Jacob trudged onwards through the snow. He was about three miles out from Dendemille Town, and he was headed out further. The snow had accumulated pretty heavily the night before, and Jacob was glad he hadn’t been out in the storm. But the added snow had made it terribly difficult for him to continue his journey, and he had spent most of the day walking just a few miles out. The sun was already beginning to dip down behind the horizon, and the sky had turned bright orange. Jacob felt lonely. He would usually rectify this by releasing one of his pokemon, but he didn’t want them to freeze or have to push their way through the snow. The oncoming night worried him; he’d have to find a safe place to camp.
As he was thinking, he heard something crunch in the snow behind him. He turned around. Jacob had been walking between two higher shelves, both covered with snow, that had created a more pathlike area that was easier to walk. On one of these ledges, Jacob could clearly see a Weavile looking down at him, smiling. Jacob had never liked Weavile, and Dark pokemon in general creeped him out. But there was something about this Weavile. They stood, staring each other down for a few moments before the Weavile turned backwards.
“Vile, Weavile Wea!” The pokemon called out. Jacob watched as another and then another Weavile appeared to join their brother. Jacob counted each of them, reaching five before he turned to run. Stomping awkwardly through the snow, he wasn’t going at any sort of great speed. Meanwhile, the Weavile skated across the ice, easily reaching their full speed in their natural habitat. As the group approached him, Jacob reached for a pokeball.
“Let’s go, Nero!” He said as he released a pokeball. In a flash of light, his Blaziken, Nero, appeared at his side. The pokemon raised his hands and roared.
“BLAAAAAAAZE!”
“Nero, use flamethrower!” he said, wasting no time giving orders. Jacob had pointed towards the oncoming horde of Weavile, and Nero released a beam of fire towards them. The Weavile dispersed, jumping every which way to dodge the attack. The group was too fast, and none were hit by Nero’s attack. They quickly regained control of the situation, surrounding Jacob and Nero. Jacob didn’t know what to do; Nero didn’t have the strength to overpower five Weavile in their natural environment. Jacob had never hated Weavile more. As he thought this, the Weavile from behind Jacob jumped forward, swinging its arm with a night slash attack. Jacob dodged it, and the pokemon fell forward.
“Nero!” He said, calling out to his pokemon. Nero’s foot glowed red as he swung it around, slamming the Weavile with a blaze kick. The Weavile was sent flying backwards, landing in a pile of snow. Another Weavile leapt forward, this time from the front. “Fire Punch!” Blaziken swung his fist, now glowing red and orange with fire energy. He caught the Weavile in the face, knocking the pokemon to the ground. The hit Weavile sunk into the snow. But the next Weavile caught Nero by surprise, slashing his back. Nero leaned backwards and roared in pain, but that left another opening. Another Weavile released an Icy Wind attack. The blast of freezing wind sent Nero flying backwards, smashing into Jacob. Together, the two tumbled to the ground.
Jacob was now breathing heavily as he and Nero rose to their feet. All the Weavile facing them from their front now, they were in position to launch an attack. “Flamethrower!” Jacob ordered, and again the Blaziken sent a column of fire towards the Weavile. The group dodged again, and rushed towards Jacob and Nero, attempting to surround them. Jacob wouldn’t let the ice pokemon get an advantage, however. “Nero, Flare Blitz!” The pokemon glowed blue with flames and rushed one of the Weavile. He crashed into it, sending the Weavile falling backwards, once again into the snow. A Weavile lashed out at Nero again, but the fire pokemon, still enveloped in flames, ducked, avoiding the attack before swinging his body forward, pushing the Weavile to the ground. Nero was about to finish the Weavile when another launched an ice beam attack. The blue beam hit Nero’s leg, freezing it to the ground. The fire pokemon struggled to get free as another one of the Weavile, using a quick attack, slammed into the Blaziken. With his foot still trapped, Nero swung back, but was hit again with a night slash from behind. Another quick attack threw Nero free from the ice, but knocked him down, and away from Jacob. Nero lay in the snow, struggling in an attempt to stand.
“Nero,” Jacob called out as another quick attack from one of the Weavile pushed the Blaziken onto his back. Jacob needed to think of something. There were too many Weavile, and they were too fast. Jacob needed to even the odds. “Alright, Stargazer, come help us!” He called out as he released another pokeball. In another flash, his Golurk, Stargazer, appeared beside him. The huge pokemon towered over the Weavile who paused in their attacking of the fallen Blaziken to look up at their new opponent. One of the Weavile stepped forward, the one Jacob had stared down before, and released an ice beam attack. Stargazer rose its arm, blocking the attack. Its hand froze, creating a block of ice. Stargazer merely tilted its head, looking at the ice, before retracting its fist, releasing flames that shattered the ice block. The pokemon then turned toward the Weavile.
“Stargazer,” Jacob ordered. “Use night shade!” The Golurk placed both its arms forward with its hands facing towards the Weavile. Correctly aimed, it released a beam of black ghost energy. The beam hit one of the Weavile, sending the pokemon flying backwards, rolling through the snow. The Weavile scattered, running about, escaping from Stargazer and Jacob. “Thanks, Stargazer,” Jacob said as a flash of red returned the pokemon to its pokeball. Jacob slowly walked over to his fallen Blaziken, who looked up at Jacob, ashamed.
“Don’t worry about it, Nero. It was a five on one; there’s no way you could have beaten them.” The Blaziken nodded sadly. “Alright, take a rest now,” he said as he reached for Nero’s pokeball. In a flash of red, the pokemon was gone, disappeared into his pokeball. Jacob looked up. The sun was nearly entirely behind the horizon now; there was only a sliver of light remaining. With no sort of protection in sight and night rapidly approaching, Jacob decided to make his own protection.
Releasing two pokeballs, Atlas, his Tangrowth, and Dexter, his Heliolisk both appeared beside him. Together, the group began to put together a small fortress; they built a small shelter with walls of ice, forming an igloo barely large enough to fit the three of them. With this completed, and the sun now gone, they began working to build small barriers to protect them from the Weavile. Snow began to fall from the sky as they worked, reducing visibility further. Every now and then, Jacob could hear the Weavile moving around him. They were still the pray.
All of a sudden, Jacob heard a much louder crunch, the sound of snow below someone’s, or something’s, feet. He turned immediately to see what had made the noise.
As he was thinking, he heard something crunch in the snow behind him. He turned around. Jacob had been walking between two higher shelves, both covered with snow, that had created a more pathlike area that was easier to walk. On one of these ledges, Jacob could clearly see a Weavile looking down at him, smiling. Jacob had never liked Weavile, and Dark pokemon in general creeped him out. But there was something about this Weavile. They stood, staring each other down for a few moments before the Weavile turned backwards.
“Vile, Weavile Wea!” The pokemon called out. Jacob watched as another and then another Weavile appeared to join their brother. Jacob counted each of them, reaching five before he turned to run. Stomping awkwardly through the snow, he wasn’t going at any sort of great speed. Meanwhile, the Weavile skated across the ice, easily reaching their full speed in their natural habitat. As the group approached him, Jacob reached for a pokeball.
“Let’s go, Nero!” He said as he released a pokeball. In a flash of light, his Blaziken, Nero, appeared at his side. The pokemon raised his hands and roared.
“BLAAAAAAAZE!”
“Nero, use flamethrower!” he said, wasting no time giving orders. Jacob had pointed towards the oncoming horde of Weavile, and Nero released a beam of fire towards them. The Weavile dispersed, jumping every which way to dodge the attack. The group was too fast, and none were hit by Nero’s attack. They quickly regained control of the situation, surrounding Jacob and Nero. Jacob didn’t know what to do; Nero didn’t have the strength to overpower five Weavile in their natural environment. Jacob had never hated Weavile more. As he thought this, the Weavile from behind Jacob jumped forward, swinging its arm with a night slash attack. Jacob dodged it, and the pokemon fell forward.
“Nero!” He said, calling out to his pokemon. Nero’s foot glowed red as he swung it around, slamming the Weavile with a blaze kick. The Weavile was sent flying backwards, landing in a pile of snow. Another Weavile leapt forward, this time from the front. “Fire Punch!” Blaziken swung his fist, now glowing red and orange with fire energy. He caught the Weavile in the face, knocking the pokemon to the ground. The hit Weavile sunk into the snow. But the next Weavile caught Nero by surprise, slashing his back. Nero leaned backwards and roared in pain, but that left another opening. Another Weavile released an Icy Wind attack. The blast of freezing wind sent Nero flying backwards, smashing into Jacob. Together, the two tumbled to the ground.
Jacob was now breathing heavily as he and Nero rose to their feet. All the Weavile facing them from their front now, they were in position to launch an attack. “Flamethrower!” Jacob ordered, and again the Blaziken sent a column of fire towards the Weavile. The group dodged again, and rushed towards Jacob and Nero, attempting to surround them. Jacob wouldn’t let the ice pokemon get an advantage, however. “Nero, Flare Blitz!” The pokemon glowed blue with flames and rushed one of the Weavile. He crashed into it, sending the Weavile falling backwards, once again into the snow. A Weavile lashed out at Nero again, but the fire pokemon, still enveloped in flames, ducked, avoiding the attack before swinging his body forward, pushing the Weavile to the ground. Nero was about to finish the Weavile when another launched an ice beam attack. The blue beam hit Nero’s leg, freezing it to the ground. The fire pokemon struggled to get free as another one of the Weavile, using a quick attack, slammed into the Blaziken. With his foot still trapped, Nero swung back, but was hit again with a night slash from behind. Another quick attack threw Nero free from the ice, but knocked him down, and away from Jacob. Nero lay in the snow, struggling in an attempt to stand.
“Nero,” Jacob called out as another quick attack from one of the Weavile pushed the Blaziken onto his back. Jacob needed to think of something. There were too many Weavile, and they were too fast. Jacob needed to even the odds. “Alright, Stargazer, come help us!” He called out as he released another pokeball. In another flash, his Golurk, Stargazer, appeared beside him. The huge pokemon towered over the Weavile who paused in their attacking of the fallen Blaziken to look up at their new opponent. One of the Weavile stepped forward, the one Jacob had stared down before, and released an ice beam attack. Stargazer rose its arm, blocking the attack. Its hand froze, creating a block of ice. Stargazer merely tilted its head, looking at the ice, before retracting its fist, releasing flames that shattered the ice block. The pokemon then turned toward the Weavile.
“Stargazer,” Jacob ordered. “Use night shade!” The Golurk placed both its arms forward with its hands facing towards the Weavile. Correctly aimed, it released a beam of black ghost energy. The beam hit one of the Weavile, sending the pokemon flying backwards, rolling through the snow. The Weavile scattered, running about, escaping from Stargazer and Jacob. “Thanks, Stargazer,” Jacob said as a flash of red returned the pokemon to its pokeball. Jacob slowly walked over to his fallen Blaziken, who looked up at Jacob, ashamed.
“Don’t worry about it, Nero. It was a five on one; there’s no way you could have beaten them.” The Blaziken nodded sadly. “Alright, take a rest now,” he said as he reached for Nero’s pokeball. In a flash of red, the pokemon was gone, disappeared into his pokeball. Jacob looked up. The sun was nearly entirely behind the horizon now; there was only a sliver of light remaining. With no sort of protection in sight and night rapidly approaching, Jacob decided to make his own protection.
Releasing two pokeballs, Atlas, his Tangrowth, and Dexter, his Heliolisk both appeared beside him. Together, the group began to put together a small fortress; they built a small shelter with walls of ice, forming an igloo barely large enough to fit the three of them. With this completed, and the sun now gone, they began working to build small barriers to protect them from the Weavile. Snow began to fall from the sky as they worked, reducing visibility further. Every now and then, Jacob could hear the Weavile moving around him. They were still the pray.
All of a sudden, Jacob heard a much louder crunch, the sound of snow below someone’s, or something’s, feet. He turned immediately to see what had made the noise.
