From: Areku: I'm not leaving AGNP. <daitooryoo@worldnet.att.net> Subject: [PW!} Prelude Date: Friday, February 11, 2000 8:56 PM The purpose of this post is to summarize every thing Alex and Rayea have been through, and to lead up to me and Rayea's final series of post. PW! Critic team, especially Foratog, review. Prelude, suited for adapted and uncut versions of Alex and Rayea ===================================================== The pokemon world, to many it is just every day life, but to some it isn't. A special breed of people roam the land, day and night, these people are called pokemon trainers. Pokemon trainers, while sharing common knowledge and goals, also have distinct hopes and talents. Among all of these trainers, is Alex, a psychic lad who travels with no cause. While still bearing the title of a pokemon trainer, his badges and pokedex are left to be picked up by a marauder, and his past destroyed at his own will. His past was a sad and pathetic past, his friends were two losers known as Galam and Claire. Galam was a homosexual trend follower and Claire was an ebonic speaking girl who fell in love with Alex too quickly. Alex is unsure about everything, only knowing that he has great spiritual energy and psychic ability, he keeps traveling to look for a place where he belongs. At Alex's side, is another person, who is more lost than Alex himself. Her name is Rayea, she is no trainer, no breeder, just a girl. Rayea lived a life with her family in Viridian, in a large estate at the outskirts of the city. One day, Alex walked past that estate and saw Rayea outside, with a Vulpix. At this time, Alex wanted to become a pokemon master, like all the other boys he knew back in his home town of Pallet. He ran up to that girl, and enthusiastically said: "Look Asuka, it's a Vulpix," as he held his pokedex at the fox pokemon's eyes. Alex looked behind him and nodded, a Growlithe with bright fur ran up to his owner as the girl stood still. "Asuka go," Alex commanded. Rayea's Vulpix jumped into battle at his own will, Rayea unsure of what to do, remained silent. At first Alex took the advantage of Rayea's silence, his list of commands was short: Bite, Flame-thrower, Take Down, Fire Blast. Alex's opponent repeated these commands, her pokemon fought just as determined as Asuka, a while later the battle was over. Asuka won, Vulpix lost, and Alex asked the girl for her name. "I'm Rayea," the girl replied, Alex nodded and said his own name: "I'm Alex." Both Alex and Rayea walked their own paths after this, Alex had moved on to Pewter City, and Rayea stayed in Viridian. Two weeks later, Alex was in Cerulean City's pokemon center, taking care of his pokemon. As he waited, he saw something he saw two weeks ago: that girl. Alex was puzzled why she was there and walked over to her, Rayea looked into his eyes as Alex looked into hers. Both Alex and Rayea talked for a long time, and knew a little bit more about each other, that's when Rayea decided to change her life. She took it upon herself to never go back home, and stay with Alex. At this moment, a conflict grew inside of Rayea. She could look into the future or hold on the past, constantly struggling between both of them. Rayea carried a communicator with her, to talk to her family, and Rayea was doing well because of this. Alex traveled with Rayea by his side for months, until they decided to take time off on a island in the Seafoam region. Both of them enjoyed one day on this island, becoming closer to each other every minute, and their pokemon were having fun and becoming acquainted with speaking ability they had acquired in Cinnabar Island. Night time had come upon Alex and company, and when they woke up, Asuka and Vulpix were gone. Alex and Rayea searched the island, they walked up to the coast line, and saw a message in a bottle. It read: `Meet me at midnight right here'. The hours passed by quickly, it was now midnight, and both Alex and Rayea sprinted to the coast line. What Rayea saw was a girl, someone she hadn't seen in a long time, a friend to be exact. Her name was Patricia, and Rayea was filled with happiness and greeted her. Quickly, a blast of red and blue took Rayea to the floor. Among all the things Alex had, a long silver staff was always in his right hand, at this moment he held it tight and asked the mysterious girl a few questions. "I am Patricia and its none of your business, dork,"' she replied as Rayea slowly got up. Rayea was puzzled by her friends actions, she too asked Patricia a question. "I said it's none of your business,"' Patricia replied. Alex, now mad, focused all of his psyche on Patricia. She couldn't help but fall victim to it, throwing two pokeballs to the surface, she faded into the moonlight. Alex picked up the pokeballs Patricia left, a red R was carved into the silver side of the balls. In about two months, Alex and Rayea did everything they could to save Patricia from the clutches of a group of thieves. Alex and Rayea went undercover as two Rocket thugs and got their pokemon back as well as saving Patricia. During their time as Rocket thugs, Alex and Rayea met an individual named Seiya, hired to kill Alex. A mysterious man Seiya was, his claims of being 'infused with the blood of Mewtwo' and 'blessed by the darkness' were worthy of doubt. None the less, Seiya was the strongest being Alex had ever met. One battle was all it took for Alex to demonstrate his own power to Seiya, and for Seiya to demonstrate his power to Alex. Rivals, enemies, Goddish only knew what they were. It had to happen, Rayea's return to Viridian, after a month they had arrived at the gate of this grassy city. Along the way: Alex had encountered the great Goddish, received a heaven sent Oddish named Goddish, Rayea gave her Vulpix the name `Ryu' for no reason, and Alex's ability as a pokemon battler and psychic had increased. Standing at the gate of Viridian, Alex said "We made it, Rayea.". ===================================================== Next time, [PW!] Reunion