The Canyon

The orange crusty clay walls stretch in a curved line, swerving and turning throughout the chasm. The canyon walls are truly intimidating in size, and the possibility of having infected hiding in the nooks and crannies of the plateau sides frightens you to no extent. You tighten your grip on your satchel bag and move onward as Jackal followed close behind, browsing and investigating the ominous rock walls. Your steps walk through its center while echoing around the natural eroded hall, making a straight narrow path to be able to pass the canyon's chasm to reach the swamp. Strangely enough, there are carved out sections of the clay and rock walls of buildings with rubble roofs, wooden bridges, and scaffoldings. It truly was once a place where Pokemon lived happily in a village, and you wonder if anyone was still around.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" You dare to call out in hopes of seeing another rational soul instead of a feral. However, only the chilly and moaning wind of the canyon calls back by blowing past you.

Even Jackal was a bit worried. "That's it. This place is just freaking me out. We're outta here." He says as he bumps elbows with you to walk faster.

Suddenly, a dim shadow looms high above you during your walk! It went by too fast for you to be able to see what it truly was. Looking up, you search for the mysterious object, but to no avail, not finding anything in the air of it around. Perhaps then it was just a cloud, although it did seem pretty fast for the shadow to whisk at such a large size like that. Pretending to ignore it, you continue on, watching from the edges of your eyes for it. For about another five minutes, nothing seems to appear.

Coincidentally, almost immediately after you point your vision up from the canyon floor, the large shadow flies past over your again; even Jackal noticed it this time. It was definitely a Pokemon, but which one? Was it infected?

You instantly heard a, "Pssst!" The both of you look over to your right but see nothing but small grasses, an occasional weed, and clusters of rock. "Are ya insane? Get under cover before ya get grabbed away!" A woman's voice from what you guessed, (with a fill of a strange country accent), called out to you. An arm popped out from a small hole, almost covered by a bright brown stone. The arm was a bit thick in stature, but it had golden-hazel scales running almost all the way around it with claw tips at each finger. Under the arms, was a pale tan color of skin. The shadow streaks by again, and this time, you were ready to look up.

Terror filled your eyes as you see a winged beast's width spreading out wide above you. It was a silhouette to your vision as it blackens the sun out in front of your eyes, and it conceals its species by the lighting effect. Its draconic hindpaws strike out, ready to capture prey like a bird. You quickly grab the tight bandanna around Jackal's arm, using it to pull him with you as you run for the waving big arm. You dive, tossing Jackal to his side with you as both of you slide into the small hole, managing to miss the flying Pokemon's grasp. You heard its feet clench behind you, missing its attempt to collect you for its dinner.

The both of you roll a bit down in the small hole is it formed into a sharp curving slide, as you fall face-first into a...

1. Chubby female Sandshrew!

2. Well built male Golem! *