"LAND HOOE!," Ms. Waila announced, making us all jump and search for the new shore. I was starting to get cabin fever from the lack of nature around us, I wanted to run and chase but it was hard being stuck on the back of a Wailord. The sea was beautiful, but I loved the trees and the mysterious sounds the forest whispered throughout the day.

We all were left speechless by the sight of the shore, it was breath taking. I saw trees, so many beautiful trees and in the distance you could see a new mountain range waiting to be conquered. I was so ready to explore this new world I wanted to jump into the ocean and swim to it myself!

I was grateful we all made it okay across, no one fell in, no one was lost. Although we did have an altercation with some fisherman, Ms. Waila avoided them easily. The only problem was it added time onto our trip, making it four days instead of two and we were all running out of food.

"It's beautiful..," I yearned from the touch of solid ground beneath my paws.

"It sure is," Jack agreed.

"How much farther to The Falls?

"Not far, it should be just beyond those mountains...," he stared at the distant piles of rock impatiently waiting.

The shoreline approached us quickly and we all thanked Ms. Waila for her trouble.

"Goodbye, children and good luck," she dived back into the water and disappeared.

We all stood on the sandy beach looking at the giant tropical trees and hearing the cheerful sounds of wildlife.

"Where are we?," Theresa gaped at the view.

"We're almost home," Jack spoke," Alright, let's go and get some ground in before dusk!"

I was all to happy to walk and actually go somewhere, see new sights and smell new smells; being stuck on Ms. Waila's back made me appreciate my life a little more.

The trail was so beautiful with exotic flowers and new Pokémon I had never seen before. None of them attacked the other, they all lived in happy peace, greating us and then continuing on their way.

I leaned into to Chance," I wish we could just stay here."

"It may seem perfect, Violet but it is far from...," he whispered. "This place is a trainer's dream! The Pokémon here get raided at least once a month by trainers who come and take the innocent. That's why they all live together, for protection; there is safety in numbers."

"Uhm.. right. Let's keep moving."

We found a spot that seemed fairly safe in the middle of the tropical forest where we set up a camp.

"Okay, it's almost sundown, we sleep in shifts," Jack announced.

Shifts? We've never done that before.

"Whyyyy?," Theresa whined.

"Because this is a dangerous place. We need to be alert, I'll take first watch."

I feel asleep quickly, tired from the long day only to be awoken by Chance." What are you doing," I mumbled.

"It's my watch, go to sleep," he replied and then licked my cheek.

I nuzzled back down and enjoyed a long peaceful slumber. I woke up to the sun in my eyes, I rolled over and groaned unhappily.

"Let's go princess," Jack ordered.

I stood up an stretched," Hey, how come I didn't take a shift," I yawned.

"Because you wouldn't wake up, Chance took a double."

Oh... now I feel shitty.

"Come on, Singe and Chance are scouting ahead and Theresa is trying to find some food, we need to go back and erase our tracks. Divert trainers or hunters."

"Jack... do you think the hunters are still following us?"

He paused and scrunched his face," Yes. I do. See, hunters get paid when they deliver the load they are meant to find. If they don't find m, they don't get paid."

"Why not just go get another Ponyta?"

"I wish I knew, Violet. I wish I knew..."

We erased our previous tracks and then lead them in a different direction before returning to the campsite. Chance and Singe were back from scouting but Theresa was still gone.

"I'm going to look for her," Singe stood up.

"Be careful," I warned him.

"Sometimes, you got to be risky, Bluey," he said before walking through the brush.

"If he is not back in an hour, we go to get them," Jack said

"How do you know they didn't plan it," I laugh. Both of them turn to me confused. "You know? To get some privacy! WINK WINK!"

"Oh, ew!," Jack shuttered.

"Gross, Violet!," Chance fake barfed.

"Aww, come on you guys! They're in love, let them be!" A rustle came from the bushes," See... I told you, they're back already!"

"Violet," Chance's voice was cool and calm," Come over here." I stood up and slowly walked to Chance and stood behind him, from the trees came two humans. They had ugly brown cloth around them and were holding giant nets.

One looked angry and started to shout at the other, they argued back in forth.

"What's happening?," I whispered, shaking behind Chance.

"They don't want us, they want bug Pokémon," he explained.

The second human turned to our group and looked at all of us, he turned to his partner and grabbed a pokeball from his bag. Oh Shit! Fuck this! NO!

The other human got pokeball to and cast them infront of us, they popped open revealing a Scizor and a small blue worm like Pokémon with pincers.

"Chance...," I was ready to piss myself.

"They want a double battle," he explained.

"No! Not, don't do it! Please!?," I begged.

"Who else will do it? You?," he joked.

Me? YES! ME! I need to do! I have to, I need to fight! "YES!," I agree.

"What?.. No. Absolutely not. No, no way!," he vetoed the option.

"Jack back me up here!," I turned to Jack.

"No fucking way," Jack sputtered. I was taken back by his curse, Jack rarely cursed.

"But...," I tried again.

"Violet, no. It's not gonna happen. I love you, stay here," he then turned to face the Pokémon and their trainers. Jack stood beside him in battle stance, facing the small blue worm while Chance was across from the Scizor.

Oh hell no! I'm not some pampered poodle you can stick in the corner and give a treat to! I have the right to battle! I need it more than anyone!, I had convinced myself.

The trainer had called to his Scizor to attack with Fury Cutter which Chace dodged easily. The other trainer was about the command his worm to do something when I pushed passed Jack and stood in front of him. The trainer and Jack were both stunned and while they stood there mouth open, I took my shot using Fire Spin.

It took the worm by surprise, he didn't have time to dodge the attack and was eloped in flames. The bug was damaged but remained on his feet, he growled at me and I smirked at him.

"What the Fuck Violet!?," Jack was raging behind me.

"Looks like this is my fight," I glance over my shoulder, " Now go stand over there."

"VIOLE-," he began to say but was to late to warn me. I felt an extreme pain in my front right leg and looked down to see blood. THAT LITTLE FUCKER! HE BIT ME! I could feel my energy draining but I didn't let it show, I stood tall and grinned at the little worm," Is that the best you got?"

He turned purple in the face from rage but he couldn't do anything, he needed to wait for his master's command. Chance attacked the Scizor with Heat Wave which burned the steel bug pretty badly.

"Good shot babe," I told Chance.

"You are not off the hook yet," he spoke out of the side of his mouth.

The Scizor retaliated with Metal Claw striking Chance and having him crash into the dirt. Chance struggled to stand but he did, knees wobbling slightly

I turned to my blue worm and made my eyes bug and fluttered the lashes flirtatiously sending my Baby-Doll Eyes at him. He looked weaker than before but I wasn't sure. The human bellowed to his worm and he then he closed his eyes and used Acupressure on himself, raising one of his talents.

"VIOLET, HE RAISED HIS DEFENSE!," Jack yelled from behind me. Shit! DEFENSE!

It was Chance's turn he closed his eyes and I felt myself grow with power and feel stronger while he looked weaker. NO! CHANCE NO! (Helping Hand)

The owner of the Scizor told him to use Metal Claw again and hit did. It hit Chance directly in the chest, knocking him to the ground. He lay there unmoving with rapid shallow breaths, GET UP CHANCE! GET UP!

I couldn't dwell because it was my turn, I wasted no time and set out another Fire spin. Bugs are weak to fire! Please work! Please work! The worm fell after the flames cleared and his eyes turned to X's, A KNOCKOUT! WOW! I KNOCKED HIM OUT! WHEWW GO ME! I could feel my power surge, my victory had caused my HP to rise.

The trainer recalled his Pokémon and turned to his friend. I looked to Chance who was unmoving and ran to his side. The Scizor's trainer pulled out a new pokeball, OH HELL NO!

I stood protecting him, covering his body with mine and released another Fire Spin to warn them and turned to look at Chance whose eyes were shut," Chance?"

.The Scizor used Slash and I felt it hit my back with excruciating pain. I knew that if Chance wouldn't have used Helping Hand, I would be knocked out right now. I bit my lip to stop from crying out and turned to the Scizor and I was pissed. I felt the energy inside me building up, my rage was explosive. I opened my mouth and set the most powerful Fire Spin I have ever done in my life out towards the Scizor and didn't let go. The attack went on for about 30 seconds before I felt like I might pass out, by then the Scizor was knocked unconscious and the trainer returned him to his ball.

Even though he had lost, the trainer was smiling at me. I could barely see, my lids were so heavy that they started to close. The last thing I heard before darkness was Jack calling my name.