So, I'm gonna try writing from Aquarius' POV until it needed someone else explaining. Basically I'm trying out different ways to write this story. You guys won't be mad at me right? :P

We woke up on the other side of the mountain, thank god. I thought we failed the challenge and was sent back to the side where we started out. It seriously scared me. A lot.

"What does that griffin mean?" Baki shook me. "You guys met before?"

"I think we'd passed this place in our former lives," Rex groaned, rubbing his head. "Dude, how many places had we been to?"

"How would I know?" I rolled my eyes. "They said that the Elder had memories of their past life. You should ask him or her,"

"But who's the Elder?" Preston looked around. "Far as I know, we have to trace it back to the beginning, and we can't do that on our journey,"

"I guess we wait," I sighed. "Maybe they'll show up a while later,"

We set up camp at the base of the mountain. I snuck away when dinner's cooking and stare at the mountain separating the two lands. Suppose this side of the world would be better? Or we would be hunted by more ferocious people?

I let my mind wander. It usually makes me feel relaxed. The snow-capped mountains reminded me of Mount Everest I saw in pictures. According to the book, it has 5 peaks. This one doesn't even have a peak. It looks like a big fence with a mountain disguise.

What if there is a giant monkey hibernating inside, protecting a golden staff that was plugged into a volcano to keep it from erupting? Damn, that would be scary. If that giant monkey is created from the fur of the Monkey King in Chinese mythology, how big would its original be? But that monkey was merged together from small ones, which is about the size of a lion…

Oh, hey, I'm recalling comic storylines! Such good memory!

I return to the camp and found that dinner is ready. Apparently dinner is still stew, because it is easier to make and can be made in large portions. My mind drifted to some Vikklan fanfic I've read before where Vikk made spaghetti for everyone.

I'm random, yeah. I get that.

I watched Lachlan letting out Pidgeot to feed it with bread. Metro then came up with the idea to throw pieces of bread and let Pidgeot snatch it mid-air. A form of exercise, I guess.

I'm not that good with Pokémon, to be honest. I knew only Pikachu, Pichu, the starter Pokémons and a few others. Yes, only a few. I didn't even know about Pidgeot until I started watching Lachlan's channel. It was in his YouTube channel banner. Go check it out.

After dinner, the team broke up into small groups and chatted with each other. Rex is talking to Kim and Duncan about the life in London while Neonz and Hakime bantered with The Pack. Metro and Mass were with Bodil as they watched something on his phone. The only one left to talk to is Isaac, who'd been quiet ever since we were captured. His real personality is nowhere near the one on YouTube, which is a cheery one. He could've become good friends with Bodil, I'm sure of it.

Maybe I should talk to him.

I sat down beside Isaac, who's looking at the fire. His eyes seem hollow, meaning his mind is drifting. Reading books and watching animations actually helped. I stared at the fire with him as people chatted all around us. We are like a lonely boat in a vast sea. Just thinking about it seems so depressing.

"你不跟你朋友聊天吗？ (Don't you chat with your friends?)" Isaac spoke finally. "干嘛跑过来这里？ (Why are you here?)"

"你自己看啦, (See for yourself,)" I waved my hand at my friends. "他们有别的朋友了，不需要我了, (They have other friends. They don't need me anymore,)"

Silence.

"我们俩都是孤单的人, (We are lonely people,)" I sighed. "这里的人都成群结队的，我们容不进去, (Everyone had friends here. We don't fit in,)"

"大概是吧, (Maybe,)" Isaac sighed. "我在这里连一个人也不认识，我英文也不太好。加入他们恐怕是个问题, (I don't know anyone here, and my English wasn't that good. Blending in could be a problem,)"

"我更惨, (I'm worse,)" I chuckled lightly. "这边的人我全都认识，但是是以粉丝的身份。我认识他们，他们不认识我, (I knew everyone here, but as a subscriber. I know them, they don't know me,)"

"这么说，你也认识我啦？ (You know me too, then?)" Isaac turned towards me. "你也是我的粉丝哦？ (You are my subscriber too?)"

"嗯, (Yeah,)" I answered.

"那你又来跟我讲话？ (Why did you come and talk to me, then?)" Isaac asked.

"我们都是孤单的人, (We are all lonely,)" I answered, and decided not to talk anymore. It's bedtime anyway, and I'd volunteered to keep watch tonight. Everyone thought I am a cheerful person. When I stop talking to daydream, everyone thought I was angry or something.

A person who makes other people happy is usually the opposite inside.

Lachlan agreed to let me have Pidgeot as I keep watch. Such a nice person. I played with the feathers on the 40kg bird, registering how soft it is. It could've been one of those plushy you see in the toy stores, except it is way heavier than those. Pidgeot nudged me in my chin, reminding me to stay awake. I wonder if Pokémon actually sleep at all.

"Unknowns way ahead, Pidgeot," I muttered. "Do you think you can survive this?"

Pidgeot pecked me lightly in response. I sighed and looked around the camp, where the others are sleeping. I never knew Lachlan snores too. His fans would want to know that, I guess.

But seriously, though. Can we even survive?