From: Jose L. Solano <jsolano199@aol.comlink> Subject: [PW!] More boring plot development Date: Saturday, February 19, 2000 11:40 PM Pokewars: Trent Retwin (Third Season) "Where's Ashura?!" Jose L. Solano A few hours after leaving, Alucard the Golbat returned with most of Trent's lost Pokémon. Trent walked down the metal staircase to make sure they were all present and accounted for. "Alright, let's see..." Trent paced before the assembled group. "You all seem to be here... Jolteon, Golbat..." "<Please, master, call me Alucard.>" "Sorry, Alucard, Exeggutor, Gengar, Venusaur..." Trent paused. "Where are Charizard, Ninetales, Lickitung, Pidgeot and Dragonair?" "<About Charizard...>" Jolteon said. "<You remember how he used to ram his head into the walls?>" "Yeah?" "<Well, he went too far. He smashed his head open against a tree. It was disgusting...>" "And Katherine's Pokémon?" "<They ran off to Viridian the day you died. I think they wanted to find her folks.>" "I pity them. Nobody should have to go through that ordeal." "<What, travelling from here to Viridian?" "No, meeting Katherine's parents. It was all I could do to stop myself from strangling her dad..." "<Why, what did he do?>" "I'd rather not talk about it. Anyway, since what's left of you have been accounted for, you can just lounge around here for now. I'll be back in a few minutes." Trent walked back up the metal stairway and into his office. "Akumachu, this is Trent. Come in, Akumachu." "This is NOT the time, Retwin! We were expecting a guest who bailed at the last minute!" "Alright, I'll call back later." Trent looked at the paperwork on his desk and took a pen from the drawer. Then he stopped to think. "Wait..." he thought to himself. "Where did these papers come from?" He looked at them, all random notes and sketches he had done while Alucard searched for the others. Most of them had a stick figure version of Trent killing a stick figure Dreadite. Just then Alucard flew in through the broken window. "<Master, we are growing impatient... you really are obsessed with killing that man, aren't you?>" "Dead set, Alucard. Alright, I'll get them to their Pokéballs in a second." Trent got out of his chair and took his sword out of its case once more. "It's nice and clean now, Alucard, but it won't stay that way for long." He took the included sheath and hung it on his belt. He sheathed the sword and walked out the door, followed by Alucard. "Break time's over!" he yelled at his Pokémon. One by one, he returned them to their Pokéballs.When he was done with the others, he pointed one at Alucard. As he was about to press the trigger, he changed his mind. "No, I'll need you out. I need an underling to make me feel superior right about now." "<Yes, master, whatever you say.>" "You do that a bit too well..." TBC... (Raven and the rest of ATR, feel free to run in if you want) Jose Luis Solano ------------------------------- Offical Member of the AFSH Stupid Brigade ------------------------------- Beware the Dark Hamster of the Sith