[center][h1][b][color=82ca9d]Nathan Stonewell[/color][/b][/h1][/center]
[color=82ca9d][b][center][h2]Puget Sound, WA, United States[/h2][/center][/b][/color]

Nathan sat in the sand, overlooking the scenic beauty of the ocean through his binoculars. A thick fog hung over the dark water and the earthy scent of rain filled the air. The shopkeeper in Seattle had given him directions to this exact spot, but so far he had little luck. Then finally, he saw what he came for, as he took notice of a small pod of wailmer splashing about in the water near a small peninsula. 

[color=82ca9d]"Alright! Come on guys,"[/color] Nathan shouted as he took off running. Grover woke up to see his trainer and Jet running through the sand and swiftly joined them. The trio ran down the length of the beach to the narrow, forested penninsula. Nathan put his finger to his lips, for his pokemon to be quiet, and he got on his hands and knees. He crawled over the moss, dirt and dead pine needles to reach the edge, overlooking the water. He was within a few metres of the nearest wailmer. It was smaller than he expected, but fairly cute and a brand new pokemon to him nonetheless. He pulled off his backpack and fumbled through it before finding his pokedex, which he used to register the whale pokemon into his catalogue. Between his time as a ranger and his time since on the road, he'd managed to close out the Pacific  Northwest section of his pokedex. 

As Nathan moved back to the beach, it was time to charter their new course. He pulled out a crinkled map of North America and laid it on his backpack like a table. He pulled out a black marker and drew a large check over the areas of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. 

[color=82ca9d]"Where to next?"[/color] Nathan asked his pokemon as he observed his map, [color=82ca9d]"We could head up north and knock out Alaska and the Yukon before winter."[/color] 

[color=82ca9d]"Turtwig."[/color] Grover said in protest. 

[color=82ca9d]"I know you don't like the cold but we gotta do it at some point. How about... California?"[/color]

[color=82ca9d]"Buizel!"[/color] Jet said in agreement. 

[color=82ca9d]"We could follow the Rockies south and eventually work our way out east. I hear New Orleans is famous for it's ghost types, what an adventure that would be... alright it's decided. Let's get back on the road!"[/color]

[color=82ca9d]"Buizel." [/color]Nathan looked down and saw he was covered in dirt from crawling. [color=82ca9d]"Alright, one quick swim to clean up first."
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