From: phantom6 (lmartiny@sprintnoFRAGINSPammail.com) Subject: [PW!]- Cerulean Showdown! Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/06/23 Just outside Cerulean... "Wow, it took a lot longer to get here than I thought it would." Robert said to Sammantha and their respective Pokemon. "Yeah, What took so long? I can still see Mt. Moon from here." Sammantha replied with a perplexed look on her face. "Mander?" Roberts Charmander sounded aprehensive with all of the water in the area. "Your right Charmander, Back in your ball." Robert Held Out his Charmanders Pokeball and the red finder light locked on it's target and transformed the fire type Pokemon into a compressed Data stream for stroge unti the small red Pokemon would be needed again. Tucking away the Pokeball Robert looked up at his life long friend and first Pokemon, Ozone his oddly colored Pidgeot. Sammatha noticed Pikachu poking his small yellow head out of Roberts Green Backpack. "Are you ready for a Gym Battle?" "Pi Pika Chu Pikachu!" The small electric rodent replied happily as it leapt onto Roberts head and sniffed the air... and just as quickly dropped to all fours and started firing sparks from its cheeks, "Chuu!" The little mouse Pokemon spat out menacingly. "Pikachu what's wrong what do you..." Robert was cut off as he saw what his electric type was angry about. Near the entrance to town were two figures in black uniforms... with red Rs on the front, and were running towards Robert, Sammantha, Pikachu, Ozone and Sammanthas' freshly realeased Ditto. And behind those two was a girl... in her twenties or late teens with short cropped red hair, a yellow T-Shirt and short jean shorts. The new stranger was shouting something... "Stop...Pokemon..N..t Yours!" Without thinking Robert sent out Pikachu. "Pikachu! Paralyse them with a Thunderwave!" Leaping into the air and vaulting off of the descending Ozone, Pikachu launched it's attack, with a crack of thunder and a blinding light the two strangers were stopped cold, and three Pokeballs fell out marked with an M and a water drop. The stranger finally caught up, and while out of breath maaged to say, "Thanks... These two Rockets thought they could steal MY Pokemon." The girl...WOMAN! Robert corrected himself, bent at her knees and picked up the three PokeBalls. Sammnatha was eyeing the woman suspiciously then a bright look hit her face. "YOU'RE MISTY!!!!!!!!!" Robert face faulted, "I should've known!" Pikachu walked up to the new comer and sniffed her leg. "PIKA!" The small mouse said as it leapt up onto her shoulder and nuzzeled her neck. "Pikachu!? Stop that!" Robert said quickly as his face flushed red. "It's okay, It probably smells my friends Pikachu, I've been watching it for a couple of weeks." Misty said aashe scratched behind Pikachus ear. "So your the gym laeder here huh?" Sammantha queried. "Yeah, Let me guess you want badges for saving my Pokemon." Misty had a ver sour look on her face, and Sammnatha had heard of the water queens temper. Robert jumped in and stared Misty in the eyes with a fire in his eyes that would've made a Magmar jealous. "NO We don't take charity. Misty of Cerulean, I challenge you to an official League sanctioned Pokemon Match!" "Accepted, Seadra GO!" Misty called as she tossed one of her newly re-aquired Pokeballs. "In the Bag! Pikachu, Thunder!" Pikachu leapt into the air again and fired off its most powerful attack, Seadra didn't stand a chance. "Go Psyduck!" Misty called as she loosed another Pokeball and retrieved the one the fainted Seadra was now in. "Psy?" Psyduck said in a confused voice. "Cynched, Pikachu! ThunderBolt!" Roberts second caommand and Mistys' second Pokemon was out. Misty pulled out her third Pokeball, but it wasn't one of the ones he'd helped retrieve. "Go! Pikachu!" Misty called and the yellow electric mouse popped out of it's Pokebal and ... Stretched? "Pikachu! Agility then Thunder!" Misty called. What Robert did next shocked everyone... To Be continued, I'm a bastard ain't I?