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Keen to get her first Pokémon journey underway, Melody had awoken at the crack of dawn full of energy and ready to get a move on. Her parents had offered to drive her to Sandgem Town to meet up with her friend Shin, and his other friends who Melody was looking forward to going on this summer adventure with. But, she'd opposed the lift in favor of riding Arcanine-back to Sandgem on her own. She normally spent the bulk of her summer doing deliveries with her dad across the region, but this year she wouldn't get the pleasure of being able to ride around as much as she was accustomed to. In fact, while her dad had offered to allow her to keep one of his Arcanine for her journey, she had declined his offer. Which is something she realized she'd probably come to regret down the road as she wasn't the fondest of traveling with only her own two legs being the mode of transportation. But, if no one else in the group was going to be given the luxury of having their own personal poké rides then neither would she. 

Her mother had spent the night before this morning packing Melody a bag of everything she felt her daughter could possibly need for her first Pokémon journey. That morning after stuffing both Melody and her Growlithe to the brim with food, Melody's parents presented Melody with a good luck gift in the form of a Poké Radar. And, after getting a quick rundown of how exactly the device worked from her father, she returned Growlithe to her pokéball, kissed and bid farewell to her parents, and got on the road with the bag her mother had stayed up getting ready for her the night before. 

She wasn't sure how long she'd been riding for when she realized she was at the end of and coming upon Sandgem Town.[color=#016366]"Slow it down Arcanine,"[/color] Melody directed the fire-type canine as they entered the town. Obeying the directive of his rider, Arcanine promptly slowed his run into a padded walk as Melody's eyes scanned their surroundings. [color=#016366]"Shin!"[/color] Melody shouted in excitement as her cerulean sea blue eyes fell upon one of her best friends from training school. Motioning Arcanine to walk over to where Shin stood, she dismounted gleefully once she was where she wanted Arcanine to be. [color=#016366]"Morning All!"[/color] Melody spoke in greeting to Shin and the pink-haired fellow standing with him.[/center]

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