Johto Region. Kane had heard many things about this place. Including the possibility of his friend being there. He had a small mishap in his cabin as the ship came to port, so he was slightly late getting off. Once he did make it off the boat however, he thought he saw the back of a familiar head, but the person was already so far ahead in the crowd, that Kane couldn't catch up without drawing attention to himself. Which, after the stunts he pulled back in Kanto, was critical to avoid. Lower profile, better survival odds. So, all he had to do, was search the entire region for someone who may or may not even be there, let alone alive… Great. Against all odds. Of course, that's what he was best at, wasn't it? Well, looked like he was about to put that to the test. Maybe, if he were lucky, he'd be killed trying to play hero, or murdered, killed in the wilderness… The possibilities were endless. He shook those thoughts away, and tried to focus. Then he remembered Oak was here as well… Perhaps he'd stop by to visit the good professor. A short while later, Kane arrived at Oak's lab, and stepped in, watching the busy assistants. Oak glanced up a moment from his work, and saw Kane. "Ah, hello there. Another new trainer? Or, are you from Hoenn or another region as well?" Prof. Oak asked, as Kane's calm, emotionless demeanor shattered, for just a second, when Oak specifically mentioned Hoenn. "You mean, someone else was here, from Hoenn region…?" Kane asked, in a mix of shock, and disbelief. It could be anyone, just some guy for all he knew, but it was a lead. "Why yes, came in on the ferry, I'd presume." The good professor said. "Well, I'm here for my license, but can you describe the other person from Hoenn to me?" Kane asked, as Kane registered, then got the description of the previous person in the lab. "Thanks professor… Have a good one." Kane said simply, before sprinting off, and out of the lab. The prof. tried to protest, to offer him a pokemon, but Kane was already gone, and he was on a mission. As he explored, coincidentally toward Mister Pokemon's house, he came across an older gentlemen who appeared to be picking some kind of odd berries. As Kane drew closer however, it was clear those were no berries. "Excuse me, sir. I'm looking for a friend of mine, perhaps you could help me?" Kane asked, as the man looked down from the tree he was up in while on a ladder. "Why sure, what did they look like?" So, Kane explained to the man whom he was looking for. "Ah yes, nice young lady, went up to see Mister Pokemon, up the road there. Go see him for some more information." The man explained. "Thank you sir, I appreciate it." Kane then dashed off down the road, encountering a few wild pokemon, but they all seemed pre-occupied with their own affairs. Before long, the other house came into view, and Kane immediately knew it had to belong to Mister Pokemon. He knocked on the door, and again, and again… No reply. He glanced in the window, and saw the man doing something, but clearly awake. So, he returned to the door, and pounded on it some more, until he heard some movement inside. He then stood there patiently as Mr. Pokemon came out, and was about to ask questions. Kane cut him to the punch. "Hello sir. I'm looking for someone, a friend of mine. I'm rather desperate, and I heard she was sent here by Oak. Can you help me?" Kane asked, as Mr. Pokemon seemed caught off-guard by not being the one asking the questions. He then stated he remembered the girl, and he had asked her to go visit Prof. Elm. "Thank you sir, have a good day." Kane said, as he turned on his heels, and walked off toward the great Prof. Elm's Lab. Before long he made it to the place, but there were police pretty much everywhere… Upon entering the lab, an officer charged at him. "Ha! IT MUST BE HIM!" Cried the officer. "Pardon?" Kane asked, utterly confused. "Rule one, they always-" The officer was then cut off by Officer Jenny. "We've been over this. That most certainly is NOT the RED variety of hair…" Officer Jenny scolded the clearly new officer. "Yes ma'am…" The officer said and stalked off a bit. "Officer Jenny, what's going on here?" Kane asked, looking around. "Some punk in red hair robbed the place, but luckily we got a name off a girl and her espeon who apparently battled him. "Did, you say a girl with an… Espeon…?" Kane asked, every clue seemingly leading him closer to his friend. Kane got a description from Officer Jenny, thanked her, and left. Next stop? Violet city, he supposed. After awhile more exploring, he found the city. He looked up at the famous Sprout Tower, and decided to investigate. A while after, he had talked with most the people in the tower, and headed down to the gym. It was game on. Kane adjusted his hat, and stepped inside. However, as he stepped, he was surprised at how em- He was caught even more off guard as he went whirling through the air. He crouched down on the flying panel, not daring to move. Once it landed, he looked over to see the gym leader, and stood. "Enjoy the ride?" He asked simply, a bit of smirk. "I'm not here for games. I want information. Of course, if you're anything like the Hoenn leaders, if I want ANYTHING from you, I need to beat you, so let's get this over with." Kane said, not in the mood for small talk, as he walked across the beam without flinching, to reach the gym leader. "Well, someone's grouchy this morning. You know, people say you can clip a flying-type pokemon's wings with a jolt of electricity. I refuse to allow people to insult bird Pokemon like that! I will prove here and now that the magnificent bird Pokemon are superior!" His Pidgeotto then flew up behind him, as Kane sent out a Manectric. The Pidgeotto then used a steel wing, charging for Kane's Manectric. "Zed, Dodge, and return the favor with a Thunder Fang." And as it was said, so shall it be, as Zed nimbly dodged, and bit down on the Pidgeotto with his electrically charged fangs. The Pidgeootto was paralyzed but still going for a fight. "Zed, Maneuver 42." Kane said simply, as Zed used Discharged, hitting pidgeotto, and the sprinkler system, soaking the bird, and boosting the damage. Zed stopped before the bird was fried chicken, but it was down for the count. "Now, I'll take the badge, keep the TM, and tell me what I want to know." Kane said, going through the explanations and descriptions like before. However, the Gym Leader had no information where his friend had gone. Oh well. It was getting late, time to retire. He headed to a forested area nearby, and set up his small camp, with the assistance of his Lucario, and Manectric. He promptly passed out from the days events, falling into a fitful slumber, as per the usual.