Ripple Effect

Of course, the Cerulean City gym hadn't been the only thing to change so dramatically. No, the city had gone through a major revitalization effort unlike any city in Kanto had gone through.

A fact that Maha was reminded of as she exited, her daughters following right behind. Gone was the normal buildings that had once been there, replaced by buildings that were perfectly home in a place that the majority of residents practiced Islam. In accordance to that, she could see many in the way of woman dressed in hijabs, niqabs and of course, burqas. Couldn't forget about the last one here. All dressed in such a way that maintained maximum modesty, it warmed the mother's heart.

With it, many of the women had a man accompanying them. While she was allowed a free pass, the want of a husband was strong within her. Yet, she kept that thought to herself here.

"It's not much further, girls." Maha cooed, pulling along her daughters. While they were starting to come around to this, there was still quite a bit left to go before they were fully on board.