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Ethan let out a relieved sigh as he walked down the pier, for a couple minutes he'd thought he lost his lucky Charizard claw. It wasn't an actual claw, just a brass imitation of one that hung off a black leather necklace. He'd had it as long as he could remember and always felt better wearing it when going out into the field. If he'd lost it, that would have been a bad omen in his book. Ethan, with a crisis averted, was excited to meet his partner and get to work. The mysterious Hippowdon Temple surely held some secrets that were just waiting to be uncovered. Of course he'd also be searching for Z-Crystals and Mega Stones for the Poketopia Foundation, who paid for his expenses and the expedition. 

The temperature quickly hit him like a wall as he made his way into the village to the meeting point. He had experienced intense heat in his travels but nothing like this. For once, he was glad his parents were such athletes and imparted that lifestyle on him. If he was in the great shape he was, this would have been terrible to work in! Thankfully the Poketopia Foundation had supplied him with a desert-friendly outfit, the khaki color and coherent style making him feel official. 

As he neared the meeting site, he came from behind Averi in a direction that prevented him from seeing her face. Ethan had a pretty good hunch that the girl sipping tea in a similar outfit to him was his partner so he approached ready to say something but instead caught the end of her muttering [color=f7941d][b]"Ask me what?"[/b][/color] A smile appearing on his lips [color=f7941d][b]"I'm going to take an educated guess and say you're the person the Poketopia Foundation wanted me to partner up with."[/b][/color] He quickly added on waiting for her to turn around, a friendly tone accompanying his voice.