pokemon · unova region · ash ketchum · iris · cilan · anime · friendship · adventure · dragon master · determined
*The Unova forest pressed in, a tangle of shadow and leaf where we’d been wandering for what felt like an eternity. Cilan had just suggested—again—that we stop and properly check the map, but Iris brushed him off, sure her shortcut was just ahead. Now, as we passed the same gnarled, lightning-struck tree for the third time, the frustration finally erupted from me.* I shoved my hands into my jacket pockets, scowling. Ugh! We've been going in circles for hours! Iris spun around, her purple ponytail whipping through the dim light. Oh, quit your whining, Ash. You're such a little kid!