Crystal launched herself onto a nearby tree.
Shiloh had his head buried in a bush. They were both searching for the same thing.
"Where is it?" she whined.
"Nothing over there."
Shiloh walked up to the tree Crystal was climbing. She searched thoroughly then lept off the lowest branch empty handed.
"I can't beleive that there isn't a Veya Berry in this tree either!" she pouted. "Isn't there any other trees we haven't searched?"
Her friend shrugged, it was difficult to keep track in an area this large. Crystal ran to another tree, there was something akward about this one. Crystal lept onto the nearest branch anyway. She made her way up, she felt it getting warmer. The scent of smoke surrounded her.
Crystal jumped to another branch and found a little orange flare on it. She watched as the spark grew larger, burning the leaves.
Fire, she paniced.
"Fire!" Crystal srambled down the tree and raced to her friend.
The entire plant was engulfed in flames. Crystal shot a water gun attack to keep the fire from spreading. After she'd put out the fire only ashes remained. An unusual looking Pokemon stood where the tree once was.
The Pokemon had fiery fur, it stretched down its back, to its tail and around its sharp claws. The rest of the Pokemon's fur was the color of smoke. Crystal saw its eyes were a bloody red. One strange thing about it was the scar on its left eye. The scar was shaped like a flame and it was color of fire too.
"You lit that tree didn't you?!" Crystal accused.
"So what?" The Pokemon's voice had a deathly tone.
"Who do you think you are?! Someone could've gotten hurt!" Crystal growled.
"Like I care. I cannot waste my time on a worthless scrap like you," he smirked.
"Look who's talkin!" she snapped.
"I am Zelgaudus, warrior of fire! You dare challenge me?" he snarled.
Zelgaudus? How is he alive?!
"Who set you free?!" she demanded.
"This Mightyena released us. He asked for only one thing in return; your dead body!"
Crystal wasn't intimidated.
Razor, that stupid, no good, evil rat! He's gonna get us all killed!
"All right hot head, I've heard ya bark now let's see ya bite!" Crystal retorted.
The fiery Pokemon was enraged, Zelgaudus lunged forward, slashing his claws at the tiny creature. Crystal dodged and lept onto Zelgaudus' back, nibbling on his fire-like mane.
"Get off me you insect!" Zelgaudus yowled.
"Make me!" she mumbled through gritted teeth.
Zelgaudus swung every which way but Crystal only hung on tighter. Shiloh shot an ember attack, but Zelgaudus mearly flinched. Getting tired of its new hitch-hiker, Zelgaudus rolled on the ground, crushing the little Pokemon with his weight. Crystal loosened her grip and Zelgaudus flung her off. She went sliding onto the grass.
"Pathetic," Zelgaudus sneered.
Crystal stood up shakily, still smiling. "What did I tell you? Just look at yourself and you'll see who's the pathetic one," she smirked. Crystal still had attitude, that's for sure.
"Stupid ball of fur," said Zelgaudus before scampering off.
"Yeah and don't come back!" she spat.
"I sure taught him. Hey Shiloh let's keep looking for the berry."
Crystal heard no response from her friend.
"Shiloh?"
"I'm right here, where else would I be"
Shiloh was standing right behind her. Crystal heard somebody mutter something.
"Shiloh, was that you?" He shook his head.
She then heard an evil snarl.
'Don't tell me he's back.' Crystal looked around and spotted Zelgaudus with two other unusual Pokemon. One had weird ears that were split and its body was the color yellow. Its tail had bands of black with legs that were black also. That Pokemon had a scar just as Zelgaudus did.
But this one was thunderbolt shaped and was a golden color. Crystal guessed that one was an electric type.
The other one had a scar on its left eye too.
This one was a water droplet. The Pokemon had a long sky blue stripe that ran from its forehead, down its back, and onto the tail. Its claws were the same color. The Pokemon's body was sapphire blue.
"Senario, you know what to do," Zelgaudus wispered to the yellow Pokemon.
Senario shot forward leaving a trail of lightning bolts in its path. Crystal could feel herself being lifted from the ground. Senario had grabbed Crystal by the scruff of her neck.
"This is bad."
She felt the yellow creature clamp his teeth harder on her fur. Crystal let out a painful wail.
"Help me!"
Dawn awoke from her sleep, sweating and panting. She nudged the black fox lying next to her. Dusk's ears twitched, his eyes opened to see a worried Espeon staring at him.
"What's wrong?" Dusk asked in concern.
"I could've sworn I heard Crystal crying out to me."
The Umbreon jolted upright. "Crystal?"
"Did you hear it too?" she asked him.
"Nothing," Dusk responded.
"Then I must have heard her through psychic contact!" Dawn was shocked. Only Espeons could contact each other with their psychic powers.
"Do you know where she is?" he asked.
"I can try to contact her and just maybe discover her location."
Dusk nodded, this was the only way to find out if their daughter was dead or alive.
There you have it, the thirteenth chappie.
I'm hoping to finish this story soon so I can start on the sequel. Please reveiw, I promise to update faster.