No sooner had the [i]Stormchaser[/i] docked and its captain declared their arrival than a blur of yellow and orange hurtled down the ship's boarding ramp and onto the solid ground of the Melemele ferry terminal. In her haste, she tripped over her own feet at the end of the ramp, tumbling head over tail for a few metres before she finally came to a stop.

"Kei! Kei, wait for me!" Ignoring the grins and chuckles from other passengers, Kazurai Tachimazu ran out ahead of the pack to catch up with his downed partner. Not for the first time, he wished Melemele Island - and by extension, the Alola region - had an airport. A SailFlight skyship would have been a much smoother journey. Regardless, they were here now, and Kazurai put his concerns about travel out of his mind as he knelt down and picked up his scuffed Torchic. She had been a handful on the ship, so he figured she was looking for any excuse to get back to dry land.

Kei was fussy about her feathers being ruffled, and so Kazurai brushed them into place with his free hand as he spoke. "You know you can't just run off without me. We're strangers here, you don't know anyone, you could get lost..." Kei seemed indifferent, picking dust out of her feathers for a few seconds before she settled down in his arm with a content [color=#FF6103]"Tor."[/color] The Warrior just smiled. "Come on, you rascal. We need to get through Customs." The desk was just ahead: Kei's little escape attempt had gotten him to the front of the queue.

"Kazurai Tachimazu, of Sengun. Items to declare as detailed: rice, snacks for Pokémon, cash, no duty-free items. Pokémon to declare: one female Torchic, Trainer's companion." He presented his pack and satchel for inspection: the attendant on duty quickly cleared both. His passport and declaration form was next: thankfully, his father had provided funds to cover the costs of travel. Lastly, a quick examination of Kei - much to her disapproval at being told to sit still during it - and they were waved through. Kazurai quickly found himself outside the building, blinking in the sunlight.

"All right, Kei, here we are. An unfamiliar region, full of challenges. Now, where was that email I got..." He fumbled in his pocket for his PokéLink, and the email he'd received in response to his request for information. It seemed a little like an automated response, now that he reread it. Basics, mostly. Something about a festival and a Kahuna. A date and time, but no mention of a location.

Kazurai tapped out a quick message to his family back home as he moved further into the city. [i]Hi all. Finally off the boat. Got here just in time, it seems. K[/i]

With the message sent, he closed the email app and pulled up a map he'd downloaded on the ferry. "Well, we got here on the right day for it. Now, where's this festival happening...? Kei, any ideas?"