"Stop that Pokemon!"

The Deino did not care about the noises the people were making. He could understand, but understanding was not his priority. He scampered through the halls, ignoring the shouts and the frantic footsteps of his pursuers. Every now and then he would glance back, and take a sharp turn to confuse them. Sometimes he would get away, but only for a little while. He always seemed to run right into another group of people, who would in turn dive to catch him. But grabbing onto a thirty eight pound dark-dragon type Pokemon was not an easy feat. He would bite, struggle, and kick his way free from his captors hands, and resume running.

Swerving around a corner, the Deino ducked behind some crates. He panted, but after a quick inhale, steadied his breathing. He was sure he had evaded them this time. Sure enough, the noises of his pursuers entered his hearing, then quickly vanished. The Deino peered around the corner of the box, and was quite content that he had duped them. He scampered further into the storage unit, after all an exit had to be around here somewhere.

The Deino appeared normal enough to an untrained eye. He was two feet, seven inches, and had short body. Four stubby legs kept the Deino upright, and he was adorned with black fur that went from the top of his head to the center of his chest. The back of his head possessed the single, long strand of hair, and violet dots were scattered on his chest fur. Yet this Deino was different in one crucial area; his face. He had a central bang of hair that nearly reached his snout, but the rest of his bangs were shorter. This in turn, revealed the Deino's most startling characteristic, which was his eyes. Deinos are biologically blind upon hatching, and only receive their eyes once evolving into Hydreigon. However, this Deino was tampered with since his conception. His creators had given him the gift of sight, and he had no idea why this was the case. In fact, he assumed the forms that greeted him upon his birth were his parents. Whatever the case, the Deino's eyes gave him more perception where he should have none. This allowed him to notice how off is home really was. He spent most of his life in a glass enclosure, and was poked and prodded by appendages he did not understand. When he wasn't being bothered, the Deino would watch other Pokemon in different rooms being poked and prodded by similar, alien arms. After observing this for who knows how long, the Deino concluded that his home was not the place he wanted to stay. So the Deino had attempted to escape several times, if his memory was to be believed. It probably was not, but he did not care.

The Deino carefully maneuvered in between the crates, and kept his senses alert. Even if he had escaped for now, he was sure someone would find him. Nevertheless, he found a crate that he was confident about hopping onto, and without grace attempted to clamber up. Being so short, this task proved to be difficult for him, not to mention very loud. Upon clawing onto the highest crate, the Deino began to search. There had to be an exit somewhere. Using his keen eyes, the Deino quickly spotted what he was looking for. At the other end of the winding maze of crates, was a clearing. Embedded within the wall was a set of double doors, and the Deino's eyes lit up with excitement. This was his chance. The Deino chuckled with glee, and hopped down to the floor. He scampered through the winding maze of crates, and soon found himself in the open space. The exit was right in front of him, but to his dismay, the doors were absurdly tall. He pouted a bit, and tried to find a handle. Alas, despite his scurrying back and forth, the Deino could not find a visible handle to the door. He was wasting too much time, and sooner or later, he would get caught again. The Deino frantically glanced around, but he could not find a means of escape.

"You lost again?" A familiar voice spoke. The Deino groaned upon hearing this. He reluctantly turned to face his captor, who strolled out of the darkness. The Pokemon was a dark type dog, with thick black fur going from the back of her head to the tip of her tail. However, the Pokemon's face and lower body fur was a lighter gray, but went back to black past the elbow. Her glowing red eyes stared him down with contempt, and the Pokemon drew her mouth into a slight snarl. "No use running anywhere now, you're cornered kid."

"Kid? Aw Vixen, I'm an adult now." The Deino mocked whined. Vixen, the Mightyena, chuckled darkly.

"You'll always be a child in my eye, given your habits. You are disobedient, stubborn, and when you don't get what you want, you either scream or run away." Vixen moved her right paw to emphasize the last bit of her monologue. This was boring the Deino. Vixen had thwarted his attempts at escape before, or at least most of them. He probably got caught by some other guard Pokemon, but Vixen just seemed to be the most responsible. She was also, in his eyes, a sadistic jackass who loved to torment any Pokemon that tried to escape from this place. To add to his list of grievances, she enjoyed a good monologue all the darn time.

"You're no fun…" The Deino remarked, taking the time to lick his right paw. "I just want to know what's out there."

"You don't belong out there." Vixen answered sternly. "This is your home, and it's my duty, as your care keeper," The false concern in her voice was evident, "to make sure you stay within these walls. Now, if you'll just follow me, I'll escort you back to your lovely enclosure. Obey me, and I won't have to beat the tar out of you. Doesn't that sound nice?"

The Deino yawned. The threat of being physically harmed used to terrify him. His first escape attempt ended up with him getting beaten senseless, and it halted his desire to escape for an nondescript amount of time. However, the Deino would usually be no worse for wear the next day. The humans, for whatever reason, would always restore him to full health after these beatings. It was just another bizarre instance that made the Deino want to escape. It also made Vixen's threat an empty one.

"It really doesn't, and besides, this place just seems, heartless, you know?" The Deino gestured over to the doors. "It's probably very nice out there, and if you do subdue me again, I'll just try to escape again later." Vixen glared at the Deino, yet grew a smirk.

"I figured you would refuse, and honestly, it's more fun that way." Vixen growled, and without warning, attempted to pounce the Deino. However, he had scampered to the side, avoiding Vixen's attack. Despite his legs being stumpy, the Deino leaped with surprising force. Vixen turned right as the Deino headbutted her in the side, which sent the Mightyena rolling to the ground. Upon landing, the Deino sat down innocently. Vixen rolled back to her feet, and snarled lowly. The fury in her eyes was evident.

"Honestly," The Deino began, but Vixen suddenly became a blur and rushed him. Without any time to react, the Deino was slammed hard by Vixen's Quick Attack. This sent him careening into a wall, and the Deino yelped upon landing. He shook his head to regather himself, and rolled to avoid Vixen's jaws snapping past him.

"Can't we just talk about this?" The Deino hopped backwards, avoiding another one of Vixen's bites. Vixen reared her head back, and lunged again. However, the Deino sidestepped, and retaliated with a bite of his own on Vixen's scruff. The Mightyena howled in pain, and thrashed to dislodge the Deino. He remained firmly attached, despite being slammed against the floor and any crates Vixen stumbled into. However, these repeated slams did eventually loosen his grip, and the Deino was shaken off. He flew off at an awkward angle, and had no time to land on his feet. The Deino bounced and skidded along the ground, and upon finally came to a rough stop. He glanced up, and smiled sheepishly. Vixen was still reeling from his bite, and had gritted her teeth in anger. Her snarl was no longer subtle now.

"Hey, don't look at me like that." The Deino snapped, rising to his feet, "I was only-" A rush of flames struck the Deino from the side, and propelled him into a stray crate. The Deino collapsed on the ground, and wheezed a bit. That time he hit his ribs, and having the wind knocked out of oneself is not pleasant at all.

"Well, well, I seem to have found the party!" A rough voice spoke. Striding into the clearing, the second dark type dog was a little taller than Vixen. However, his coloring made him appear like Satan himself, with a vibrant red muzzle and belly. The rest of his fur was colored like darkened soot, and the Pokemon possessed the classic demon tail with a triangle at the end of it. He even had curled ebony horns, which curved inwards towards his jaw. The Deino glanced up and smiled.

"Hi Brutus, how ya-" Brutus slammed his left paw down onto the Deino's back, making the dragon cough.

"Shut yer mouth you little runt!" Brutus yelled. "I'm sick of you! Every time I have to catch you during one of your escape attempts!"

"We, Brutus, We." Vixen corrected, trotting over to the taller dog. "You can't take all the credit you know." Brutus shot Vixen an annoyed look.

"Who cares who gets the credit?" Brutus rolled his eyes, adding, "You're just trying to impress Damian again." Vixen shook her head in either confusion or anger. Possibly both, the Deino couldn't tell. Regardless, it was still humorous to watch Vixen stumble over her words.

"Why, no!" Vixen snapped. "I'm just trying to maintain my position here, unlike some lazy dog I know."

"Lazy?!" Brutus glared down at Vixen and turned fully towards the Mightyena. "From what I remember, you were the one-"

"Excuse me?" The two looked down to the Deino, who had rolled free of Brutus' paw. To their collective shock, his eyes were glowing pure white. The Deino smirked. "You two talk too much." Opening his maw, the Deino expelled a powerful white beam. Brutus and Vixen scrambled in opposite directions, and the beam rocketed past them. It punched through the roof, sending detritus crashing down onto the floor. Some chunks of rubble punctured crates below and sent the contents sprawling across the floor. After a few seconds, the Deino ceased the beam, and panted heavily. He glanced up, and reared his head back in shock at the destruction he caused. Vixen's eyes were wide as dinner plates, and she stared at the Deino.

"Wh-When did you learn that?" She inquired.

"Honestly, I have no idea." The Deino took the time to lower himself and scratch an itch on his neck with his back right leg. "Just sorta, came to me, you know?" Vixen shook herself out of her shock, and growled lowly. She pounced again, and this time succeeded in colliding with the Deino. The two rolled as they grappled, and Vixen used her left hind leg to kick the Deino off. He collided into the corner of the wall, and the Deino landed roughly. He looked up, only to be greeted by a wall of flames that washed over him. After a few seconds, the flames ceased, and he was now covered in soot. The Deino was backed into a corner, with Brutus and Vixen glaring him down while snarling fiercely. This was turning ugly fast, and the Deino's act of destruction was sure to bring more guards his way. He needed to act fast, and after a brief moment, the Deino had an idea.

"Alright, alright, you got me." The Deino proclaimed. "I surrender." Brutus burst out laughing at this.

"He really thinks he can fool us?" He stated to Vixen, who also broke out into a giggle fit. The Houndoom snapped his head back to the Deino. "We are not gullible, runt."

"No really, I'm beat." The Deino insisted. "After all, here I am in the corner, no way out, and there's probably an army right that is going to arrive shortly. "

"Shut it." Vixen snapped. "You had your chance."

"So did you." The Deino remarked, and reared back onto his hind legs. He then charged the two, and Vixen was the first to leap at him. The Deino slid onto his side, and Vixen went sailing over him. He rebounded back onto his feet, and hopped headfirst into the awaiting Brutus. This sent the dog skidding backwards, and the Deino analyzed his situation. Just as he wanted, Vixen was a good distance behind him, and he had put space between himself and Brutus. There was only one more step in the Deino's plan. He looked back to Brutus and sneered at him.

"Yeah, Vixen has a point, you really are lazy." He spit his tongue, which made Brutus's whole maw glow bright orange. The Deino laughed, and turned his back to Brutus. He looked to Vixen, who had hunched down and was preparing to charge him. The Deino scratched at the ground with his left paw, and raced to the Mightyena. Vixen sneered, and charged at the Deino. Brutus had flames swirling in his jaws and reared his head back.

"You're finished!" Vixen yelled.

"I'm sorry!" The Deino countered.

Brutus unleashed his flamethrower at the Deino, who promptly ducked as he felt the heat behind him. Vixen skidded to a halt, eyes wide in shock, and was struck in the chest by the flamethrower. She was sent careening into the rubble, and Brutus halted his attack. He glanced past the Deino, and winced upon seeing his ally knocked out cold among the detritus.

"Whoops…"

The Deino whirled around back to Brutus, eyes glowing once more. Brutus tucked his tail between his legs and turned to flee. He was too little, too late. The Deino expelled a beam of Dragon Breath, which rushed forth and struck the Houndoom in the rump. Yelping, Brutus careened into the floor, and the beam punctured the wall behind him. The Deino struggled to keep the beam alive, and swung his head around. Like a theoretical knife through butter, the beam tore through the surrounding walls and through the double doors. The Deino wheezed, and his beam vaporized. He glanced up, and saw his chance. The Deino scurried forth, and hopped through the gash he created. Landing awkwardly on the other side, the Deino disappeared into the lush forest as alarms rang behind him.