Here he was once more, back home for a visit. It felt like it had been forever since he had stepped foot on the soil of the village he had left so that he could get together a team for the gym he had hoped to open. Sure, his dream was still far away, but it was still something he was passionate about making happen. As he walked through the middle of the village, he was greeted with both shocked and smiling faces. "Maleko, you have returned! Good to see you boy. It was far too quiet with you gone." A man called, a man that Maleko recognized as a friend of his fathers.
"I-I'm only here for a visit. I'm n-not done with building m-my team yet." This was called back with a smile. From his place on the ground, where he had been since they had entered the village, Shard rolled his eyes. The man laughed at this. "Still got that silly dream? Well, I guess the young are stubborn. You'll learn. Why don't you go to see your father." With that the man went back to work, ignoring the sour look his words had brought to Maleko's face.
"Give up on my d-dream? As if t-that will happen." This was muttered darkly to himself, while Shard Vine Whipped his way up to Maleko's shoulder. Maleko looked over at Shard with a small sigh before he decided to follow the advice about seeing his father and began walking towards where he remembered the tent he lived in to be.