From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net) Subject: Re: [PW!] The Last Stand Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/04/17 mew_95@yahoo.com wrote: > > "Kill them? Why in God's name would I kill them? I'm just pissed off > > that they're alive because now I can't shoot her. I'm not that kind of > > a heartless human being to deprive children of their birth mothers!" > > Estro says. > > Everyone but Estro facefault. > Hotaru opened the door and stepped outside, this family matters were > complicated as they came anyway. Humming she started walking with no > direction. Seth gestured to the remaining human, pokemon, and hybrids. "Well, it looks like we all want to find Maria. James, any idea where she is?" "Psyduck psy psy psy psyduck psy duckpsyduckpsy psyduck psy!" "Err..." He turned to Slasher, his unspoken question written on his face. (With a brief thought to making it literally written, if Slasher did not pick up on it.) "Sian." >>He said 'no'.<< Slasher licked a paw and preened himself, trying to project an image as cool as his tone of voice. When he recovered from that facefault, Seth noticed Aerie staring at the sleeping babies - not with joy, but nearly with tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?" "A birth mother...I don't think I ever had one of those..." Estro's expression softened a bit. "Orphaned since birth?" Seth shook his head. "No, she means literally." "Huh? But...how was she born?" "Long story." "I guess." Estro twirled his gun. "Like you said, we've all got things to 'discuss' with Maria. I know where her room is..." "...but she's not going back there. I know." "How?" "Long story." "Then I guess we're in for some story telling, if you know Maria." "I know Mimic. Mimic knows Maria." It was technically true, or so Seth kept telling himself. "There's already people searching the ship for them. We won't find them first if we just split up and look too. We need a faster way." Aerie smirked. "Dad used to say, 'When searching a place with security cameras, use the security cameras.' Wanna bet security central's somewhere near the bridge?" "Wanna bet the goons went there first?" "No, they thought they knew where she was, remember?" "I meant after that." "Ah, but they were only looking for Maria. We'll be looking for Mimic too." "And that helps us how?" Aerie smirked. "Connect a pokedex to the cameras, aaand...?" "Touche. Let's go." They filed out, Estro - with one hand on holstered gun, in case of suprises from his companions or otherwise - in the rear. --- "Aerie, it isn't working." "Why do you say that?" Estro gestured to the screen. "It says that about half the people in the main ballroom - everyone in that big dance line - is a ditto." [1] TBC? [1] I believe it was Maria who first envisioned the ditto conga line... ^_^;