Prologue

I sat under a tree, my head pounding; shivering uncontrollably from the oppressive cold. Sitting in the middle of an endless forest, as the snow lightly fell around me. The constant convulsions were getting worse and worse; I decided that staying here was not going to help, I need to move.

"Brrr; why did he leave me here to die?" I wondered.

I knew whining wasn't going to help me at all, so I sat up and stared into the darkness of the ever green trees. I stood up, my back aching from sitting curled up in the soft powdery snow; my headache didn't help the situation either.

I slowly started walking, increasing my pace little by little. For a good long while, the only sound I heard was the sound of my own footsteps and the snow crunching underneath. I folded my arms and started moving them up and down, trying to create friction to warm my freezing body.

Suddenly, a low, ominous growl made me stop in my tracks.

"Oh no," I said under my breath, that I could see clearly in front of me. "This is it; some giant Pokémon is gonna jump out and tear you to pieces, Riolu."

I fell to my knees, hurting them in the cold snow. I sat and waited as the growl soon got closer as my end neared me. I turned my head just enough to see what was behind me. A massive Arcanine was slowly crawling towards me in a ready to pounce position.

I turned my head back to face forwards. I closed my eyes and listened to the soft footsteps of the Arcanine. The low growl turned into a ferocious roar.

He pounced.