Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Defenders of the Cosmos

Chapter One

The White Vulpix

I could hear them. They were getting closer to me and I felt weaker every step I took. I couldn't run anymore. None of my muscles were responding to my brain which was screaming and sending to my nerves to leave. I couldn't, not anymore. I wanted to run, but everything was shut down. The cold ground underneath my small, frail body was biting at me, taunting me. It felt nice, but that cold snow just wanted to rip away all my hopes. Those voices were nearing me. I knew it was time. I would try and give one more fight, but I can barely stand my ground. It wouldn't be much of a fight then, heh. How even could I? I tried it once, and I failed with full disappointment. They were stronger than me and my fire was done for. I stared at the little bit of flame that gave me some hope, smiling some and wishing it would just end. My fire was going to be put out. Maybe it would be possible to die before those voices met me. I wanted to continue fighting and running, hoping they'd never catch me. But I failed.

The fire, it warmed my face as the last lights were beginning to fade. The rest of my body was numb and frozen. I couldn't help but feel the smile grow wider as I remembered my friends and family one last time, their faces flashing in my memories as I stared at the flame. Remembering my mothers warm hugs brought frozen tears to my eyes, staining and freezing them. It was too cold for the fire to keep them to run. If only I could stay next to this fire longer, instead of going back to that nightmare of a lab they said would help me. All I could do now was close my eyes and listen to those voices as they became clear and loud.

"Fire!" I heard someone yell.

"That's her! Get her! She can't move, what a pathetic beast."

Pathetic... That word stung. I tried to put up a fight before, but maybe I was just pathetic. I couldn't fight them off. Not all of them. Why couldn't they just leave me here to die by myself? Why did I have to go back to their lab. Hrmph, well, at least now that they will finally capture me they will let my family go. I pray to lord Arceus that they will let them go. I was selfish, not wanting to give myself up for my family. But now that I will be dying, maybe they'll be happy and thankful that I was dead and they could go their separate way. I was the winner now. Father, Mother, you will be saved. I promise.

Everyone has a purpose in life, mine has now been served.

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"Where are we going?" A young, dark type pokémon asked with a groan. His fur was unusually well-kept. Most pokémon of his type could simply change it with a thought. He was rather a rare pokémon in this area. Yet, he wasn't any more special than a shiny pokémon, that's for sure. This Zorua, the only thing strange about him were his eyes. Around his pupil, there's a tint of red? It's mostly overpowered by his bright and blue mysterious eyes. He was quite smaller than the other pokémon his age, his best friend who he was chasing after and calling after.

"We're almost there! Brr, it's colder than usual though!" The pokémon's voice rang throughout the trees that lined the snow-covered mountain trail. You could see one's breath with this cold air. "I bet Articuno is in this area!"

"What kind of berries did you get into?" The young Zorua asked, eyeballing his friend from behind. He continued to trudge in the snow up the mountain. The Zorua seemed to be struggling a bit to keep up with his friend. His friend was right though, it was a lot more cold in this area than usual. "Slow down, Rui!" He called out to his friend, growling in annoyance.

The pokémon in front of him, known as Rui, chuckled and quickly glanced over his shoulder and called, "Go faster!" The pokémon then came to a halt and noticed something strange around this area. He dug his claws into the icy-snow below his feet and gazed over his shoulder one more time. This time, his friend wasn't there! "Zoro?" He murmured to himself. The young small light brown, dog pokémon gazed around and flattened his ears in fear. "Zoro, where did you go? This isn't funny!" He called out. The pokémon then lowered his head to the ground, pressing his nose nearly up right on the snow and began to sniff! Every few sniffs, he'd get a little bit of snow up his nose. The pokémon turned around and began to sniff behind him, finally catching Zoro's scent. He began to follow it off to the side with another path that was barely visible. Zoro's scent got stronger as he continued to follow it, wondering where his friend went. Finally knowing exactly the details, he began to run through the snow very quickly up a hill to a clearing.