The Hackers {A Pokémon Fanfic}

••Chapter One••

||Misao's Point Of View||

It was a snowy night, just like last night had been. Snow blurred my vision, exactly like last night.

Two figures stood beside me, and I assumed that they were my two friends, Koko and Ichii. Another figure strayed away in the distance, and I only had a moment to wonder who it was before Koko and Ichii began to growl at something in the other direction.

A figure approached us quickly. It seemed to be a Shinx, so I didn't feel threatened by its presence.

Suddenly, we were surrounded. Multiple figures emerged out of the shadows, heat emitting from their freezing bodies. Koko and Ichii bared their teeth, and I did the same.

"Give up. You've already lost this fight, no need to spill blood." Somebody was talking. I couldn't tell where the voice was coming from.

"We won't give up without a fight, you idiots. Come at us with your best shot, I'm certain we can handle you." The voice came from Koko, and her voice sounded so. . . off. She didn't sound like herself at all.

Almost instantly, there were multiple bodies on top of me, small claws and teeth digging into my body. Blood oozed from the fresh wounds, pooling around me. I tried to scream, only to find that another body was on my mouth.

Ichii screamed, and then, he was gone from my vision.

Just like that, he was gone. Koko was still struggling under the bodies, and so was I. Then, Koko was gone. I could hear her screams as she was dragged away from me.

I blacked out shortly after.
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I woke up with a jolt. It wasn't snowing, and I wasn't with strange figures. Koko slept peacefully beside me, and Ichii sat beside Koko, his eyes barely open.

"Hey, good morning Ichii," I said softly. He smiled at me, mouthing good morning to you, too at me. His red fur was sticking up in all directions. I could only imagine how much he was tossing and turning in his sleep last night.

Koko moved beside me, yawning. She opened her eyes, looking at me. "Oh, good morning Misao!" Koko smiled at me kindly.

I laughed. "Well, you slept well, didn't 'ya?" Koko laughed, her eyes bright. Her fur was also sticking up everywhere, just like Ichii's.

Ichii and Koko were almost like brother and sister, despite their obvious differences. Koko was a Rockruff, while Ichii was a Vulpix. I on the other hand was a Sneasel. The three of us found each other one night, all freezing, and we haven't looked back.

"Yeah, I slept pretty well." I didn't want to tell them about the nightmare, as I feared it would scare them more than it needed to. Dreams were just dreams anyways, it didn't matter.

"Cool! Why don't we start looking for some berries, I'm starving," Koko suggested. Ichii and I nodded, standing up slowly. Koko immediately took the front of the group, and Ichii took the middle, leaving me stuck in the back.

"So, what kind of berries should we eat today?" I honestly didn't care, I just wanted to keep Koko and Ichii interested.

"Erm. . . Oran berries!" Koko hungrily smiled.

"Yeah, Oran berries are the best! Let's go find some so we can eat!" Ichii ran ahead of Koko, sprinting over to a bush in the distance.

"Guess we should follow him," I muttered. Koko picked up her pace, and I tried to match it, but failed. Her four legs could move a lot faster than my two legs.