From: otaku (animeotaku@mindspring.com) Subject: [PW!] Nemesis Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/08/15 Nemesis After defeating Brock, Azrael had his Pokemon healed up, and headed straight for Cerulean via Skywarp. ?Dactyl, Aerodactyl!? The large gray prehistoric Pokemon wagged his tail, happy to be outside his Pokeball. Bending down, Skywarp allowed his master to get on and get a grip, before blasting into the air. At this rate, they would be in Cerulean in a few minutes. ?Char!? Skywarp barely had time to fly up when a pillar of flame came from behind. Turning around, Azrael saw a girl his own age atop a nasty looking Charizard. He glared when he recognized the familiar white shirt and red R. ?And who are you?? Azrael shouted across the air. ?My name is of no importance to you. But if you must know, I am Venus, your destruction.? Both Skywarp and Azrael rolled their eyes. ?So, a Rocket bimbo with a flair for the dramatics.? Venus narrowed her eyes. ?Flamethrower.? Azrael ordered Skywarp to use Hyper Beam, but too late. The flames burned his right wing, causing the Aerodactyl to spin downward. ?Shit!? Leaping off, Azrael snagged onto a tree branch and watched as Skywarp crashed into the ground headfirst. He reached for Quickstrike?s Pokeball, but Venus snatched it away, kicking him to the ground. ?Thank you. I?m sure this will make an excellent present for the boss.? She leapt down to the ground, and held up a second Pokeball. ?Koffing, keep this loser busy with a Smokescreen.? Azrael held his breath, eyes stinging as the toxic gas clouded all around him. Venus laughed as she sent the Pokeball containing Quickstrike to Giovanni. Recalling her Charizard back to its Pokeball and waving her Koffing away, she held a slim knife up to Azrael?s throat. ?Any last requests?? ?Yeah. How about one last smoke?? He picked up a match and lit it. Venus looked at him for a second, and her eyes widened. ?Koffing, retur?? BOOM. Both Venus and Azrael were blown back, but he recovered faster, catching himself on one hand. Walking over to her, he grabbed the young Rocket by her collar. ?Give me back my Scyther.? He told her calmly. ?Heh?you?re too late. That Scyther of yours is already with the boss, probably about to be shipped off as a prize in Celadon. Azrael tightened his grip, but a familiar pain overtook him. He clutched his heart, giving Venus a chance to get free. ?Another time.? She recalled her fainted Koffing, and took off like a bolt of lighting. ?Quickstrike?no?? Azrael crawled a few feet before passing out from the pain. - - - - - - - - - - - - ?Now just lay back?? A fuzzy voice spoke to Azrael. He groaned, opening his eyes slightly. ?Where?where am I?? He tried to sit up, but a Chansey pushed him back. ?The Pewter City Pokemon Center. We found you passed out up the road.? Azrael nodded, and then remembered what had happened. ?Quickstrike.? Standing up, he shook his head clear. Nurse Joy attempted to keep him on the stretcher, but to no avail. ?Now look here young man, you need rest.? ?No. I need to get my Scyther back.? He sighed as both the nurse and Chansey gave him a blank look. ?It was stolen by a member of Team Rocket.? Nurse Joy stifled a gasp. ?Well?I suppose I can?t stop you.? She handed him two Pokeballs, containing Skywarp and Inferno. Azrael thanked her, and walked out of the Pokecenter. ? ?That girl, Venus. She had mentioned Celadon City,? he thought to himself. Releasing Skywarp from his Pokeball, he hopped on the dragon Pokemon, stroking its gray muzzle. As the Aerodactyl flapped its leathery wings, taking off into the clouds, Azrael just prayed that Quickstrike would be all right -Animeotaku Sig. coming soon