From: Nendil <lucyliu@flash.net> Subject: Re: [PW!] Happy Birthday, Rilli! Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 1:31 AM RobfromVoid <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:38701B63.9CDD2B3E@prodigy.net... > > Mithril-rama holds Robert's hand as they head into the city, "What now, > Robert? Any more surprises I should know about?" > > "Not until later tonight..." Robert grins and winks at Rilli while they > walk through Viridian City, "...but right now lets head to the Pokemon > Center so I can use the computer to exchange my Pokemon with your > assistance for selecting the right ones. Before we do that, can you > please trade me back Golem for Venonat? I get Psyduckbumps just from > having the Bug's Pokeball on my belt!" Robert shivers as he heads into > the Viridian City Pokemon Center, for once with his girlfriend at his > side. "Have you decided on your team, Robert?" Rilli asked as the couple waited for the humming machine to finish exchanging their pokémon. "I think so," Robert nodded as the machine spit out two Pokéballs, one on each side. "I'm going to switch Golduck for Hitmonchan, since that duck's so clumsy! And then I've gotta trade Snorlax for Vileplume..." "Sounds like a plan." Rilli picked up her pokéball and looked at it. "I better check to make sure the trade worked..." Robert suddenly realized what that actually meant. "Uh, wait a second, Rilli..." He wasn't quick enough, however, as the pokéball popped open on the ground. A purple ball of fuzz looked back and forth between the two trainers, a bit disoriented. Suddenly its large eyes widened with recognition, and it immediately glomped onto Robert's leg. The results were.. predictable, to say the least. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!!!" Robert ran wildly around the room in a panic, even after Venonat lost its grip on his leg and fell off. This continued for a couple of minutes until Rilli managed to catch him by the arm. "Robert, get a grip! It's only Venonat, you've seen it before!" "I-it never acted like that before to me!" Robert stuttered as he backed away from the confused Venonat, who was now even more bewildered by the inconsistencies in its trainer's behavior. Rilli stretched out a hand to it, and it shrank away in fright. "I see we still have a lot of work to do..." she sighed as she recalled the insect back to its pokéball. Robert seemed to calm down as soon as the bug was out of his sight. "O-Okay, I better do the trade now..." he breathed, walking over to the computers. He sat down and quickly began typing out a short letter to Bill. Suddenly, he paused in thought. "Wait a minute, Rilli, I just remembered that Rock is weak to ground attacks! Golem will be weak to Earthquake, even if it can't be hurt by Thunder!" Rilli considered the information for a moment. "That's right, I forgot... but Golem is really strong; he'll be able to stand the attacks won't he?" Robert shook his head. "I can't take chances against Giovanni, Rilli! If I lose again, who knows how long it'll be before I can challenge him again!" He began typing again on the computer. "Come to think of it, Vileplume is weak against ground too, since it's got Poison... I guess I'll leave Snorlax in, since at least she isn't at a disadvantage." "Then what are you going to do about Golem?" Rilli asked. "I'll, um... switch it for Tauros!" Robert decided. "Heck, I haven't used him in a while... and Normal's not weak to Ground _or_ Poison!" He tapped a few more keys, then made the switches through the computer. "There, all set!" Nendil -- The Aquafraternal Fanart Corner http://www.freespeech.org/aquafraternal/