A chill spread through Ian's body and rose him suddenly from him sleep, his body shooting upward into a seated position and glancing around in a panic attempting to gain his bearings. His eyes identified the color red before anything else and it took him a few more moments before recalling his location upon the S.S. Lily and came to realize what the cause of the chill could be. Turning around in his bed he caught the red-eyed gaze that was so familiar after a moment like these, these belonging to a Gengar which was rolling in mid-air in silent laughter.

"Gengar! I told you not to practice Dream Eater on me!" He roared in frustration as the Pokemon turned upward and began to flee. "Oh no, you don't." Ian retrieved the empty Pokeball resting on the small bedside table at his side and aimed it just in time to retrieve the Ghost Type, who's grin turned into a frown of frustration at being caught before vanishing in a flash of red light. Ian sighed in relief before returning the ball to it's more compact size and returning it to the holder on his belt, alongside the two other Pokeballs that were resting upon the table. He wondered how many other poor travelers had been treated to the same rude awakening before Gengar had run out of choices and returned to Ian. Intending to seek out these other guests and apologize, he stood up from his bed and instinctively reached for the wall to brace himself for the movement of the ship. As he reached for the wall, however, he realized that the movement he had grown so familiar to was gone and the boat was standing quite still. "Oh everyone has already left... I think I would prefer an alarm clock next time." The image of Gengar laughing flashed before Ian's eyes and he shook it off and grabbed the bag laying on the floor and made his way off the boat. 

The luxurious S.S. Lily was an expensive trip and for good reason, the entire trip was treated more as a resort vacation for the guests with food, music, and entertainment. Now that they had landed, however, the red velvet carpeting and fancy chandeliers seemed tackier in Ian's eyes and signs of peeling wallpaper and dark stains across the floor showed the boat's age. Ian reached the end of the hallway and approached an Abra that was sitting silently upon a stood. The yellow Psychic type looked up and regarded Ian curiously and muttered it's name in appreciation at Ian's fingers scratching the top of its head gently. 

"Braaaa..." 

"Abra could you take me to the exit point, please?" The Abra nodded gently and waited a few moments longer to enjoy Ian's touch before emitting a gentle blue glow and causing the two to vanish and reappear before the stairs leading to land and Lilycove City. Ian's jaw dropped at the sight of the crowds exiting the ship and vanishing into a sea of color and sound that was washing over the city. However, Ian's eyes raised toward the horizon and rested upon a building in a distance and stood out among the rest of the city. He had heard rumors among the passengers of the presence of this building and that it would be the first stop most should make upon entering Hoenn. He stared in amazement and was brought out of his reverie by a gentle nibble on his outstretched fingers, which had stopped stroking Abra, and turned to notice the Pokemon pointing at a jar of PokeTreats sitting in a dish at their side. 

"Oh, I'm sorry Abra." Ian reached for a snack and held it out to Abra, who took it appreciatively and vanished once again to resume its regular post. 

"Welcome to Lilycove City, sir. Enjoy your stay in Hoenn." Rang the voice of one of the ship's attendants standing beside the door, ushering him toward the stairs in a rush.

"T.thank you." Ian descended the stairs and pushed his way through the crowd wandering the docks and made his way toward a more open section of the street. Gasping softly for breath, he turned back toward the ship one last time and rested his fingers upon the three Pokeballs hanging at his waist. "We made it guys. I am sure I can let you guys out when he get toward the shopping district, maybe even find you a battle Kabutops." He turned his back upon the docks and began making his way toward the Lilycove Megamall, and it seemed like most of the people around him were following a similar path. 

Even back in Castelia, Ian never appreciated large crowds and tended to avoid them whenever he could. Sadly, today he was trapped and the overwhelming amount of noise and the suffocating feeling of being surrounded was giving him a headache. Slowly, he made his way and managed to find fresh air in the center of the city as people began breaking apart from the path leading here toward their different destinations. The building was looming overhead and he took the moment to lean his head backward toward the sky and follow it's path upward. Ian walked inside and made his way toward a desk marked with Information and smiled at the attendant seated there as he approached. 

"Hi, I just arrived here from Unova. Do you think you could tell me where I could find a map of the region and perhaps some Ultra Balls? There are so many people here... I am worried I will become a bit lost in town." A twitch at his waist made Ian chuckled as he reached down and placed his fingers upon Kabutop's Pokeball. "Also somewhere to find a battle."