Cloud flattens his ears against his head just a moment before Zack whines uneasily. Where are all the Pokémon?

"Something's wrong," Hazel whispers. She hates it when forests got quiet. In her limited experience it generally meant a bad storm was coming or something dangerous was there. "Let's hurry." She's too worried about the Herdier to be creeped out enough to get her butt out of the woods.