From: Bandraptor (bandraptor@aol.com) Subject: [PW!] Going, Going, Porygon! Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/04/27 A large Porygon flew through the air, as gracefully as any Flying-type--possibly because it had recently Converted into one. As a side effect of the Conversion, it now sported a fanned tail of feathers, wings where its feet would normally be, and Pidgeot-like markings under its eyes. Soaring along at max Agility, it seemed to have little concern for the two passengers who were clinging desperately to its back. The Pidgeygon angled its wings inward, catching an air current that propelled it thirty feet upward, through a thick cloud cover, and straight into a flock of Farfetch'd. Annoyed by the slow moving birds, it decided to Hyper Beam them out of the way. Slightly singed, the Farfetch'd whirled around, and proceeded to laugh at the Pokemon that had an even lower attack stat then themselves... Then they decided there were better methods of retaliation, and started to bat at it with their leeks instead. Strategically placing its passengers between itself and the onslaught, the crystalline Pokemon tucked its wings close to its body, and folded its tailfeathers inward. The sudden streamlining increased its speed exponentially, and the resulting sonic boom caused the Farfetch'd to scatter. Down, down, down. The Porygon tore through the air like a missile, still moving forward, but rapidly losing altitude without its wings open to create lift. Down, down, down, as if in a swan dive--that it came off looking like a graceless bellyflop was due to the screaming people clinging to its back. As it neared the ground, it suddenly unfolded its wings again, curving out of its fall so suddenly and so violently, that the wings themselves were almost yanked from their sockets. Of course, such a thing would have been quite impossible, since they weren't real wings, and had no real sockets. Gliding along only a few inches above a dirt path that held the promise of nearby civilization, the Porygon's wings slowly disintegrated, morphing first into rocket boosters, which helped to maintain its speed, then back into triangular blue Porygon feet. At the same time, its ornately feathered tail vanished, and its giant eyes blinked, in an inkling removing all traces of the distinctive eye stripes. Finally, with a loud POP! it reduced itself to its default size, sending its passengers flying off its back, and tumbling to the ground below it. By the time it had slowed to a stop, they had as well--albeit in a far more painful manner. Since Porygons have no mouths, they are incapable of smiling; but Nemesis' eyes became upside-down 'U's, and it twittered gleefully, as if performing its own version of the fabled "Act Cute" attack. Unfortunately for it, the attack had no effect on Nori, who, without bothering to move from the spot where she had fallen, snatched it out of the air, and slammed it head first into the ground. Kohban, who had rolled to a stop several feet behind Nori, stretched serenely; then got to his feet and arched his back, causing every one of his vertebrate to pop loudly. Not wanting to run a tongue through his soiled fur, the Meowth carefully brushed the dirt from his body with the side of his forepaw, taking care to shake it free from his delicate whiskers. That done, he shrugged his battered old knapsack from his back, and checked to make sure none of his round objects had fallen out in the crash. Satisfied, he swung it back over his shoulders, leapt at Nori, and proceeded to tear her apart with his claws. "Is this any way to treat a defenseless old Meowth?!? The way you do things, we're both gonna end up dead, before I even have a chance to say good-bye to Murasaki!!!!" "Yehhh," Nori coughed up a mouthful of dirt, "Murasaki. Do you think I've forgotten about Murasaki. I guess it's possible, you only remind me we're s'posed to be looking for her every five minutes!" "That's because you keep on getting sidetracked!" Kohban shot back, "It's a miracle my remaining lives have held out this long!" "Oh, shush." Nori recalled the fainted Nemesis and glanced down the path towards town, "We'll just stop in at the nearest Rocket Station, an' ask if anyone's seen her..." And stopping at the Rocket Station was certainly part of her plan. The other part involved dropping Kohban off at the attached 'Mart, and making off with whatever cash they gave her; thus ridding her of her Meowth and money problems in one fell swoop. "The only question is," she puzzled, as they started towards the city, "Where are we, anyway?" TBC... -Beth, of the ever changing sig. Lone member of the Butch and Cassidy Fanclub! Holder of 25 Zeni Points! 50 Tolerance Points! 100 U. Shigeru points! And 20 Kanji Moder Points! (whatever those are)