Hiro grinned as Marlene immediately stormed from the crowd to challenge him. [color=8dc73f]"That's what I like to see, you're on!"[/color] He declared, sending out his petilil. 
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The battle violently rocked the ship as Li'l Bri (Mudbray) used magnitude, causing several other passengers to fall over or crouch to avoid doing so. The battle was close, but Hiro and Petilil emerged victorious. Hiro immediately started singing his praises. [color=8dc73f]"Wow! That was great, your Mudbray fought so well despite being at a disadvantage, it was ama--"[/color] Hiro would've continued, but he was soon interrupted by a pair of crew members telling Marlene to follow and bringing her to the captain. [i][color=8dc73f]Ah well, I guess that was to be expected...[/color][/i]

After the ship had stopped rocking so violently, people started getting up and battling one another. One of the matches that took Hiro's now unoccupied attention, was a match between a shinx and a remoraid.
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This battle was a lot less severe, but no less interesting. Things were looking up for the Shinx as both pokémon soon looked exhausted, but as much as Hiro had been rooting for the Shinx, the Remoraid got the final hit in before Shinx could and won the battle. With a smug grin, the fisher returned Remoraid to its poké ball and returned to fishing. Hiro approached Mable and praised her Shinx, before telling Mable [color=8dc73f]"That was a good battle! Better luck next time."[/color]

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As the battles all wrapped up and the calm of the sunny afternoon once more returned to the ship, Hiro stepped onto his pedestal once more. He was relieved to see the crew members bringing back Marlene from her scolding, just in time for the next round. Or so he thought. [color=8dc73f]"Alright! We've had some great battles just now, for the next round...Oh, it looks like we're out of time. Sorry people, we'll have to cut the tournament short, we're here!"[/color]

The next few moments were filled with controlled chaos. Crew members rushing back and forth between jobs, trying to dock the ship properly. Passengers were escorted off the ship and soon the relatively small number of passengers were left on the island shore. Crew members waved as the departed and one young man stood out. He had been reading a book earlier, but judging by the defeated look on his face he must have dropped it during Marlene's battle. 

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Now on the shore with a mere number of 3, Hiro adressed his two companions with a wide smile. [color=8dc73f]"Welcome to Mokai island. Home of...not yet discovered! Let's go shall we?"[/color] Gesturing the two girls to follow him, he started walking through the loose sand of the beach. [color=8dc73f]"The first village we'll visit is Dredear town. I recommend we stay together at least until we reach it, Mokai is mostly uncharted and I've relatively few resources on me. I plan to first go there to make a plan."[/color]

The beach itself was a pearly white and showed to be relatively big, as the first sight of solid ground was near the edge of one's sight. To the left and right, nothing could be seen other than sand. Sand, sand, sand, This beach was huge. [color=8dc73f]"You could probably catch some pokémon here."[/color] Hiro remarked, and stopped walking. [color=8dc73f]"We could look for pokémon here, but I suggest first heading to Dredear town to take inventory."[/color]

After half an hour of struggling through the sand, the group reached solid ground. The village was now close, only a 5-minute walk away. Just before the group could enter the village, a tan woman approached them. [color=fff79a]"Heya! You guys are new around here, aren't you? I could tell right away! Not many people go that far out on the beach, especially not without fishing gear. Where are you from?"[/color] The woman spoke with joy in her voice, and she looked even more excited.

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Level progress:
Petilil 	-> Lv6
Mudbray	-> Lv6
Shinx	-> Lv6