Tainted

Crystal awoke to the sound of rain beating the tent. She sighed. "It's still raining?"

She stood up, yawning. The colorful Pokemon stretched until she heard something crack.

"Crap!" she exclaimed loudly. "I can't move!"

Her complaining woke Misty. She swiftly sat up. "Crystal, are you okay?"

"Does it look like I'm okay?" she moaned. "Hit me on the back I think I popped something."

Misty crawled out of her sleeping bag and smacked her on the back. "Owww."

Crystal's back ached. Ash woke up on his own and noticed Crystal grumbling something.

"Are you still asleep?" he asked.

"No, I'm resting my eyes," she said sarcastically. "What do you think?!"

"I think you slept too late," he stupidly replied.

Crystal opened her mouth to rudely ask if he knew what sarcasm was. She stopped. "Just forget it."

She slowly stood up, but her soreness made her fall down again. Ash looked puzzled. "She cracked something when she woke up," Misty answered his question.

Crystal dragged herself across the tent. She lifted the flap and looked at the forest.

It looked so damp out there, everything was being drowned in water. The flowers were removed from their roots and many tree branches had fallen. This brought back memories. This storm is like the one I experienced when I was little. The forest has been flooded.

The large Pokemon hauled herself out of the tent. She was still injured but could just barely stand up. Crystal mentally slapped her self in the face. How could I forget?

She pulled herself onto the log they sat on the night before. "Ash, Misty, come sit down I want to give you something!"

Misty looked at her suspiciously but Crystal hid the urge to smirk. The girl shrugged. She untrustingly walked over and sat down. Misty was on one side, Ash was on the other, and Crystal was right in the middle. She let out a disappointed sigh.

Misty looked at her suspiciously. "Crystal, didn't you want to show us something?"

She snapped back to her senses. "Oh! Right, uhhh, I'll go get it."

Crystal walked over into the trees. She could feel Misty's disbelieving gaze burning right through her. But she wasn't sure if it was her gaze at all. Dark trees shaded most of the ground in front of her.

She felt something at her feet. She looked down. A strange black colored berry laid on the ground. Crystal picked them up, glanced around, and dashed back to the clearing.

A black and Gray Pokemon stepped out of the shadows. "Perfect."

Crystal set the berry down in front of them. This has to work.

"I wanted to give you guys this awesome berry. But I could only find one so you'll have to share." Crystal informed them. Hopefully they will.

Misty glanced at it. "No thanks Crystal. I don't want it," she refused.

"I'll have it." He swiped it up from the ground and took a bite.

The trainer held his neck and started choking. "It….burns." He managed to utter between coughs.

Crystal assumed it was a joke. "Very funny Ash," she said sarcastically.

"I'm...not...kidding…." He chocked and coughed. Misty caught Ash as he fell. He was trembling. "The berry…is…" His eyes slowly closed.

"Ash? Ash!" Misty cried. She shook him but he didn't stir.

"The berry is what?" Crystal asked.

Misty listened to his heartbeat, it was faint and slow. "Crystal, what have you done?"

The large Pokemon stared at Ash. "I'm sorry! I just wanted to help! But that berry must have been..." Crystal thought for a minute. Her eyes widened. "Poisoned!"

That strange feeling I had back there. Could it have been the berry? But I'd never seen it before, she thought suspiciously. So what could it have been?

"Misty, take Ash to the tent. Let him rest maybe he'll wake up," she assumed.

Misty wondered what Crystal was going to do. "Where are you going?"

Crystal was about to be on her way. "I don't think that berry is from this forest. I'm going back to where I found it to check things out." And she was off.

She skidded to a halt and scented the air. It was faint but she could scarcely make out something recognizable. The shady environment looked wary, as if it were concealing something.

There were no sign of the berries either. Not even a bare patch of grass where they usually grow. While Crystal was searching, a vast gust of wind knocked her over.

Once she had gotten up she found herself on the ground again. She wasn't even sure if it was the wind. The wind isn't that strong. It may be cloudy but it's not that breezy.

Crystal was then struck numerous times and knocked down.

"You're supposed to be dead."

She felt a cold claw force her to the ground as she attempted to get up. The sharp talons cut into her back. "Stop, whoever you are!" she screamed.

"Are you saying you don't remember me?" the voice taunted her.

Crystal gaze met with the terrifying yellow eyes she thought she'd never have to see again. No, he couldn't have…I thought I…He supposed to be…

He made the pain injure her further. The Mightyena dug deeper until the gash spilled blood.

His deathly voice whispered one word, "Die."

0.0……Hooray! An update, yay! I sound so retarded. Never mind me and my stupidness, you keep reviewing and I'll keep updating.