A real short chapter here.

My eyes widened in fear by the shout of this. He did just say that there was a forest fire, didn't he? That would mean that I would have to make a run for it back towards the city I last came from, Cherry Grove. I turned and ran, the smell of smoke shortening my breath. It burned my nostrils. Just another thing to add to the misery I was feeling.

I looked back, trying to spot anything that resembled the orange glow of fire when suddenly I tripped. I felt my right foot twist as pain shot through me. I came in contact with the ground pretty hard.

I turned my body around and clutched my foot. I whimpered in pain as I rolled back and forth. The pain was excruciating. And the smell of smoke filling my lungs wasn't helping any. The tears were returning. I was scared and helpless.

I stayed put for what seemed to fell like forever, the smell of smoke getting worse. Then, I heard the crackling of fire. I knew this was bad. I had to get up and move on. I knew I was a fire type and that fire types absorb the fire, but I didn't like fire. I was afraid of it, afraid that it might incinerate me like it did to others.

I began getting up, placing my right foot down first. Bad idea. Pain shot through me and I cried, toppling back over.

"Help!" I cried out, hoping that someone would hear me. To no avails did anyone come.

I began sliding for the nearest tree to prop myself up against and think. My foot was aching horribly. I felt it hit something and twist while I was running, but I had no idea what it was.

I coughed, the smell of smoke worsening. I tried breathing, but barely any air was getting in.

"Crap," I muttered. "Things are just going from bad to worse. Why is all of this happening to me?"

I could hear the crackling of the fire from where I was and I knew I had to get out or be burned. Luckily there was a sturdy looking stick nearby. I leaned to grab it and immediately the pain rippled through me again.

I cried out even more as I wrapped my shaking paws around it. I got up, using my left foot for balance and supported my right leg, which barely touched the ground. I began moving slowly, trying my best not to upset my foot.

I heard a loud crack from behind. I glanced back and saw the flickering orange glow of the fire. I was sort of relived that it was behind me, but I worried I wouldn't make it out in time. My nose was flaring and my eyes were burning now from the smoke. My throat was dry and I coughed again.

I continued to limp my way away from the fire, but the next time I turned around, I could see the flames a lot closer than I had expected. My heart began racing. I tried moving a bit faster, but that upset my foot again.

Tears were now streaming down my face and starting to dry up. I could feel heat on my back now. I began panicking and began hopping, keeping my right foot hoisted above the ground as I did so.

I could feel myself starting to sweat. The intense heat of the fire was the cause of that. I took a glance behind me and saw that the fire was very close this time. My eyes widened as I fell, agitating my foot again.

I cried out in pain once more. The area around me was lit by the fire. It was then I realized that in my attempts to outrun the fire, I had gotten myself completely lost. I couldn't tell which way I came from. This forest looked like the same one like my home, though the forest I lived in I was able to spot familiar landmarks to let me know which way I was going.

I heaved heavily, desperately trying to breathe in some fresh air, but all there was was smoke. My lungs burned every time I breathed. I coughed again, shutting my heavy eyelids. The crackling fire was the only thing I was able to hear as I began drifting out slowly.

I snapped open my eyes suddenly, realizing that falling asleep now would be a huge mistake. My eyes were a bit blurry from the lack of sleep I wanted. I could feel the blistering heat of the fire now. It felt like it was all around me.

I sat up, rubbing my eyes to get a clearer look. What I saw I didn't like. The fire had already caught up and was burning everything around me. The trees, the shrubs, everything. My lungs burned again and I coughed a lot more uncontrollably this time.

My dry, itch throat felt like it was finally cracking. I needed something to parch its thirst. Water or even juice from a berry would do. The taste of the Tomato Berry still lingered in my mouth

Again I tried to crawl, but hat only sent more pain coursing through my body, irritating my foot. I had no spit to swallow to even wet my dry throat just a bit. I fell limp to the ground, my body giving into exhaustion.

I watched as the deadly orange flames just continued to burn everything to ashes. The trees were weak enough to collapse and take someone out with it. I wanted to cry, but I had nothing left.

The fire, I noticed was now spreading around me, slowly closing itself in like a trap, and I was in the middle, surrounded by it. In no time I was exactly in that position. The fire had surrounded me and began to slowly advance on me.

I took in one deep breath, trying not to choke from the smoke and exhaled, watching as the fire came to put an end to me.