Groggily, I open my eyes. It's still dark, but now the stars seem to have vanished. I sit up and stretch, noticing a thick fog surrounding the boat and obscuring everything beyond a few feet. Piercing through the fog, a torch burns brightly and creates a circle of light at least a foot away from it. It rests atop a pole, flickering and reflecting it's light off the water. Illuminated by the torch is a small dock, to which the boat seems to have been tied off to.
Walking towards the boat's ramp, I see it has already been lowered by someone. Confused, I step out onto the wooden dock. Making my way down the wooden platform, I listen to the faint cries of distant pokemon, all unfamiliar to me. I walk to the end of the dock and step onto the beach. The sand is moist, and the light from the torch only extends a few inches beyond the dock.
I yawn, noticing a faint blueish glow in the distance. It seems to be floating, and I feel strangely drawn to it. I know I should resist the urge, but I give in and step off the dock and venture into the darkness.
I walk at first, but as a feeling of fear grows inside me, I begin to walk faster and faster, until I'm eventually running towards the glowing object. Suddenly, it disappears and leaves me alone in the dark of the night. Turning around, I see the torchlight has disappeared strangely, and I can't see within a few inches of my face. I wave my hand in front of my face, seeing nothing. Suddenly, I hear footsteps coming my way. Randomly, they stop. A few seconds later, I hear footsteps behind me. They disappear, and are replaced by footsteps from my left.
"Who's there?"
No response.
"Hey! Anyone there?"
All is silent for a few minutes, until the silence is interrupted by a sound that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand straight. A chill goes down my spine as I hear what sounds like a severely distorted growl, reminding me horrifyingly of my partner, Fennekin, crying out in fear.
After a few seconds of silence, I feel something slam into my chest and knock me to the ground, and I feel my head hit something hard, and the world slips away from me.
AN: I apologize for the short chapters, but hey - at least it's a story!
