Kotone shivered.
Not only was she at the top of the freezing cold Mt Silver but there was a person standing before her at the very peak, facing the worst of the blizzard air.
That person was a Pokemon trainer, wearing a red and black short sleeved top and dark pants. He had his back faced to her so she couldn't exactly see who he was, but he seemed to be staring into the distance. A thought suddenly popped up in her mind.
How was this person not freezing to death?
Kotone certainly was. She mentally kicked herself for wearing shorts and a top with sleeves that only went to her elbows. She knew the mountain was going to be cold, but not this bad. She realised her pokemon Typlosion, who was standing next to her was probably getting frozen as well.
She wondered if she should just head back into the warm caves of victory road.
Kotone shook her head furiously, this trainer was too interesting to leave alone.
"H-hello!" she yelled cheerfully, gripping onto her marshmellow hat that was coming off her head.
The person turned around. She blushed as his intense gaze turned to her. He had dark black hair and a cap with a pokemon symbol on it.
"Are you Kotone?" He asked after a few seconds.
"Yep!" She exclaimed.
After earning all eight badges of Johto, defeating the Elite Four and taking out Team Rocket, Kotone had become quite popular, so she had gotten used to random strangers knowing who she was.
He continued to stare at her.
"Want a battle?"
Kotone was taken a back. A battle at this place? She swore she would turn into a human icicle if she stayed here any longer. Still, this person looked strong and she hadn't had a good pokemon battle in awhile.
She also knew her red haired rival Silver was coming this way, if he had saw this trainor here he would have asked for a fight. She couldn't in any way lose to him.
She smiled excitedly.
"Ok! Don't go easy on me, I"m pretty good!"
The person got out a pokeball from his pocket and sent out a Blastoise.
Kotone felt a nudge at her arm, she turned to look at her Typlosion. He was itching for a fight. She hesitated, using a fire type against a water type wasn't the best move, but Typlosion looked pumped and ready to go.
"Alright, go ahead," she grinned at the eager pokemon.
As it stepped forward to face the Blastoise, Kotone breathed out, this felt like it was going to be a long fight. She smiled, not that she couldn't handle it.