Geos snored quietly, his head rested upon the window of the bus. Box the Staryu, Geos's first Pokemon, was resting on his lap as he slept. The rigid and immobile structure of the Pokemon made him very still, causing passerby to mistake him for a pillow. Most of the ride there, people were shocked to find the "pillow" let out a low but threatening "kssssh," should anyone decide to sit next to Geos. Despite the vibration on the window, the noise of the bus itself, and his Staryu's warning hisses, Geos had slept through it all from the moment he boarded, all the way from Seastone City, only waking to board a ferry, and then to board another bus. He was locked in a dream, battling against the champion of the Kanto and Johto regions, Lance.

"Draco Meteor!" Lance exclaimed in his dream, his Dragonite charging a great ball of powerful red energy, launching it into the air, high above the stadium. The ball split in to many smaller, but still threatening meteorites, all aimed for Box.

"Alright, Box, now's your chance! Hit him with your Ice Beam!" Geos threw his arm forward with the command, an action he had practiced many times in his own bedroom. Instead, the Starmie in his dreams turned, firing a Hydro Pump in his direction.

"GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG-GG!" Geos awoke with a start to his Staryu's Water Gun, his hair and face completely soaked. "Box, what are you doing! We still have a couple of hours before-" Geos was cut off as he read the digital sign at the front of the bus that displayed current and next stops. "CURRENT STOP: ESTORIA CITY, 1/1," it read. The last of the passengers filed off the bus, and the driver reached for a button that would no doubt close the door.

"Wait wait!" Geos sprang up from his seat, reaching for the Pokeball in his pocket to store Box in. He would no doubt be slow on land, being a water Pokemon. The bus driver frowned slightly at the naive boy, reopening the bus door. As Geos ran down the steps to exit the vehicle, dizziness from standing up too quickly overtake him. He tripped over his own feet in a dash off the bus, landing face first on the pavement. The bus driver grinned, closing the door. Onlookers laughed with amusement, although many asked if he was okay. Geos rose quickly, running down the streets of Estoria, ignoring the concerned questions. There was no time to talk, he had a journey to begin!

Geos took out his Town Map, looking closely at the directions he had made for how to get to the Pokemon Lab, his very first destination. His excitement could hardly be contained as he sprinted down roads, past the many shops and people. Not even the charm of a metropolis like Estoria City would distract him from his goal!

"Woah, there it is!" Geos spotted the lab two streets down, speeding up as his goal appeared in sight. He felt on top of the world as he bounded up the steps three at a time, opening his palm and pressing it against the door, the momentum of his running hopefully swinging his final obstacle out of his way!

The doors, however, had plans of their own, the lock absorbing Geos's impact and firing it back in to his wrist, stopping him in his tracks. His spirits were crushed as he realized that the lab was closed. "I was... I was..." Geos ran a hand through his hair, whining out loud to himself, "laaaate?"

[color=blue]"Well, um yeah..."[/color] He hoped the conversation would end soon, and thank the boy was called by thrower the top woman in her 'extravagant' clothing, and 'superb' limousine. He thought of words she would use. As he got into the limousine, Alex noticed a newcomer. An extremely late newcomer. He chuckled quietly so that he wouldn't hear. He gestured for Layla to come help.

[color=magenta]"Um, hello. Your, Geos right. You registered for a meet, but didn't show up until, well now. I'm Layla, the Professor's assistant, and this is her son, Alex.[/color] But Alex was too busy to notice he was being talked about. He went to a small tree outside the lab, and dug up the [b]Extra Key Set.[/b]

[color=magenta]"So, that's where she keeps them!"[/color] the whole time Layla had been her assistant, she never told her where the extra keys were, and now she knew. She wondered what the other key was for.

[color=blue]"C'mon. Before she finds out."[/color] Alex gestured for them to come in. He closed and locked the door behind him. As soon as they got in, he shoved Geos, and Layla behind a crate, and he ninja rolled behind another, just as a Chansey walked past.

[color=magenta]"Always so sneaky, aren't you."[/color] Layla teased, and Alex blushed. He gestured for the newcomer to grab the items from the crates, and he snuck of into a hallway, and through a couple of of doors. While Geos shoved the items he needed in to a pocket of his backpack, Alex selected another key, and opened up a drawer. 

He had always seen his mother open up the drawer, and take a paper out and look at it. But he never knew what the paper was. She obviously hadn't opened the drawer in a long time, because he found wrappers of candy when his mom and dad were on a diet, and she was sneak eating. He laughed mentally. Then he wished he hadn't opened the drawer. Inside, the paper she was always looking at was a picture of his older brother, who had died in a freak storm on a plane ride. He started tearing up, and put the picture in his bag. He snuck back to find them with all their stuff ready.

[color=blue]"W-well, um lets g-go."[/color] His voices trembled as he spoke. He unlocked the door, for them, and led them out. He decided he should have a proper greeting. He held out his hand, seeing if Geos would shake it.

[color=blue]"Well, I guess I haven't properly introduced myself. I'm Alex, Alex Cedar. It's nice to meet you."[/color]

Geos smiled brightly at Alex, happy to have met these two helpful individuals. And so forgiving! He could only guess these were employees of the Head Professor at this lab, or maybe even family. He took his hand with great energy and vigor, giving it a solid shake and grasping it for another half second after before releasing it. "My name is Geos Starr, nice to meet you, truly!" He responded. He bowed his upper body slightly in a gesture of thanks. "And thank you for letting me in the lab! I've spent at least a day traveling from Seastone, this was really the earliest possible time I could have arrived..."