Amber walked along the path, making a quick glance towards the civilization she was now leaving- Jade City. She grinned to
herself, thinking about her badge. Suddenly Midnight bared her teeth and growled. Amber looked back.
"What's wrong?"
"Hound...." her Houndour tried to communicate with her.
She frowned. "You know I can't understand you.."
"Dour..."
She shrugged and returned her gaze to the path ahead of her, walking silently. She had a feeling of uncomfort, however, and
could sense Midnight's. After a while she saw a forest ahead. She continued walking, smiling slightly. 'Maybe I can get a new
Pokèmon...' she thought. Her Houndour continued padding along behind. She reached the forest. She continued walking down the
path, the trees slowly thickening until she could see little, then nothing other than them. Soon the forest was so thick she
could not see the sky, let alone the outside world. The uncomfortable feeling worsened. She thought she heard a growl. It was
almost unnoticeable, but she thought she had heard something at least.
"Wh-wh-who's there?" she stammered.
Midnight snarled, her teeth bared.
The growl returned, louder. Amber stood stock-still, terrified. Midnight stood in front of her protectively. The growl came
again, louder still. Amber stood, staring warily onward. Suddenly something jumped out of the bushes. She jumped.
"Zjin, pers..." the cat-like Pokèmon hissed.
Her Houndour growled again.
"Pers.. per.. pers.. per..." Amber suddenly noticed the Pokèmon's voice sounded restrained. It seemed to be having trouble
speaking. Suddenly the Persian collapsed to the ground. Amber ran to it. She bit her lip and examined it.
"It's... hurt... really bad," she said. She had only just noticed the scratches and cuts it was covered with from ears to tail.
Midnight was still snarling at something. She realized it was something else.
*
'Foolish human...' the Persian thought. 'Why won't she save herself? It's dangerous. If only she knew... run, little
girl, RUN....' He lifted his head slightly, saying to the black dog-like Pokèmon in his own language, "Save yourself and
your trainer... run! It will get you.. it..." his head fell to the ground again, his energy spent. He breathed deeply, the only
action he could still perform. The pain...
It started from outside, then worked its way in. It was unbearably intense, present at all moments. That... monster that had
attacked him. He had been so content, always taking care of his mate and children. Then it attacked. His mate... he was sure
she was dead. She had made a last effort to save the children, hiding them in a bush and hoping that a human, the thing she
least trusted, would find them. He doubted they would survive on their own. But all he cared now, was that that human would
run, go away.. save herself... then everything went black.
*
herself, thinking about her badge. Suddenly Midnight bared her teeth and growled. Amber looked back.
"What's wrong?"
"Hound...." her Houndour tried to communicate with her.
She frowned. "You know I can't understand you.."
"Dour..."
She shrugged and returned her gaze to the path ahead of her, walking silently. She had a feeling of uncomfort, however, and
could sense Midnight's. After a while she saw a forest ahead. She continued walking, smiling slightly. 'Maybe I can get a new
Pokèmon...' she thought. Her Houndour continued padding along behind. She reached the forest. She continued walking down the
path, the trees slowly thickening until she could see little, then nothing other than them. Soon the forest was so thick she
could not see the sky, let alone the outside world. The uncomfortable feeling worsened. She thought she heard a growl. It was
almost unnoticeable, but she thought she had heard something at least.
"Wh-wh-who's there?" she stammered.
Midnight snarled, her teeth bared.
The growl returned, louder. Amber stood stock-still, terrified. Midnight stood in front of her protectively. The growl came
again, louder still. Amber stood, staring warily onward. Suddenly something jumped out of the bushes. She jumped.
"Zjin, pers..." the cat-like Pokèmon hissed.
Her Houndour growled again.
"Pers.. per.. pers.. per..." Amber suddenly noticed the Pokèmon's voice sounded restrained. It seemed to be having trouble
speaking. Suddenly the Persian collapsed to the ground. Amber ran to it. She bit her lip and examined it.
"It's... hurt... really bad," she said. She had only just noticed the scratches and cuts it was covered with from ears to tail.
Midnight was still snarling at something. She realized it was something else.
*
'Foolish human...' the Persian thought. 'Why won't she save herself? It's dangerous. If only she knew... run, little
girl, RUN....' He lifted his head slightly, saying to the black dog-like Pokèmon in his own language, "Save yourself and
your trainer... run! It will get you.. it..." his head fell to the ground again, his energy spent. He breathed deeply, the only
action he could still perform. The pain...
It started from outside, then worked its way in. It was unbearably intense, present at all moments. That... monster that had
attacked him. He had been so content, always taking care of his mate and children. Then it attacked. His mate... he was sure
she was dead. She had made a last effort to save the children, hiding them in a bush and hoping that a human, the thing she
least trusted, would find them. He doubted they would survive on their own. But all he cared now, was that that human would
run, go away.. save herself... then everything went black.
*