From: Maria Rocket (mobius101@aol.compactpika) Subject: [PW!] A Chansey Arrangement Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/05/03 >"Mimic wonder just how Estro think Estro 'help' Maria by telling >Giovanni. Now Giovanni send goons look for Maria, take prisoner." > >"What, just because she had kids?" > >"Kids Giovanni no know about, no *need* know about. Were working on way >so Giovanni no get concerned." > >Maria's eyes flicked to Mimic. #We were?# > >#Giovanni find out sooner or later. But if Giovanni no think can get >power out of it, Giovanni no bother with it.# > >"So, what, Giovanni thinks her kids know Hyper Beam or someth-" > >A golden beam of energy, passing through the daggers that Maria and >Estro were staring at each other and leaving afterimages for a few >seconds, cast silence into the room. When the beam faded, no one >remained. Both sides had moved out of sight to avoid whatever trick the >other side was trying to pull, and had lost each other as a result. > >Evil giggling accompanied a black mew into the now abandoned storage >room. "You're getting slow, 'Doppler'. Come on, hit me already!" > >Red glowing eyes peered through the still-smoking hole in the wall. >This annoyance had popped up while Doppler was taking a break from >studying the ship's structure. Something about the way he spoke called >out for vengeance, as if he were questioning Doppler's very identity. > >"Are you sure you don't remember me? *I* remember *you*...or, at least, >the ditto you claim to-" > >*FWOOM* No more 'as if'. Doppler would get revenge for this insult >#but Doppler never wanted revenge# and for this voice in the back of his >mind he just *knew* was the mew's doing. Mimic's eyes widened. "Move!" Before Maria knew what was going on, she found herself being hurried out of the kitchen and Brock's Diner by a nearly frantic Mimic. Somehow, everyone around them caught the panic and also began to flee. Except for Estro who suddenly found himself caught up in an explosion originating from the enraged Doppler. The force of the blast sent him, Doppler, and Vortex out the top of the ship, and spinning out into space. Where the Mew and Ditto went to was uncertain, but Estro splashed down far out at sea, only to find himself encircled by Rocket-eating sharks. Meanwhile, back at the diner, Meowth fumed over his destroyed kitchen, and proceeded to take it out on his two sooty co-workers. *** "Mimic, we can't just leave the boat, the twins are still there somewhere!" Maria wrung Slasher between her hands nervously. The feline, used to being used as a stress toy now and then, didn't mind the rough handling, in fact, he found it very enjoyable. "Purrr..." Mimic looked around the dock where they were now standing. "Mimic think twins off ship as well...around somewhere...." His eyes flickered off to the side. "One moment." He zipped away. "Huh?" Maria glanced around. Trusting Mimic would return shortly, she glanced up at a poster announcing some sort of contest. She grinned. A public gathering... Even if she couldn't currently deal in stolen Pokemon, she could deal with cold hard cash... "Mimic find!" The sudden reappearance of her lover made Maria jump with surprise. She turned and saw Mimic, with baby Seth and Hope bundled up in his arms. "You found them!" She cried and hugged him and twins, squishing Slasher slightly. She gave Mimic a kiss on the side of the mouth. "I'll never understand how you do that..." "Do what?" Maria just shook her head. "Aw, don't pull that." She felt a tug on her coat and looked down to see James. "Psyduck." Maria blinked. "So that's where you've been! Hmm...that is an idea. But you're not really equipped to be a nanny, James." "Psy," James nodded in agreement, indicating his pain with a forward tilt of his head. "Maria have in mind what Mimic think Maria have in mind?" He glanced down at Hope, who had taken a firm grasp on his nose. "It's a little risky, considering her....condition. But considering a stroller is somewhat inconvient with our current lifestyle..." She pulled a pokeball from her coat and tossed it out. "Bubblegum!" "Chan." The Chansey appeared, slumped over slightly. Her eyes were dull, and she was somewhat less pink than usual. Mimic raised an eyebrow. "Bubblegum seem...not so happy." Maria sighed. "I never should have given away her baby.... I didn't understand then." She held out a stick of gum to Bubblegum. The usually gum fanatic Chansey just looked at it, then looked away again. "Sey." Mimic shook his head. "No good." "Let me see the twins," Maria slipped them away from Mimic and kneeled in front of Bubblegum. "Chansey?" Maria nodded. "I'm sorry about what happened to your baby, Bubblegum. I didn't think you'd miss it so much. But I'm hoping you'll forgive me. I never meant to hurt you like this. I'm just not very good with babies. That's why I'm hoping you'll help me take care of mine." "Channn?" Bubblegum blinked. "Please, Bubblegum?" "Chanseey..." Bubblegum looked at the twins. Then she took them and tucked them away inside her empty pouch. Mimic and Maria looked at each other, and Slasher and James looked at each other. Chansey looked down at Seth and Hope snuggled in her pouch. "Chanseeeyyy!! Chanseeeyyy!!!" Bubblegum bounced up and down merrily, dancing around Mimic and Maria. Mimic sweatdropped. "Guess Bubblegum like arrangement." "Meowth." Slasher jumped onto James' head to perch. "Psyyyy..." James tilted his head to the other side. Maria patted Bubblegum and gave her the stick of gum that the Chansey more than eagerly accepted now. Then Maria pulled Mimic over and cuddled against his arm. "There now! How about we go and look into this little contest thing, hmm?" She smiled, almost a little *too* sweetly, Mimic thought. "What contest...?" Mimic asked as Maria dragged him away with her, immediately followed by Bubblegum and James, who had Slasher hanging off his head. TBC? >[Yeah, yeah, mew ex machina. Deal. ^_-] Mewwwwwwww! ::deals out the Mew cards:: ^^;;;;; ~Maria R "Psy yie yie..."