The day slipped away around them as the four friends finally started their journey that would change each of them irrevocably, the hours of walking lost amidst the laughter and stories, The childhood memories and the jokes. The ravine that gaped up at them from the ground quickly became a shadow that they shoved to the backs of their thoughts, Believing that the city was just around the corner. And that it wouldn't matter that the obstacle lay in their way and forced them into a detour. No, for now it was laughter and smiles, Snacking on traveling food, and consulting the Pokédex as they waited for the glorious city of Jubelife to rise up on the horizon and signal that they had made it over the first hurdle.

"Do any of you know where we are?" 

Rai's question made Scott's heart sink as they all looked around at one another, having stopped briefly to consult the electronic device in Tobin's hand. They should have reached the city by now but it was becoming glaringly obvious that they had been traveling in the wrong direction as they consulted the map, Quickly discovering that it was not functioning properly. They had no indication in which direction the city was or even where exactly they had wandered off to. One thing was very obvious.

"I think we're lost."

Alice sounded considerably glum as she said this, frown tugging down the corners of her mouth as she shaded her eyes against the setting sun, squinting in several directions in an attempt to spot the city and point them in the right direction. She wasn't having any luck however. Even Dusk was helping out, slowly walking around his trainer in a circle and sniffing at the ground for clues. Poppy waddled over to the dark type and began helping him, though she didn't understand what it was he was searching for and started to offer him small rocks, thinking that he had dropped one that he had liked, but this only caused the Zorua to flatten his ears and look at her mutely in exasperation.

Sighing in a short huff, Scott glanced around at their more immediate surroundings, the roll of hills and the scattered clumps of trees. A short distance from their current location, He spotted a solitary oak that reached much higher then the other trees and an idea popped into his head at seeing it there, branches swaying gently in an unseen breeze. "Hey, I just thought of something!" He announced excitedly, turning back towards his friends. "I can climb up that tall tree over there and take a look around before the sun goes down. What do you think? I'll take Tobin with me and you girls can look for a place where we can camp just in case I can't see anything."

"that might work." Alice agreed, clearly not volunteering herself to climb the tree instead. By the way she had blanched and gone white as a sheet back at the ravine, it was quite obvious that she wasn't fond of heights.

"Flame could tag along too if that's alright Rai." Scott continued, glancing towards the Quilava and lifting his eyebrows in question. "Poppy can stay here and help you find a good camping spot, she's good at that sort of thing." 

Immediately, the little Piplup began squeaking excitedly, hurrying over to Rai and tugging excitedly at one of her pant legs, Giving her a wide eyed expression of pleading, Clearly saying: Oh please?