I blushed wildly underneath my fur as Riffin looked straight into my eyes. And when I didn't answer right away he looked up and down, checking me out.

"How am I to trust you?" I blurted out. "How do I know I won't just be your rarity?"

"Because your kind isn't rare." Riffin pointed out. "You're such a darling young vixen Alice. You won't just be my prized mate, you'll be my irreplaceable lover."

I felt like I was going to catch on fire with how hot I felt. He seemed like a jerk, but I felt like I loved him!

"Yes, Riffin." I replied finally. "I will be your mate."

"Yes!" Riffin yipped. "Maybe this time, you'll be a mate I won't lose. You should probably talk to your father though."

I sheepishly nodded and got back in my tank, worried about how everyone would take this news.


"Alice! Come play with me and Orion!"

Riffin smiled as I leaned against him, watching Dimples play with his best friend, an Eevee named Orion.

It had been several months since I became mates with Riffin, and I haven't felt happier. My Dad and many other Pokémon were horrified that the 'normally cynical me' would be mates with a 'prideful egotistical fur ball.'

But I hardly cared, Riffin really seemed to be changing for the better. Even playing with the pups and kits of the Pokérental Company. When I asked him why, he told me he wanted to be ready for when we have pups.

And we definitely tried in the closet, but no such luck. I couldn't be infertile, the doctors that check on us would have said so.

Drills have been planned to evacuate us seen news has spread of a Yveltal destroying single buildings with a clap of it's powerful wings.

I never expected it to happen here, we were all just so happy and everything was going right for a change. Except my father refused to talk to me because I had become mates with Riffin.

"Riffin?" I said gingerly to my mate. "Do you think I'm infertile?"

"You? No, we have records of all the infertile Pokemon in the Company, and you are not one of them." Riffin replied. "It can take mates years before they have eggs, just be patient Alice."

"It would be great to have more friends to play with!" Orion squeaked, my pelt felt hot as I realized he overheard what he said.

"Um, sure." Riffin teased, playfully knocking over the Eevee pup. "Carry along now."

Orion ran off and pounced on top of Dimples and they started play-fighting. I smiled and gave a loud purr.

That is, till I heard a catastrophic roar from outside the building.

The Manager bolted into the room, looking horrified. Several employees ran to him and were panicking.

"Sir! Should we unlock the tanks and cages!"

"What about the Pokémon on display?!"

"Silence!" The Manager snapped. "The Pokemon will be fine, it's us who have to get out of here!"

My heart dropped, he's going to leave us all to die.

"LET US OUT OF OUR TANKS!" Hydra roared within her's. "HELP!"

As the humans ran out of the building, I felt a glimmer of hope as I saw the Manager left two golden keys on the floor.

"Riffin look!" I gasped. "The keys for the tank and kit room! We can get everyone out of...Riffin?"

I turned around and he wasn't there, he couldn't of left...?

"Alice!" Another Pokémon yelled. "Quit stalling and get us out of here!"

I panicked and grabbed the key and unlocked Hydra and then Teddybear and gave them both a key each to help the others and ran past the tanks.

"Alice! Where are you going?!" Hydra yelled from afar. "You got to help us get the others out of here before that Yveltal destroys the building!"

"I gotta find Riffin!" I replied, I heard Dimples and Orion calling for me but I refused to turn back. I bolted past the building doors and outside where the display Pokémon were frantically trying to break free from their chains.

And above in the sky, was Yveltal.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAARRR!"

The red legendary prepared a huge ball of red light and threw it mercilessly at the Pokérental Company building.

As he threw the ball, I leaped off the hill of the building and tumbled down into the forest area and ran into an empty burrow covered by a large rock. As I was in there, I heard the explosion and it was so loud I could not hear anything and for a few seconds I was completely deaf.

The rock blew off the burrow from impact and I saw trees blown off their roots and into the sky, debris followed. My heart sunk as I realized Riffin could have been killed in the tragic destruction of the Yveltal.

I waited a while till the last of the broken trees fell over, and the flying debris had stopped. Then I left the burrow and looked at the result of the blow.

The building was no more than broken fragments, ashes, and tank shards.

"RIFFIN?!" I yelled. No! He couldn't be dead!

But many more Pokémon had to be.

I saw the spots that once held the display Pokémon were now burnt ashes, and I knew they didn't make it out in time.

Did...did anybody make it out in time? It couldn't of just been me...?

I felt cold horror when I saw a bigger pile of ashes within the building was still on fire, and a red eyeball rolled off the pile and near my claws. It was my Dad, Unihorn.

"...D-dad?" I whimpered. "No! No! No! NOOOOOOOO!"

I cried and screamed desperately and once I stopped I realized I did not want to stay in this rathole a minute longer.

I jumped over the broken glass and looked around me, the forest was mute of any life. But I refused to give up hope that some other Pokémon had to made it out of this tragic scene.