From: Ali Oceanmist <alioceanmist@aol.com> Subject: [PW!] It's All in a Name Date: Sunday, January 09, 2000 3:15 PM Author's Note: Uh.. Well.. Last time, Scyther chopped up a ton of Spearows and Zubat. That's about it. o.o; Yeah, it wasn't a pretty sight, but it was all I could really think of. Anywho, I hope this actually gets posted. Enjoy, if you see it, that is. --------- Clippity clop. Clippity clop. Clip clip clop. The sound of the Ponyta's hooves practically hypnotized both Ali and Agiotoee. They were taking a Ponyta drawn carriage around Cerulean, just to get a feel for the city before they went to the gym for a match. Just before they got on the ride, they had a little battle against a wandering trainer. That got Seel, Agiotoee, and Pidgeotto some experience, which was something they would definately need if they wanted to battle Misty and come out alive. "Meleon." Agiotoee managed to let out the small sound, his nose up in the air, and eyes closed. He was obviously relaxed. "Huh?" Ali blinked, finally coming out of her trance and snapping her head toward Agiotoee immediately, seeing that he was completely zonked out. He didn't even looked like he was in this world. "I ought to get a Ponyta someday so I can calm Scyther down." Ali sweatdropped a little, then looked forward, seeing the road ahead, many buildings, and the flame from the Ponyta's mane. The Ponyta whickered, continuing down the street, blinking every so often. Clippity clop. Clippity clop. Clip clip clop. The sound continued on and on, as if it never stopped. The driver smiled, holding the reins a littler tighter within his hands. He then softly whispered to the fire horse. "That's right, Pyrostar. Now turn a little." He moved the reins a little to the left, the Ponyta quickly responding by making a sharp turn left so they could dodge a bicyclist riding down the side of the road. "Pyrostar. That's an awfully pretty name." Ali commented in a content voice. "Yes. I named her myself." The driver responded, then gave his loyal Ponyta a little tap on the rear with his whip to speed her up. A thought then came to Ali's mind. "Pyrostar.." She whispered to herself. Then she thought for a moment. *Hey.. I haven't nicknamed the rest of my Pokémon! Dratini, Seel, Scyther, and Pidgeotto still need nicknames!* One of the funnest parts of training Pokémon was that you could nickname them. Suddenly, the carriage came to a complete halt in front of a nearby park. The driver turned back to Ali, as well as Pyrostar. "Ride's over. And since you're such a beautiful young lady, I'll let ya go for half the price." Ali smiled, blushing a bit. "Thank you. I'm quite flattered.." She stood, digging into her pocket and pulling out 5.00, placing it in the driver's hand. "There you go." The driver tipped his hat as Ali and Agiotoee carefully stepped off of the carriage. "Have a nice day, ma'am." He smiled back a little, then tapped Pyrostar on the rear once more with his whip, then Ponyta nickering and going down the road at a canter. Ali looked down at Agiotoee, who was dancing to a tune in his head that sounded much like the one that came from the Ponyta's hooves. Ali giggled a bit to herself, then sat down next to a tree, Agiotoee dancing over to her and flopping down next to her, swaying back and forth to the same tune. Ali then threw her other four PokéBalls, Dratini, Seel, Scyther, and Pidgeotto emerging. "Scyther Scy.." Scyther said in a dark voice, as usual, his razor-sharp arms folded over his hard chest, eyes closed, which opened every so often to examine the others around him with a cold glare. Ali glanced at all of her Pokémon in a circle around her. "Okay, everyone." She said. "You are all here right now because you all need.. Nicknames." A gasp was heard from all of the Pokémon except Agiotoee and Scyther, then the group fell silent once more. "But I will choose these nicknames." She soon said after the long period of silence. "And I will start wiiiiith.." She thought for a long period of time, looking back and forth through all of her Pokémon, then finally pointing to Dratini, who jumped, letting out a loud, sharp "DRE!!" "You, Dratini, will from now on be known as Roaneas, after my guardian, Roaneas the dragon." She smiled, then pat Roaneas upon the head, who smiled back at his trainer. "Next, I choose Seel for nicknaming." She then pointed to Seel, who did absolutely nothing when he was chosen, just shook his tail in the air. "You, Seel, will be nicknamed Xavier. I don't know why, either." Ali laughed a little to herself, sweatdropping, Seel continuing to shake his tail in the air. "Heh, well, anyway.. Next for nicknaming is Pidgeotto." She turned her head to the bird, who gave her a surprised look and pointed to himself with a wing. Ali nodded, then leaned toward him. "Your nickname will be Delilas, just because it sounds cool." She then leaned back, stroking Pidgeotto's soft feathers. "Last, but not least, for nicknaming.." She slowly turned her head to the green mantis sitting between Agiotoee and Delilas. "Scyther." "SCY!?" Scyther's eyes then shot open, and he immediately stood on his odd feet, lifting a shining scythe arm over his trainer's head, as if saying with his motions and the anger showing on his face "Don't nickname me!!" Ali cowered, putting an arm above her head to shield it and shuddering in fear. "PIDGEO!!" Delilas screeched at Scyther, smacking him on the leg with a wing. "SCYTHER!!" The bug screamed in pain, sweatdropping, then slowly tipping over, shaking his leg in the air. Ali blinked, putting her hand back at her side, then tilted her head. "Gee.. Thanks, Delilas." She stared at the screaming Scyther rolling around in the grass. "Pidgeo!" Delilas replied, saluting with his other wing. "Where was I.. Oh, yes, for Scyther's nickname." Ali grinned, looking down straight into the face of the large, powerful, green mantis. "Scy!? Scyther!! Scyyythherrr!!" It continued to scream, kick, and whine, chopping small blades of grass out of the ground. "His nickname shall be.. Fluffy. Fluffy the Scyther." "SCYYYY!!" Fluffy screamed, then tipped over, as if he had died of embarrassment. All the other Pokémon surrounding him were rolling in the grass laughing their heads off, as well as Ali. Now Fluffy wasn't the tough man, after all? Comments? Anyone? v^v--v^v Ali Oceanmist v^v--v^v Giver of Mew Mew Mew Mew Mew Mew Mew Mew points Giver of Ash Is Sooo Dreamy! points Giver of The SCHMOO! Badge SCHMOO! The cure for cancer and the common cold!