From: Foratog5AFTA (foratog5afta@yahoo.com) Subject: [PW!] Shattered Dreams Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/05/26 Foratog5 PokeWars - Shattered Dreams It was raining. Wait, no, that is an understatement. It was storming like hell. Lighting struck down at the ocean, and the wind made shelter from the rain impossible. Everyone was inside their cabins, except for two people... Sarah was running for her life down the slippery deck. She was holding up her long dress so she could run properly, but her high heels weren't helping a bit. She also held her crystal necklace, longing for brother to come to her aid. Her face was pale and white; her nose was bleeding. Suddenly, she tripped over herself, and collapsed onto the floor face first. Sarah struggled to get to her feet, but it was hopeless. Other than the rain and thunder, she could hear foot steps. That could mean only one thing. Josh walked over to Sarah and stood over her. He began to yell, but he was not heard. Although continuous thunder muted his voice, by his facial expression you could tell he was pissed. Now Josh had enough. He reached inside his trenchcoat and pulled out a pistol. Sarah rolled around and stared right into Josh's eyes. He stared back. Josh aimed the gun right at her forehead and fired. Sarah's head turned to the side, with blood running down the forehead. Her eyes were rolled back, and her lip was wide open in a state of shock. * * * * * Nick woke up, sweating bullets and screaming at the top of his throat. This woke up Jessie, who was napping with him in the chair. She was used to being rudely awakened by Nick after nightmares since he has them frequently. "OK Nick, what happened this time?," she asked with a sigh. Nick slowly turned his head towards Jessie and said, "Josh shot Sarah pointe blank with a gun. It was so scary." He was on the verge of tears. His horrific nightmares have been known to do this to him before. ³Well, itıs okay, honey,² Jessie said. She was a little lost for words. ³Come on, we gotta get ready for the dance tonight.² Jessieıs small motivation didnıt help him much, but he still managed to get dressed for the Midnight Ball. * * * * * The ballroom was glimmering with golden glasses and fanfare; trinkets everywhere for the eye to see. Many young women showing off themselves in expensive dresses and young men watching them, looking for the best ³catch² of the day. Nick came to the ballroom already having someone in mind. He looked around. Panicking, he asked Jessie, "Are you sure this was a good idea?!" "Yeah yeah, don't worry." Her reassurance didn't help him. But after a few minutes of searching, Nick found Marley. He ran up to her, took her hand, and kissed her cheeks. He surprised even himself with his sudden actions, seeing that he's never done anything romantic before. "You look absolutely stunning tonight," he said in awe. After they started chatting for a bit, they danced. Hoku and Griffin were also dancing; the only one who wasn't was Jessie. It was very out of character for her to be the outcast in such a situation. Soon after, Nick had lost Marley after a square dance, he saw Jessie by herself at a table. "I should probably spend sometime with her if she's lonely," he thought to himself. As he walked over to her, Marley grabbed his arm and dragged him back onto the floor. Jessie looked up from her punch to see Nick having the time of his life. She couldn't help but start crying. * * * * * A drop of water fell from the dark sky and fell on Sarah's hand. She dried off her hand on her blue dress. "Aye, not today," she pouted. She had been on the run from Josh for days, and was running out of energy. She needed a place to stay, a place to hide, but she hadn't seen Nick or anybody for days. Now the rain had started to come down a little more, so she sought shelter in a storage room. After she shut the door, Sarah found that it was very dark and large; there were many things hanging off the wall. Naturally, she was terrified. She bundled herself into a ball and sat in a corner. She had a strange feeling that someone was there. Her suspicion became more of a fear when she heard something moving. She glanced over at the wall to find an ax swinging on a nail. Sarah started shivering and shaking. Suddenly, someone grabbed her hair and pulled her up to her feet. She started to scream, but the person covered her mouth with his hand. With his other hand he let go of her hair and rapped a scythe around Sarah's neck. The person removed his hand from Sarah's mouth. "I want you to tell me where Nick is right now," he whispered in her ear. Sarah immediately recognized Josh's cold voice. "Even if I knew where he was, I'd never tell you!" Josh brought the scythe closer to Sarah's neck. "If you don't tell me now, I'll cut off your head with one clean swipe." "You don't have the grapefruits!" Josh's arms tensed up, and brought the scythe right onto Sarah's voice box. The cold steel touched her veins, ready to cut them in any second. "Tell me now, or you'll be headless in five seconds," Josh commanded. "Never!" Josh drew back the scythe. Instead of slicing her, he threw her into the wall, where many sharp instruments were hanging. A loud clasp of thunder was heard when Sarah collided with the wall. She fell on her face, with her limbs spread out all over. Josh walked over to her, kneeled down, and ever so slowly pulled out a knife from Sarah's shoulder as she screamed out in pain. "You can't take this forever," he said. "You're resistance to pain won't last too long." He stabbed her in the back of her thigh with the knife, and she started screaming bloody murder. Again, he very slowly took the knife out. "Tell me what room Nick is staying in." Sarah now couldn't stop crying, and couldn't speak without whining. "I'm... I'm... I'm not telling you-owwwwwwwwwww..." Josh stood to his feet and ran the scythe down Sarah's other leg, creating a long scar. She couldn't take this much longer. Out of desparity, she grabbed the knife, grasped onto Josh's leg, and stabbed him in the thigh. She scrambled to her legs and limped out of the room as Josh fell to his knees. * * * * The dancing had now ended, and everyone was leaving. Jessie walked over to Nick, who was saying good bye to Marley for the night. "There's a party someone's holding in their five room cabin, and I'm going," Jessie said. "I'll follow you," Nick replied. They went to the party and started to have a good time. In despair of depression, Jessie was drinking a lot of alcohol, and at the end of the night, she was very drunk. Someone got Nick to try some beer, and before he knew it, he was also drunk. After a while, Marley came to the party, but saw how Nick was behaving. Embarrassed, he started to drink more. The last thing he remembered that night was Jessie opening the door to their room. * * * * * Nick woke up to a pounding headache and a throat that tasted like a cigarette dish. With good reason, since he had enough alcohol last night to put out even the most experienced drinker. The first thing he noticed was that he was completely naked. This shocked him, for he never sleeps nude. ³Ah well,² he thought to himself, ³must have been the booze.² He chuckled softly, closed his eyes, and started stretching his neck. He couldnıt remember a thing after passing out. Maybe nothing happened afterwards. Then he heard Jessie waking up. She sat up and opened her eyes. Noticing that she was also nude, she looked at Nick. He looked at her. When they looked at each other's bare bodies, flashbacks of what had happened last night appeared in their heads, and they both cringed. "Uh... uh... uh... uh..." Nick was speechless, while Jessie just sat motionless. They both sat still, just looking into each other's eyes. Suddenly, Jessie broke the silence. "How could you do this to me?!" "I- I- I- I- I-" Nick wasn't TOO sure why she was so mad. "How the hell could you steal my virginity?!" She was now in tears, and covering herself up with the sheets. "But-but, I didn't mean-" ³Get out of here! I never want to see you again!,² Jessie screamed. ³But- but-... I didnıt mean to! Come on Jessie, you know Iıd never do anything to you like that,² Nick said as he put his hand on Jessieıs shoulder. She grabbed his arm and twisted it into a submission. Nick cried out in pain. ³I said get out of here, Nicholas! I never, EVER, want to see your sorry ass ever again!² She tossed him onto the ground. Nick scrambled into the other room and quickly dressed himself. He could tell that this was very serious, because Jessie only calls him ³Nicholas² when sheıs really mad. Nick was greeted back into the room by a flying vase, which he barely dodged. ³Please, Jessie, Iım sorry! I love you!² Nick waited a while for Jessie to answer him, but she turned her back to him. Almost afraid to ask, Nick said, "Do.... you love me?" ³I donıt love you, Nick,² Jessie said, coldly. She turned and glared to him. ³I hate you!² Nick was totally stunned. Jessie turned away from him again just in time as tears started running down his cheeks. He suddenly felt very weak, and his stomach was turning. He ran out the cabin and out onto the deck with his hands covering his face. Now he had no idea what to do or where to go. Without another thought, he rammed his head into a steel locker and started cussing very loudly. The blow to his head was too much for him. He fell to his knees and started weeping. * * * * * The rain was pouring, and lightning was in the damp air. Sarah was now being followed by Josh. It was a good thing he was only walking, because Sarah was limping badly. But Josh seemed fine, even though he was stabbed in the leg earlier. "You can't run away from me, Sarah." A sensation of pain shot up her legs as blood continued to run down her. "I will destroy you, Sarah." She pressed a cloth to the wound on her shoulder. "I will kill you now, Sarah." She started to run. More of a limping run. She ran to the front of the S. S. Anne, and was cornered by Josh. Sarah leaned back first over the railing as he got closer to her. She looked down into the water. The boat wasn't moving. Josh slowly ran the blunt end of the scythe against her cheek as she started crying hysterically. "If you're going to kill me, just do it now because I can't take this anymore," Sarah whined. She had given up now. It was hopeless now. She had no chance of living, and no reason to do so in the first place. "I'll give you one more chance at life. Tell me where Nick is now." "I told you already; Iım never ever going to tell you." Josh was having trouble holding in his anger. "Tell me now!" "Never!," Sarah shot back with defiance and courage. Josh couldn't hold in his anger any longer. He drew back the scythe, and slashed Sarah across her face. She flew backwards into the ocean. "Sarah! No!" Out of nowhere, Nick ran past Josh and dove into the freezing water. Sarah's was quickly sinking down, and Nick was running out of air. With all his strength, he grabbed onto her arm and swam up to the surface. He put her over his shoulders and climbed up a ladder on the side of the boat. He then flung her onto the ground and tried to revive her. Nickıs heart sank when he saw the huge scar on Sarahıs face. "Please, Sarah, don't die on me..." She opened her eyes slowly, and looked into Nick's eyes. "I need you. I love you." She closed her eyes, and her body went limp. Nick looked down, and saw the light from their crystals slowly dim into oblivion. "I love you so much..." He cradled her lifeless body in his arms as he started to cry. "Please..." Nick looked up, and saw Josh standing about ten feet away from him. They both stared at each other. That is, until Josh looked up, behind Nick. Nick knew that someone was behind him. Must have been another Rocket, maybe Josh's partner. "You... you... you sadistic monster," Nick whispered to Josh. Josh, in return, kept staring at whoever was behind Nick. Then, he smirked, and Nick could see the shadow of a large spear appear over him. Knowing it was too late, he could only brace himself for what came next. The spear ripped right through his back and came out his stomach. Nick saw the bloody spear through himself. He grabbed onto the end, check to see if it was real, if it was only a dream. But the pain was all too real, and he couldn't stand it. Josh slowly walked past Nick, and as he did, Nick turned to see who had drove the spear through his stomach. If he could survive this, he would pledge to strike back at Josh and his Team Rocket companion. But as he looked up, Nick saw that it was who he'd never suspect. He immediately fell into a fury of tears. "How... could... you... do... this... to... me, Jessie," he cried. She laughed as Josh walked over and stood at her side. "This is the pay back I so rightly deserve for the horrible thing you did to me, Nicholas." He tried to explain, but the extreme pain held him back. But it was nothing compared to how he felt when Josh and Jessie shared a long, open-mouth kiss. To Nick, it seemed to last a life time, but in those 5 seconds, his life and dreams were completely shattered. -- "Atogy Siggy" Version 3.0 - Shortened Cuz VaporTales Told Me To Foratog5 - Leader of Team Atog, Leader of PW Critic Team, special member of Goomba Elite, and the self-proclaimed most-loved reptile in AGNP.