There was fire everywhere. All the walls and windows, the furniture and stairs, every single piece of the place was falling down. The place she called a home for so many years; that her family had built and ruled for so long - all of that was falling apart in a matter of seconds. She knew that very soon there wouldn't be a thing left of the building. But she couldn't run.

She had always been brave, and with no doubt a fighter. And every single person who had been lucky enough to be around her knew how big her heart was. That's why she couldn't run. She could be scared and panicked; but every single creature under that roof was her responsibility. She had watched them grow, had fed them, had taken care of them. She had trained and loved every single one with her whole heart. And she would never let anything happen to them. Not under her roof. Even if that roof was currently falling down.

Managing to find her way through all that dust and explosions, she carefully took out every single creature. Except one.

She was trying to make her way out when she spotted it. A little white thing, stuck under the wreckage of the place that had once been the pool area. It looked at her with frightened eyes, and she ran there as fast as she could. She loved every one of them, of course; but him - he had been the first. The first Pokémon she had ever seen and her first friend. She would never let him die.

Crawling over the little thing, she pulled him out carefully, using what seemed to be her last remaining of strength.

''Come on Dewgong, I got you.''

She nested the Pokémon into her arms, trying to comfort the little creature. Then she finally saw a familiar figure, although she wasn't sure if it was a good or bad thing. After all, it meant that there was another person inside that place. The young brunette boy entered the room frantically searching for her, his light brown eyes filled with panic.

''Oh, thanks, God! I finally found you! Come on, we don't have much time.''

Upon seeing the boy approaching, she immediately handed him the Pokémon. Tommy was a good guy, and one of the few persons she trusted in that place. He had been working there for a few months now, and was one of the very few people that worked in the Gym just for the experience, and not for her sisters. He was very helpful and polite, and gained her respect and trust very quickly. It was like having a younger brother to her.

''Tommy, I need you to get Dewgong out of here. You're faster, you can get him out first. I'll be right behind.''

The boy looked at her, unsure of what to do. She had been a great friend, and taught him everything he knew. He couldn't just leave her behind.

''Are you sure? Come on, you're weak, I can help you both!''

''No! I can handle myself. Go. Now!''

Giving her a final worried look, the boy nodded, taking the Pokémon into his arms and running towards the front door - or what was left from it. She tried to get up, and ran the fast she could to catch up with them; but as she tried to reach the door, her knees finally gave in. And that was exactly when what was left of the structure did too.

Outside, the boy looked at the scene with horror, screaming her name in despair.

''Misty, no!''

So guys, here's a brand new story for you. It's just the prologue, so you can see where the story is going. Don't worry, it's not as tragic as is seems. This has been sitting in my computer for a while, so I decided 'well, why not post it?', so I hope you guys like.

As for my other story, 'A Helping Hand', I'm incredibly and enormously sorry for the huge delay. I know, it's been nearly eight months. But I had been through a huge writer's block, and I had thousands things to do. I always have these writer's blocks and I really hate them. When I finally found some time and could bring myself to write it, my damn computer decided to ERASE. THE. WHOLE. CHAPTER. Everything. Every single word, gone. So, I'm sorry. I'm working on it again. It will be finished, and I won't abandon it, I can promise you. This was supposed to be an update of that story, but since I lost the chapter, I'll be putting my new one here.

Once again, let me remind you, English is not my first language; and as much as I consider it to be fluent, I may make some mistakes, especially when I don't have much time to revise it as it should be revised. So, I'm sorry for any mistakes, and if you guys want to politely point them up, please, do it and I'll correct them.

Aaaand, least but not last, reviews always help, and I appreciate them very much. The next chapter is already done, so I'll just revise it and put it up in a couple of days. Thank you all very very much :D