[ EU ] In Pokemon Zubats are annoying but laughably weak . Write a story that makes them absolutely terrifying .

Beneath my feet, the gravel of the cavern floor crunched loudly. Listening to the echo, I could only barely sense the size of the room. It felt massive, and straining to see in the darkness, I wondered as to which direction the exit may lay. 
 
 Days had already passed, since I had left Cerulean to chase my dreams, with only Staryu by my side. Lost and alone, without food or water, we had wandered -- floor by floor, until we had to have searched the entire cave. After the second day, Staryu fainted, dehydrated without a source of water. Placing it back within its PokeBall, I continued, starving, but determined. 
 
 And my determination had led me here, to this possibly immense room, which I noticed felt slightly warmer. The air itself even felt.. heavier; surely there had to be an opening, an exit here, to the outside world! Wondering about blindly, I found myself against a cold and smooth wall, which I followed, guiding myself along until suddenly underfoot I felt -- soil! -- undeniably, soft, moist soil! This was my chance, we were saved, or so I believed as I took off towards the direction of the soft ground. 
 
 To my dismay however, I felt myself listing on my third step, my running shoes coming unstuck in what felt like quicksand, and slipping away. Even as I tried desperately to turn back I felt my body heaving forward; with hands outstretched, I fell into the sludge blindly as my ankles became caught in the muck. Above me then I heard the familiar cries, shrill and ear piercing -- and I realized my fatal mistake too late. 
 
 Slowly I began sinking further and further into the warm, putrid substance; so thick that it swallowed my limbs, turning them completely useless. As the earth slowly ate me, I cried not for me, but for Staryu, trapped eternally within its PokeBall.. 
 
..and with a final gasping sob, I died, breathing deep the soft guano of Zubat, slowly but surely, drowning on the poisonous substance. 
 

