From: CloysterMaster (cloystermaster@aol.com) Subject: [PW!][Final Story] Following the Sea Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/07/30 Berg was walking back to his gym, when he see's that there are some reporters and police tape surrounding....what would be the gym. "What the heck happened to...the gym?" Berg asked to himself. He ran as fast as he could to the burnt building. He ran up to the reporters, asking desperatly "What happened? What happened here?!". "Apparently, a really big Pokemon battle started. Some Pokemon must have burnt it down," said one reporter. "Excuse me, but are you Berg Colde?" an officerasked him. "Yes sir, I am!". "Good. Follow me!" he said. They both moved through the crowd and ducked under the police tape. "Son, it appears your friend, Art, was it?",he asked, with Berg nodding,"Well, he was in a fight with Team Rocket at your Gym. We believe a stray attack caused the building to burn down. All the people inside were killed". 'No....no, this can't happen!' Berg said in his head. 'Art's....dead'. Berg just stared silently at the rubble until everyone left. He then walked around, through the ash, trying to pick up anything that the flames didn't touch. He stuffed it all in the 2 fireproof suitcases they had. He didn't find much....a few clothes,their extra badges, and some of the unburnt stuff he just had laying in his room.....his cardbook,come pictures, a Game Boy, and a few other things. The last thing he put away was his picture of him and Art with all their Pokemon. Then, he began looking for any money that had survived..... about $250. Maybe enough to start over again, somewhere. He was about to walk away for the last time when he saw a singed Poke Ball on the floor. He picked it up and saw that it had "Jynx" writen on it in ice blue. "Hhmmm... I'll keep it. I know Art would want me to.". Then he walked away, looking back one last time ar the place he had lived so many years. 'There's no point in staying on the Seafoam Islands,' he thought. 'I need to find somthing new... Maybe the Orange Islands!'. He went to the pier next to his gym and cut off the rope to his boat. He let Shellder and Jynx out of their Poke Balls. "We're going out into the ocean, to find a new home," he said. "Exactly where to, I'm not sure. I just know that, wherever she takes us, we'll follow the sea!". And with that, we see them riding out, into the sunset, as he brushes away one final tear from his eye. To Be Continued..............?