Singe wasn't lying when he said there was a blizzard on the mountain! The snow was relentless, it's been like this for 3 days! I can barely see 5 feet in front of my face it's so bad. The snow keeps piling up around us, making it harder to walk but Chance was sweet enough to give Theresa a ride on his back. Jack was so frustrated with our lack of progress, we were already half way up the mountain and we still hadn't seen on of the tunnels Singe told us about. Everyday he would say we were almost there but with no luck, the cold was getting to be too much for me. I couldn't feel my feet!
"Chance," I called to him.
"Violet," he responded, next to me.
"How much longer, it's too cold! I don't know if I can walk in it anymore!," I shouted.
He yelled ahead for Jack and Singe who were navigating out the path and after a few moments they cam into sight.
"What's wrong?," Jack asked concerned.
"Everything!," Chance barked. "It's freezing! Theresa can walk in the snow anymore, Violet can barely walk and I'm exhausted. Are we near this tunnel yet?"
Jack turned to Singe, letting him answer. "We're close, mate!," he shouted over the whipping winds. "We should be there-"
Chance barked loudly, interrupting him," NO! We've been following you for 3 days! We should have reached this tunnel system by now! Wasn't the whole point of you guiding us, to ACTUALLY guide us to these tunnels so we wouldn't have to walk in the blizzard!"
"This way, mate! Were almost here!," he turned and began to walk up the mountain.
"Jack?," Chance turned to Jack," It's your call!"
"I say we follow him! We must be close by now and being alone out here we'll surely freeze!"
Chance nodded and we continued the tedious treck up the steep mountain slope. We walked for what felt like hours with the snow blowing against us, the cold was agonizing with each step. The snow was up to the nape of my and I saw Chance was struggling against the mounds of snow too. My cast was feeling like it weight 2 tons, especially since it was full of snow.
"OYY," I heard Singe in the distance ahead. "WE FOUND IT! C'MON THEN!"
I couldn't even see him, but I jumped, trying to run against the snow to get to the tunnel. I saw Chance was racing to get there too, but he had to be cautious with Theresa on his back. Trying to run made it seem like we were going slower than what we had been, but it worked because I saw Singe ahead of me. He was standing next to a hole on the side of the mountain, it was huge! I ran in, tumbling on the snow that had drifted in, but I didn't care. Finally! We're out of the storm...finally.
I stood and shook my fur, sending snow and ice in all directions. I saw that Jack, Singe, and Chance were inside now and they were trying to seal the entrance. Good luck, I thought.
Theresa was in in the middle of the path, she looked frozen in place. "Theresa?"
She just sat there shaking, either too cold to speak or her mouth was frozen shut. I looked around but there was no wood or sticks to start a fire. I don't need wood! I'm a Fire Type! I knelt over her and blew embers on her, watching as the ice and snow melted into water. Her teeth chattered and she wrapped her arms around herself, but I continued to blow embers to keep her warm.
"T-t-t-tha-a-ank y-y-y-you," she chattered.
"Shh," I told her," Just warm up." I went to her bag and got a potato we had brought from the garden. I ran up the path a ways and put the potato down and came back to her. "Watch this!"
I built the fire up inside me and sent out a fire spin down the tunnel, singeing the walls and charring the potato. I leapt up and got the potato and brought it back to Theresa," Here, a nice warm lunch."
"T-t-thanks Vi-iolet." she wasn't stuttering so much so I was happy. Turning to the boys, they had made no progress on closing the tunnel.
"Why don't we just move on!," I say," If we move down the tunnel there will be no more snow."
They looked at each other," Yes, let's do that!," Singe jumps at the chance to leave the snowy spot.
We grab our packs, Theresa climbs onto Chance's back, munching on her potato and we walk into the dark tunnel. The only reason I could see the path was because of Jack's flaming mane guiding the way.
"These tunnels," Chance breaks the silence," they lead through the whole mountain range?"
"In a way...They lead through each mountain that I've seen but they aren't continuous. Once we reach the end of this mountain, we have to find the tunnel on the next mountain" Singe explains.
"Sooo... when we reach the end of this tunnel, it'll be the other side of the mountain?," I asked.
"Yes. Then we'll have to go to the next mountain and find it's tunnel and I'm pretty sure it's like that on the whole range."
Then Jack spoke," Have you ever encountered any Pokémon on these mountains?"
"No, no one that I know of."
"Too bad, I really have been wanting to battle other Pokémon so I can evolve," Jack sounded disappointed.
"Mate, if it's a battle you want, it's a battle you'll get. Let's do it!," Singe replied.
Jack stopped walking,"What? You? You want to battle me?"
"Why not? I could use a good battle, haven't done it in awhile," he grinned devilishly.
"Okay...sure, Let's do it!," Jack whinnied excitedly.
"WAIT! Now? Inside a mountain?," I interrupted. "We are literally inside a mountain and you two want to battle!?"
They looked at each other, then to me and simultaneously responded, " Yes."
"This is a horrible idea! The mountain could be damaged and tumble down on us!," I tried to convince them.
"I'll be gentle," Singe turned to Jack. Jack smirked back at his witty remark, ready to battle.
Chance put Theresa down, she was eager to see how it all played out, her eyes wide with excitement.
"Chance!?," I urged him to help me.
"Might as well let it happen. Who knows? It may be fun," He smiled.
I rolled my eyes," This is a horrible idea and if we all die, I'm blaming all of you," I mumble to myself.
Singe and Jack were now in fighting position, Jack was a few feet in front of us and Singe had gone done the tunnel a few meters to give himself room. Jack wasted no time, right away he sent out a Fire Spin; Singe dodged the attack and spun around sending a Psybeam right a Jack.
Jack didn't dodge the attack and stumbled backwards with the power of impact, he looked dazed but shook his head clearing his thoughts. Jack then used his Agility, boosting his speed for later attacks.
Singe then sends another Psybeam hitting jack full force; he was confused and tried to return with his Stomp move. The move backfired and he ended us hurting himself!
Singe closed his eyes and started chanting while Jack stumbled from his confusion and stars swirled around him, He's doing Lucky Chant, I thought. After he finished, he grinned happily, but Jack had shook of the confusion and in flash he had crossed the distance between them and Stomped on Singe with his powerful hooves. Singe was barely damaged due to his protection from Lucky Chant.
Singe was pleased by how well he was doing in the battle, you could see it from the smile on his face. Next, he started to stomp on the group, creating fire before he charged at Jack, knocking him to the ground.
Theresa yelped at the force used to knick Jack down. "Wow," I whispered," That was a great Flame Charge."
"This guy is good," Chance said in a hushed voice," Jack will get him, I can tell he is about to se his signature move,"he chuckled.
Signature move?
Jack was struggling to stand, his body was seared from the Flame Charge and he gritted his teeth from the pain. His icy blue eyes were filled with the rage of defeat, but also with confidence, like he might actually pull out a win. He bowed is head, all three of us held our breath with anticipation while Singe tilted his head curiously.
Suddenly, Singe was surrounded by balls of fire, spinning around him. He yelped with pain as the balls touched him, encasing him in flames. Singe fell to the ground writhing in pain, once his eyes closed and the fire left. Chance rain into the middle of the two contestants.
"Wow," I said again to myself, shocked by the turn of events," That was a brilliant Inferno!"
"AND THE WINNER IS... JACK THE PONYTA," he bellowed in his best announcer voice.
Theresa and I cheered from the sidelines and Jack strutted over to Chance and grabbed the pretend microphone from his hands," I'd like to thank my mom for this award and my best friend, Chance...Gosh, I'm tearing up. Thank you! Thank you!," he said dramatically.
As he continued his award speech, I went over to check on Singe, he was still knocked out, Oh brother! "Looks like we have to set up camp, guys, Since Singe is still out!"
Theresa rushed over, "Oh no! Will he be okay?!"
"I'm not a nurse, Theresa! But I'm guessing he'll be fine, he just needs to rest."
"Oh, poor Singe," She muttered stroking his burned fur.
"Okay," Jack trotted over," Let's all sleep a little, it's been a long day."