"Huh, this is…weird. "I chuckled, looking down at the heavy egg in my hands. It's peach tan and multiple sap green spots were identical to any other egg, making the Pokémon in question essentially random chance to what I get. Although, I guess that's the excitement of it. Ever since leaving my town in hopes of doing what so others before me have done, I was undeniably ecstatic at the fact that not only was I on my own adventure, but that I had got an egg. The first route of my journey was anything but interesting. Connecting to my hometown of Almond Village, I had gone up here multiple times for a run, but never been as far as the cross section. The familiar scent of blooming leaves sprouting from trees lingered in my nostrils, with the soft gravel quietly crunching underneath my blue and red trainers. Nothing particularly struck me as different yet, despite having full freedom from this point. It's not like I didn't have freedom before, but more now that I was on my own. Living with my friends, I did have a great time with them, but with them getting older like me, we all decided to go our own ways. We could still contact each other, but our presence with the whole group or just individuals wouldn't be as prominent as prior to our journeys. There was 5 of us in total, with each of us pursuing different careers. I recollected happy and joyous memories I had with the group as I continued walking upon the path of Route 1, still clutching the egg in my hands. After around 10 minutes of walking, I had reached a familiar post. The old nut-brown paint had been scratched and rubbed off, but the markings of words could still be made out:

Route 2 (Left)

Thyme Town (North)

I had heard that: on one hand, the way to Thyme Town was incredibly long, almost a full day's trip, whilst the trip to Biotin Town wasn't as long, but you had to go through a dense forest. I looked at the two near paths, the one leading to Thyme Town leading north east and coming down to a dip after a while, as well as the path leading to Route 2 bending and weaving in numerous ways. To think about my options, I set down my cream white bag and checked once more that I had all that I needed. A few full sets of clothes, shoes and trainers for alternating weathers, quite a few Potions and Pokéballs, quite a bit of money, a dark green sleeping bag and multiple canned foods to keep me going along with a few water bottles. 'Whilst going on your own journey was exciting, you couldn't be ignorant with what you do. You've still got to survive.' I smiled, carefully picking up the egg and putting it inside my bag, making it notably heavier.

After I picked up the bag and slung it over my shoulders, I nodded and made my decision, walking over to the curving path of Route 2. The semi-large egg weighed and slowed me down considerably, making each footstep a bit more that of a task. I guess that was my own decision though. As I continued my way further into Route 2, the large gravel pathway slowly started morph into a rough dirt narrow walk, with the only clear indication of a clear pathway being trampled leaves and grass.

Slowly but surely, I made my way along the Route, until I came to a stop, being faced with a forest. The trees were colossal forces of nature, towering over anything and everything, blocking out even the brightest of suns underneath its harsh canopy. A cacophony of chirping and various other noises was surrounding all that was inside of this place, oak, birch and sycamore trees were scattered everywhere, the path becoming slowly less and less clear. Multiple bug and grass type Pokémon could be barely be seen, but not close enough to fully make out, although the slow scuttering and crunching noises led me believe that they weren't the strongest. Nervous though still determined to not let my journey be ended by a single dense forest, I reluctantly took a step forward into the dark woodland, actively ignoring every sign of concern my mind conjured up.

I surveyed all that was around me. Trees. I had fully surveyed all that was around me. All there was, were endless trees covering everywhere I go, but I guess that's what's in a forest. After a while of walking, I did start to manage to rarely see some Pokémon, I had seen: 3 Caterpies, 2 Metapods, and a single Masquerain. I was sure there was more, but I had no perfect eyesight. As I was still walking through the forest, suddenly a flock of Pidgeys made me flinch, quickly flying from one tree to another.

"Oh, come on, I was just about to catch one." I heard an unfamiliar voice comment. I looked around the tree and, sure enough, a random boy was stood there. He had navy blue joggers with green trainers, a bright green t-shirt and liquid blue hoodie he was carrying too, whilst his emerald green eyes glistened in the sun's reflection.

"Yo. He waved, putting a Pokeball in his back pocket, waving at me.

"Hi?" I chuckled walking towards this stranger.

"The name's Leon, or Leo for short." He comfortably smiled, putting his hands behind head so it was resting on his palms.

"Kolton." I nodded, smiling back. I had never known someone this friendly if I was perfectly honest. I knew not to trust strangers, who doesn't, but it was something about this person who I had known for no longer than 10 seconds that felt warm and approachable. A slight rustle behind his right leg brought my attention back however and I could just barely make out a short, stubby red leg poking out.

"Oh yeah, and this is Growlithe." He picked up the Pokémon, holding his arm and making a waving motion, which the Pokémon rolled its eyes and obliged. "So, what you doing out here?"

"Well, I was trying to find my way out. I've been here for around half an hour. " I scratched the back of my head.

"Well I guess I was about to finish up here anyway, I'll tag along and make sure you don't get eaten shall I. "He chuckled, putting Growlithe down. "Bit dangerous being out here without a Pokémon, eh." He said, walking onwards, not even giving me the option to agree nor deny his offer.

"Yeah, with all the Caterpie I'm shaking. "I teased, putting my hands inside my hoodie pockets.

"Still, you won't get far without one." He replied, kneeling towards Growlithe and letting the fire type to hop on his head.

"Well, I've got an egg with me."

"Oh, can I see?!" He asked curiously.

"Sure." I reached into my bag and grabbed the egg out, figuring it would be a good time to just carry it again.

"Cool, do you know what it's gonna be?"

"No clue, but that's the fun of it." I chuckled, looking down at it. After a bit while more of walking, a faint light started to form, destroying the admittedly real fright of this forest being endless. Slowly, the light came more into focus, until it blinded me to the point where I had to cover my eyes. Then, I felt clean, fresh air fill my nostrils. I opened my eyes once more to see a nut-brown sign, almost identical to the one I had seen before Route 2, which simply read: Welcome to Biotin Town.