rya to hers. He nodded, acknowledging that he was ok, she did the same. He rubbed his head. "What's going on?"

One of the men smiled. "Youre going to meet Brock."