<span style="font-style: italic"><div style="text-align: center;">"You want me to do...what, now?" Cecilia asked as she slouched in the chair, disinterest suddenly replaced with a look of disbelief.<br/><br/>"I want you to travel to the Alola region. It's a series of islands southwest of Kalos. Really popular with the tourists," he said, dropping the file onto the table in front of her. "Rumor has it that they are trying to wake up a legendary Pokemon native to this region which is able to harness the power of the sun. A Pokemon called Solaleo."<br/><br/>She picked the file up, drowning him out as she turned her attention to it, opening it up and scanning the pages inside. "You want me to do this all by myself?"<br/><br/>"C'mon. This is easy work. You're tough, aren't you? It's just a little side mission they're going through with. I doubt there are going to be any big wigs there. Even so, a lose for them is a win for us."</div></span><br/><br/>A lurch woke Cecilia out of her daze, opening her eyes to a face full of fluffy brown feathers, with nothing but shades of blue in the background. Her arms were wrapped tightly around a Noctowl's thick neck, clutching on to dear life as, together, they soared through the skies, salty air whipping her already wind-burnt face. It was the same scene that had been playing for practically the last three days, and she was growing tired of it.<br/><br/>It wasn't long before she felt another lurch. At first she shrugged it off, figuring that Noctowl had just spotted a Remoraid splashing around in the water, and was swooping in to get a better look. Or, he could be getting tired. So tired that his wings were starting to give out. Cecilia frowned, patting Noctowl on the head. If he could just hang in there a little longer...<br/><br/>And then she spotted it. Specks of green off in the distance. That had to be the islands. That had to be the Alola region. She pointed towards the islands and dug her heels into the Noctowl's sides, urging him to go faster. The Owl pokemon took a deep dive until he reached the water's surface, flying low over the water as he beat his large wings harder and faster. The specks of green quickly morphed into four solid land masses. Cecilia could make out city skylines, mountains, and a large white structure floating around in the water between the islands. Noctowl swerved towards one of the middle islands, destination set in his mind as he zoned in on a butling beach overshadowed by a huge resort.<br/><br/>Too worn out to end the journey with a graceful landing, Noctowl instead opted for just slamming into the ground, sending Cecilia skidding forward across the sand. Ignoring the stares and mutters from all of the sunscreen slathered tourists lazing around, she let out a load groan and attempted to stand. But before she could even stand halfway up her knees quickly buckled in, and Cecilia found hersefl sinking into the sand once again.<br/><br/>She was never going to fly long-distance on a Pokemon again.