The New Adventures of Raptor Trainer

Strange Things are Happening

"So just four big ol' stacks of our classic pancakes, huh? We'll get right on it then!"

"Thanks for that!" Hau called out as the waiter left the able we were all sitting at.

"So, Echo," he addressed. "How'd you sleep last night? First time sleepin' in an actual bed...Cool, right?"

The room we stayed in at the Tide Song Hotel the previous night only had two beds available, as all the three-bed rooms were immensely popular this time of year with families, and had all of them had been booked already. Hau and Lillie had agreed to bunk in one, leaving the other for me.

And despite it being completely normal for the humans, I found sleeping in a bed to be a somewhat strange experience.

{To be completely honest,} I admitted, trying to keep my tired eyes open. {I think I'll stick to using the ground for my bed. It's a lot firmer, doesn't cost a thing, and I don't get tangled up in the grass like I do in the covers. Not to mention having to risk putting holes in it with my feet...Besides, I had a REALLY weird dream last night, and I think my lack of rest might have had something to do with it.}

"Oh...Sorry to hear that, cousin. Hey, at least we know that now, right?"

I nodded in agreement.

"So, what was your dream about, Echo?" Lillie asked.

"Bzzt? Did it have anymore to do with your old home?" Rotom chimed in, equally curious.

{I...don't think so, really. The place in the dream seemed completely foreign to me.}

"What was it like?" Hau inquired, taking a sip of his Pinap Juice. "Spill the beans, bud!"

{Well, I was wandering around this...sort of a dark marshland. It was damp and cool, and there were glittering stones along the dirt walls.}

"Ooh...Soundzzz kinda pretty, actually."

{So I found this bridge of flowers growing along the water.}

"Uh-huh, yeah..."

{And I followed it over to a smaller part of the marsh.}

"Did you find anything interesting?" Lillie asked.

{There was a bench there. And I look underneath the bench...}

"Yeah, yeah?" Hau urged, dying to know what happened next.

{And there's just...A quiche sitting there.}

"A...quiche?" Lillie repeated.

{Yep. A cold quiche just sitting under the bench like someone left it there.}

"...So didja eat it?" Hau asked.

{I picked it up, but Rotom's alarm started beeping before I got the chance to put it in my mouth.}

"Oh. Heh heh...Sorry, boss. If I'd known, I'd have kept quiet."

{No worries, Rotom. Besides, if I want a quiche then I can always just fly back to the Thrifty Megamart and buy another.}

"Oh, a bit more keen on the Charizard Glide now, are ya?"

{Hey, if I've done it three times already and know what to expect, then it should be fine, right?}

"Heck, yeah!" Hau exclaimed. "You conquer that fear o' heights like you conquer Team Skull!"