"Hmmm... so what's on our schedule for today?" Warren asked as he yawned and stretched out the kinks in his body.
Genn shrugged as she poured herself some warm tea. " I have no clue. I guess we can see what we have to do for training and such with Julia. I mean I do want to enter her into some battles sooner or later."
Warren nodded..." You've already registered as a rancher with the commity right?" Genn almost blew her drink out of her nose.
" Oh no!! I knew I was forgetting something!!!! Oh no oh no oh no....." Genn raced to her bedroom and tossed open her bag with her few clothes she had brought. " Get dressed!! We have to go into town right away!!" Warren just shook his head as he pulled on his shirt he had worn the previus day.
" You know... if I was around before I could've reminded you.." he smirked.
" If you don't recall dip stick you were around.. you just didn't have enough guts to tell me you were here!!" Finally pulling out something she liked, Genn was dressed in a flash and almost out the door before Warren called out to her.
" Hey wait!! What about Julia and Marcus? We just gonna leave them here?"
" Oh yeah, darnit... hmmm Marcus will be fine here, but I think we need to take Julia just in case she decides to run off or do something bad like yesterday. She should be in the stable, go get her while I lock up here." Warren nodded and jumped up as he struggled to get on his other boot.
He raised over to the small stable and opened the door as quietly as he possibly could. " Julia? Here pixie pixie pixie pixie...." He peered into the darkness but could only make out a couple piles of straw. Warren stepped inside for a better view. " Julia?? Are you here?" He asked as he wandered around a bit more. " Hmm, she must be awake and out playing already.." he thought to himself. Satisfied with that conclusion and not wanting to be in the damp stable any longer he began heading out. Suddenly, just as he began turning to the door something fell onto him and clung to his back. Warren screamed at the top of his lungs and raised out with the unknown thing still hanging onto him. " GET IT OFF OF ME!! GET IT OFF OF ME!!"
Genn raised towards the stable startled at the unexpected shrill cries for help. " Warren is everything alrig.............." She stopped in her tracks and began bursting with laughter. Warren was running about, skipping, hopping, even rolling on the ground trying to get Julia off of his back.
" Genn don't just stand there!!! Help me!!! I can't get it off of me!!!" He pleaded and begged until he tripped over his own feet and slammed face first into the ground. The little pixie finally let go and giggled her way over to Genn.
" Oh you crazy monster you. *giggle* Don't scare Warren like that or he'll have a heart attack, or even worse..... he'll start crying." Genn whispered to her monster as she picked her up so the pixie could ride on her shoulders.
" *sniff* I heard that!!! It's not my fault!!! I thought it was a rat or something...." Warren whined as he cleaned the grass and dirt off his face. " Plus I don't know what kinda diseases she might have!"
After getting all they needed together they headed off towards town chatting and having a grand time on the way. The team barely even noticed they had reached town until they almost ran into a big Purple Golem standing on the side of the rode.
" Hey kids!" Someone yelled from somewhere behind the golem. " You better be careful. ood ole stoney here isn't the friendliest monster." The golem looked down at the team and let out a low growl.
Genn jumped back a few paces and held her hands up in defeat. " Uhm... sorry there big purple guy." Smiling nervously the 3 headed towards the shrine. " Alrighty... now is this where we are supposed to sign up?" Genn said as she examined the building once again.
Warren only shrugged in response. " Does it look like I've done this before?" He adjusted his glasses and looked around past all the traffic on the busy streets. " Maybe we could ask that woman that gave you all of that stuff before?"
" Hey yeah! I almost forgot about her." Genn smiled and hopped her way back the way they had come in with Julia squeeking and clapping as she rode on her trainers shoulders.
" Oh hi there Miss." The kindly old woman greeted instantly recognizing Genn. " What can I do for you today?"
" Oh uhm... well you see, I didn't exactly sign up as an official trainer yet and I need to do that right away if I could find the place to do it at." The item woman could only laughed.
" *giggle* I see I see.. alot of new trainers forget to do that. Don't be so nervous. The commity are a bunch of very kind people. They will understand." The old woman began getting of her stool. " It'd be easier if I just showed you where to go."
" Oh no.. I couldn't possibly ask you to close your shop just to show me the way!" Genn said.
" It's no problem at all. By the way, I don't think I ever told you my name." The old woman held out her hand towards Genn. " My name's Ann." Genn shook Ann's hand delighted. " It's very nice to meet you. Oh and I see you have a new companion with you. *whisper* Your boyfriend perhaps?"
Genn almost fell over her own feet. " *cough* No No... he's just a childhood friend. He's going to help me raise monsters. Warren.. this is Ann... Ann.. Warren." Genn introduced. " Very nice to meet you ma'am" Warren smiled.
" Alright we better get a move on before they close up!" Ann said as she began heading down the street.
After a few turns and twists down long crowded roads. They finally reached a surprisingly small building. " This is it." Ann announced.
Julia let out a confused whimper. " I agree.... I was expecting something bigger and fancier." Genn said as she approached the door.
" Oh most of the commity have their own ranches and pretty much devote their time there. They didn't feel as though it was that important to waste money on an elaborate building just to sign people up." Ann explained. " Well I must be going before some theif decides to have a five finger discount at my store."
Genn was about to stop her but was too late. " You know, for an old woman.. she sure can walk fast." Warren and Julia giggled at once.
" Well we better be going in before they decide to leave." Warren suggested. Genn nodded and began up the small clay steps.
Opening the wooden doors Genn peeked in with Julia peeking in above her. Warren suddenly pushed the pair in and headed in himself.
"Hey! Why'd you do that for?" Genn exclaimed not seeing the people inside startled by her sudden outburst. Finally realizing where they were Genn coughed and smiled nervously. " Sorry...." After the burning in her cheeks subsided she looked around for someone that looked helpful. Spotting someone behind a desk the group walked over. " Uhm hello...." Genn said nervously.
The young man looked up and smiled. " May I help you with something?"
" Uhm, well... I just won a ranch and I need to register as a trainer." The man peered at her and the pixie riding on her shoulders.
" You should've done that before you got yourself a monster." The man said.
Genn nodded, " I know, I know, but I was so excited about getting one I completly forgot about registering." The man chuckled politly.
" It's quite alright. It happens all the time. Alright, since you already have your monster just fill out these forms and you will also need an assistant." The man handed Genn a few pieces of paper and a pencil.
" Assistant? Like someone that helps me raise my monsters?" Genn asked. The man nodded as he shuffled through some papers on his desk. " Oh well I have one already!" Genn smiled and turned to introduce Warren, but to her surprise he wasn't anywhere to be found. " Where did he go now!?" Looking around past the crowded room Genn finally spotted him flurting away with a woman that appeared to work in the building. Genn could feel her anger building until it was about to explode. " WARREN!!!! GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!!!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. Julia was so startled she lost her balance on Genn's shoulders and plopped bottom first to the ground. She let out a small whimper as she picked herself up and rubbed her rear end.
" Oh sorry Genn, but I was uhm...... well you see I was just......" Warren scratched his head nervously as he tryed to think of an excuse.
Genn could only glare at him feeling a vein in her forehead begin to pulsate. "Get over there right now, or so help me......" She said through clenched teeth. Warren was about to say something along the lines of an apology but was cut off by a shrill rattling, "NOW!!!!!!" He nodded nervously not wanting to turn his back on her afriad of what might happen but he did what was ordered.
Genn sighed and brushed her hair out of her face until she finally realized her pixie was no longer riding on her shoulders. " Oh Julia!!! I'm so sorry!!!!" She exclaimed as she ran over and hugged her monster tightly. Julia only giggled and kissed Genn on the cheek lightly. She then proceded to climb back up Genn's back and sat herself once more on her shoulders. Julia began playing with Genn's long blond hair.
"Uhm excuse me miss... but you really must sign these." The man handed the papers to Genn once more.
" Can I ask something?" Warren said.
" Sure, ask anything. We recommend that people ask as much as they can so nothing comes as a surprise."
" Well, uhm," he pushed his glasses up his face, " what exactly is the purpose of registering?"
" Well you see, if you aren't registered you may not compete in any battles at the dome. Signing up here helps us determine how many monsters may be in battles an things to that nature. It also helps us give out work to those who wish it. There's alot more to it but people tend to worry more abot the competitions." He smiled. Warren nodded.
"Warren get over here. You need to sign give some info on this too." Genn said as she held out the papers to him.
After everything was finished and handed in the man smiled. " Well this is very nice. I see that you won your ranch. Very lucky of you." Genn nodded and smiled proudly. " Before you are officially registered someone will come out to your ranch at a random time to inspect everything to make sure it is a suitable environment to raise monsters. And if you get the ok, you will then be notified that you can participate in tournaments. Pretty simple huh?"
" Well this was easier than I thought it would be!" Genn smiled and patted her monster's legs as they dangled down.
" Oh! And also take these...." the man pulled out 2 slips of paper and handed them to her.
The group had a questioning look on thier faces. " What are these?" Warren asked as he took them from Genn.
" Those are 3 tickets to a tournament that starts in about an hour. It's only a beginners battle but it'll show you what you will be up against when you do decide to battle."
Their eyes lit up as if they had just been given the best prize anyone coud ever want. " Oh thank you so so much!!!!" Genn exclaimed. " I've always wanted to see a tournament but my parents never took me!!!! This is so great!!!!"
The man chuckled, " Well you 3 better head off now. It'll take you about 10 minutes to get there and probably a longer time just to be seated. Alot of people go to these to gamble." They nodded and parted ways.
" This is going to be great!!!" Genn exclaimed towards Julia and Warren. Julia squeeled and started clapping her hands as they raised towards the directions that were on the back of the tickets.
The group rushed around for about 15 minutes through the crowded streets until the finally reached the dome. " The Yeuin Dome.........." Genn whispered to herself in complete awe. "If we can get Julia to be strong enough, we will be in there with the first place trophy. We will be a Master Ranchers.............." She said mostly to herself, but Warren overheard. Genn began to walk towards the large ivory white stadium walls leaving Warren behind.
" I know we can do it." Warren thought and smiled towards Julia as she waved for him to come. " I know we can......."