In The Desert

In The Desert

It was strange; I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching us. It was the dead of night and me and Skip my mudkip we're still wandering across the desert near Lavaridge town. We were exhausted, getting separated from the travel guide was a really bad idea. Well was it my fault the trapinch tend to set their traps even on  the path? My foot got stuck in one of those and the guide just told me to catch up. Well by the looks of it no one was looking for us. "Guess we're camping out tonight old boy." I sighed patting Skip a few times before setting my things down raiding my bag for a tent. "Mud-mudkip" he was trying to cheer me up with his enthusiasm as he nudged my leg but I was just tired and needed rest. It was still steaming though the sun had already set for about three hours now, but at least we could get some shut eye before daybreak where hopefully we could escape this huge sandbox.

I set the base of the tent near this odd looking plant. It scared the hell out of me since it really resembled a human. I held it tightly with my hand just to make sure; bad decision. It was an acute pain and my hand started bleeding. "Damn it Chris stop being paranoid!" Skip ran to me with a worried look on his face. "Don't worry Skip I'll be fine. Could you pass me my bag" he just kept quiet and followed what he was told to do. My bag was a mess, it was full of potions and pokeballs but somehow I could still fit in my clothes and first aid kit into this disaster. I slathered disinfectant on my bleeding hand. It stung pretty bad but it was the price of being safe. I got one of my extra shirts and wrapped it around the bleeding hand. I needed both hands to set the tent so it looks like we were sleeping under the stars tonight.

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Master got to sleep fairly easily, but I kept close watch on our surroundings, something was just not right. I've been getting this nagging feeling that someone . . . or something has been watching us since night fell. It was pitch black but my fins kept me aware of my surroundings. At times I wish master wasn't as impulsive as he is. If maybe he hadn't gone after that oddly colored trapinch and gotten stuck in that weird hole thing we'd be staying at some pokemon center instead of settling here. Well at least I can take this but I'm not sure how long master can, he's bleeding but at least his shirt can limit blood loss. If only we could find an exit or something.

"Mudkip?" something was moving, maybe it's master just having a bad dream. No there we're many of them. Damn it we're surrounded. Then I saw two yellow eyes glowing in the darkness. They stared at me menacingly like they we're after me or something. From two their numbers gradually increased. I stood transfixed there as they slowly closed in. I ran to my master and tackled him awake. Yes he was mad but he soon realized what my aggression was about.

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I grabbed the torch hanging on my belt with my clumsy right hand. I tried to switch it on but my eyes were transfixed on the horde of yellow eyed things heading our way. When I somehow managed to light my torch I saw a dark green hat with a grimace that could only be spotted on the face of a maniac. I frantically looked for my bag, maybe Dart my taillow or any of my other pokemon could help, Skip was just too exhausted from today's ordeal. The bag was gone, "Mudkip!" Skip screamed, and to my horror one of those yellow eyed monstrosities held my pokeballs containing my other pokemon.

Without a warning it threw all of them into the sky and shot them one by one with its sharp spikes. The capsules fell to the ground and blood seeped through their compartments. I fell to my knees I lost all will to survive, Skip kept nudging at me "Mud-kip, Mud-kip!" maybe he was telling me to run but how could I? "Skip, buddy just run, leave me here save yourself" he gave me that what are you talking about you idiot look. "Skip just do it please" he still wouldn't go. "Just go now!" I screamed then something stabbed me in the back, it punctured my chest. Skip finally ran away with tears in his eyes. "Hehe good boy." I fell to the ground and hit my pokedex. I beeped a few times and then read this entry


Cacturne the Scarecrow pokemon.  If Cacturne spots a traveler going through a desert in the thick of night, it will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving. It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat.