From: syke108 (syke6888@my-deja.com) Subject: [PW][Repost]Fire In Her Eyes . . . And In Her Heart Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000-10-02 18:50:07 PST As the sun rose in the morning sky, sending darkness scurrying back to its lair, a family of Ninetales and Vulpix slept in their small home deep in a bush on Route 15. Amidst quiet snoring, light trickled its way through the branches that surrounded the nest. The rays joined together and danced across the floor, illuminating red and orange fur before finally resting on the eyes of a particular Vulpix. Loriana's eyes twitched, and she opened them up and stretched, careful not to wake up her brother, Starshadow. Loriana looked upon her family, her 4 brothers, her 3 sisters, and her mother and father, then grinned as only a Vulpix can grin. She got down on all fours, and started to crawl between her sleeping siblings. Careful not to disturb anyone, she crept closer to her father. At the last second she leapt into with a loud "Vul!" Just as her playful leap was about to hit its mark, the jaws of a Ninetales clamped onto the scruff of Loriana's neck. Loriana struggled, but the jaws kept a stern yet harmless grip. Loriana's mother, Firefly, brought her favorite pup back to an empty area of the den, then Firefly started her daily ritual of grooming. Once again Loriana struggled, but could not break the grip of her mother's paws, nor could she escape the dreaded tongue lashings as her mother cleaned out every inch of Loriana's fur coat. Finally, she was clean, and Loriana dashed out the entrance of the hole her family called home. The outside world looked even more beautiful than ever. Sometime during the night the wet stuff had come down from the blue forever, and now the many green lovelies were glistening and shining, and the sight filled Loriana with a sense of awe. She dashed out and immediately saw a small Caterpie crawling along the ground. Remembering the lessons her parents had taught her, she crawled along the ground, doing her best to avoid making a sound. She got closer to the unsuspecting bug, then finally dashed, leapt and tackled the small bug. The Caterpie flew through the air as a result of the impact, and before it could land, Loriana smacked it with her six tails, knowing that such an attack would make the creature more susceptible to her lone real attack. Calling her internal fire sac, Loriana let loose with a group of small fireballs, charring the strange bug. the Caterpie was down, but far from out, and Loriana prepared another last attack when suddenly a group of Caterpie popped up from all over. Loriana looked in each direction, then was suddenly assaulted as all these Caterpie simultaneously used their String Shot. These thin lines hit her at all sides, and soon she was wrapped up and unable to move. The Caterpies laughed, then crawled off to do whatever little bugs do. "Vulpix! Vuuullll!" It was a while, but soon her mother appeared, and grudgingly cleaned off the String with careful Fire Spin barrages. When she was finally free, Loriana licked her mother on the nose, than joined her siblings for breakfast. The day came by uneventfully, and Loriana spent the morning racing her brothers. Of the four of them it was her oldest brother, Landwalker, who was able to keep up with her as they dashed around the clearing outside the den. Just as Landwalker reached her Loriana leaped back the way she came and knocked her brother over, then proceeded to pin him down. Landwalker tried to toss her off, but Loriana simply pushed down harder, and started to nip at her brother?s ears. When she tired of that, Loriana gave her brother a Tail Whip in the nose, and left as Landwalker went through a sneezing fit. Loriana started to look for some Two-Leggeds to bother, but then she saw the strange item. It was square in shape, and looked very much like one of those strange shapes that have the round chewy tasties (donuts) inside. Loriana's heart soared, as she loved to sneak these from the bakery of the nearby Two-Leggeds's den. She took a careful look to make sure both her parents (who disapproved of her eating habits) and the Two-Legged ones weren't nearby, then charged in and pounced on the box. When nothing popped out, she leaped on it again. "Vul!" she yelled as she started wrestling with the box. She knew the round tasties were inside, and nothing was going to keep her from getting her tasties. Suddenly, strange noises started to come from the box. Loriana backed away with glee, as she knew it was going to deposit her tasties. "Searching for compatible Pokémon. Compatible Pokémon found: Vulpix. Activating program." Suddenly, a white light hit Loriana right in the eyes. Light continued to pour from the box, and Loriana felt herself gaining a strange type of knowledge. Suddenly, it was over. "Program activation successful. Please deposit Technical Machine No. 20 into a TM disposal unit. Have a nice day." Loriana had no idea what happened, but she had little time to think when she heard the cry of Snowshoe, her white-footed sister. This cry was followed by those of her other siblings. Immediately Loriana dashed off at a greater speed than she expected. When she reached the clearing she was shocked. There was her family, being terrorized by a group of Two-Leggeds in weird uniforms with a strange shape on the chest. They were using many different Pokémon to attack her family, then trapping them with strange rock- shaped red things. Seeing her family ravaged in such a way caused Loriana to feel a new sensation. She yelled out at the top of her lungs. "VUUUUUULLLLLLLPPPPPPIIIIIIIIXXXX!!!!" Such a loud cry got the attention of the Two-Leggeds. She could hear one of them talking. ------------ "Look! Another Vulpix to catch! This is perfect! What a haul! And we don?t have to worry about no stinking Jennies as well! I get the first throw!" Immediately the Team Rocket member threw back his arm and tossed a Pokéball at the Vulpix. ------------ Loriana had no idea what was sent her way, and soon it hit her smack in the face. She was pulled inside of the shape, but her newfound feeling caused her to fight against it, and soon she busted out of it, smashing the rock to pieces. ------------ The Rocket looked in shock. "What the...? that was an Ultra Ball! How could a measly little Vulpix break outta that! Go Raticate!" ------------ When Loriana saw the giant mouse charge at her, her feeling grew stronger. These Two-Leggeds were forcing other Pokémon to fight for evil purposes! The feeling grew even more powerful, and Loriana's eyes grew red. The Raticate leaped into the air with its fangs bared when Loriana let loose a torrent of fire. The fire smashed into the Raticate, sending it flying back, right into the Two-Legged. Loriana was even more surprised, her Ember attack was never that strong. When she saw the Two-Leggeds in close proximity with each other, her brain switched to automatic pilot. Her eyes glowed even more red, and she burst into a fireball. Immediately the Two-Leggeds before her looked scared. After releasing a loud yell, Loriana streaked towards the group. Going faster with each step, she finally smashed right into the Two-Leggeds that were in front of the group. They in turn slammed into those behind them, and the entire group flew off into the distance like the winged Pidgeots Loriana saw flying gracefully through the air. With the Two-Leggeds gone, Loriana walked over to her family. Going to the first rock, she touched it with her nose. Immediately the ball opened up and after a flash of light, Rosetta appeared. Loriana squealed happily, then set about releasing her other brothers and sisters. Soon the entire family was free again, and Loriana was treated as the heroine of a fairy tale. That night, Loriana stayed outside the den for a while, staring at the black forever. As she stared, she remembered both the bad Two- Leggeds she had seen before, and the good Two-Leggeds that had fed her family on the rare occasion they were found. Loriana hoped with all her heart that one day, she will find a good Two-Legged which will show her the outside world, just as her mother had been shown. After taking one last glance at the black forever, she headed into the den, curled up next to Starshower, and fell asleep. TBC? (Phew, that?s one of the longest PW's I've written in a while. I hope Loriana is well received, and don't hesitate to capture her if you're character is in the area, just let me write a special good-bye to her family story for her if you do.)