Red was gone fast. There was almost no evidence but once Archeops and I were soaring through the clouds we saw the trail of snow and ice that showed the exact path Red had taken. We spiraled around the clouds following the frosty trail, soon we ran out of trail and were forced to land. After I landed, I called Archeops back into his Pokeball. I called out Todd, he's my Lillipup. He is more a pet than a battler, nevertheless he is a skilled tracker.
"Alright Todd." I said quietly. "I need you to sniff out this guy." I held out Red's trainer I.D. Todd sniffed the I.D and began yipping. Then he stuck his nose to the ground and followed a scented trail into the forest. Todd walked in circle around a tree then attempted to climb it. I pulled out another Pokeball and sent out Ivon. He is my Serperior.
"Ivon, I need you to get us up into the tree." I explained. "Unharmed please. No throwing."
Ivon rolled his eyes and used his vines to pick up Todd, he lifted Todd into the tree then picked up me. Slowly he set me down on one of the stable branches, then he beckoned for more alone time in his Pokeball. I absorbed him back into the ball and followed Todd. Todd climbed across the branches and a narrow branch. I followed him across the branch making sure not to fall. After we reached the other tree Todd climbed back down and took off to the west. I leaped down and chased after him. Todd stopped in front of a rocky hill and yipped. I looked at the front boulder, several scratch marks and a burnt trail all the way to the top of the hill. I pulled out a blade of grass and touched it to the scorch. No fire, I removed the blade and felt the smoldered tip. Still warm, that mean it must be at around 2 hours old. I climbed up the hill and Todd followed. At the very summit the scorch marks stopped and there was a ring of emptiness. Plants were gone, pebbles blown away, not even dust. Just solid rock. No frost, no Articuno. The scorch marks mean a fire type, the scratches mean claws, and the missing stuff on the summit means wings. I scanned my memory of fire types with claws and wings. Charizard. I brought Todd back into his Pokeball and brought out Archeops. I leaped on quickly and flew up into the sky. I looked around me and noticed a trail of smoke. I followed the trail as fast as I could. Before I knew it we had been following the trail for hours and the sun was setting. The sky darkened more and more as we flew on and soon, it became too dark to see the smoke.
I squinted my eyes and could make out a faint light ahead, Archeops flew as fast as he could but began to grow tired. The light was moving, slowly but it was. We could catch it if we hurried. Soon the light stopped heading forward and I catched up. Soon I landed on the top of a Pokemon center, it was about a mile away from Red and his Charizard. I pulled out my sleeping bag and pillow and slept on the top of the Pokemon Center. I wasn't sure of Red's intentions yet, but I would find out soon.