Days after the photo album incident, Vixen and I hunted the nearby woods for berries. It was another life changing day for me. It started the same as all berry hunts. We were given a large basket and sent out.
Once in the forest we searched for a tree with many ripe berries. Vixen found a tree that would do. "Okay Apollo toss me up."
"You know that it would be safer if you climbed the trunk." I commented as I grabbed her gently and proceeded to toss her among the branches.
"Yeah," she grunted as she grabbed a branch that shook violently under the sudden weight. "But this way is more fun. Besides how long has it been since we've done this? I'll tell you. It has been two months. Two, long, boring months… since we've been able to really let lose all our energy. I don't know about you but I'm going to make the most of today." She scurried around the branches with practiced ease using her sharp little teeth to snip the stems of the barriers while I caught them from below.
"Don't you think that one is a little far?" I commented as Vixen inched on a thin branch towards the berry.
"Stop being such a worry wart."
"By the legendaries, just flame it. Stop trying to break your neck for a stupid berry. You're going to fall." I anxiously paced below her. As if proving me correct the branch started to splinter under Vixen's weight and finally snapped, sending the Vulpix to the ground a good ten feet below.
I watched in horror as Vixen fell. A flash of orange black and white blocked my view for a split second. When it passed Vixen was no longer in my sight. A skidding sound drew my attention to my left. There stood what seemed to me an even more glorious sight then Entei himself. An obviously female Arcanine that was at least four times lager then me stood before me with Vixen gently clamped in her jaws. Very carefully she placed Vixen on the ground as I snapped out of my awe and ran towards her.
I nuzzled the Vulpix trying to comfort her seeing as she was very shaken by her experience. The Arcanine snorted and sternly said "you may have been captured by humans and have to obey them but you shouldn't do it to the extent that it could get you killed." Then quickly speed out of sight.
Slowly Vixen and I gathered the berries into the basket and headed for home. We walked without a word, silently agreeing that it was better to head home.