From: RobfromVoid (RobfromVoid@prodigy.net) Subject: [PW!] The S. S. Anne Arrives At Porta Vista! (In One Piece!) Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/04/19 Minax is sitting on the bed in her cabin on the S. S. Anne, checking the inside of her large bag to see if all her items are still there. She sees her revolver, her knife, her Communicator, and other miscellaneous items, "Everything seems to be in order. Now I won't have to be in a hurry when the ship gets blown out of the water once again." Upon saying this, the Zubat hovering above Minax shudders, recalling all he went though over a year ago on the S. S. Anne's last voyage. Minax is about to close her bag when a small peach and white conch shell resting in there catches her attention, "I still have this?" Minax clasps the seashell inbetween two of her fingers and twirls it slightly to see it from different angles, "I got this last year... it was my only birthday present... after the ship sank... and since this ship's been floating on the seas longer... that must mean..." She reaches into her sack, flips open her Communicator with one hand, and presses a button for the digital calendar feature. The digitized female voice says, "Today is April nineteenth, the year two thousand. The current time is 11:28 AM." Minax's dark brown eyes narrow when she realizes that today is her birthday, "I should be out celebrating. Come, Zubat." Zubat perches on Minax's shoulder and licks his wings, cleaning them, "Zuuu..." He is oblivious to the concept of "birthday". Omelette the Chansey, coming out of the small bathroom provided in the cabin, seems very happy... but it's not because she knows that today is Minax's birthday. Almost all Chansey have the same happy expression on their faces, which are only absent when they are feeling another person's pain using their natural empathetic ability. Omelette's also happy because she's finally laid an egg... or at least she thinks that what she laid is an egg. She didn't even flush it down the toilet. Minax looks down to see what she's wearing. Her most recent disguise to elude Doppler's henchmen involved a male fatsuit to cover her very female chest, a white undershirt, and Ekans bathing trunks. She rolls her eyes, "That's it. I'm not going to let Doppler cramp my style from beyond the grave." She reaches into her bag and pulls out her black top and blue jeans. What looks like an overweight surfer dude walks into the bathroom. Five minutes later, a red-haired temptress steps out, still trying to button her blue jeans, which are becoming too tight for her ample backside, "Damn jeans... must've shrunk..." Omelette claps her tiny hands when she sees Minax in her usual clothing once again. Minax's costumes always confused the young Chansey, thus she wouldn't recognize her surrogate mommy until Minax spoke. When Minax finally buttons her jeans and zips them up, Omelette applauds this minor accomplishment enthusiastically, "Chanseeey! Chan, chansey!" She waddles over to Minax's black leather boots and attempts to drag one heavy boot across the floor towards Minax. "That's okay, Omelette. It's too hot outside to wear boots. Besides, they'll get in the way of swimming to safety when the ship sinks." Minax slides her feet into a pair of black rubber flip-flops on the floor. She pulls her belt out of the black sack on the bed. The belt that she ties around her waist still houses her revolver in a holster and her knife in a sheath. Minax pats her holster, "If Doppler's henchmen have a problem with what I'm wearing, they'll have to answer to this." Once Room 41 has been cleaned out except for the bed and anything tied down, Minax leaves her cabin, not bothering to lock the door since she's sure that it will be 2000 leagues under the sea soon enough. Minax climbs the ship's staircase, heading up to the deck with Zubat still perched on her shoulder. The Bat Pokemon's ears are peeled to make sure that Omelette is following close behind, which she is. When Minax's eyes are hit by the intense sunlight on the deck of the ship, magnified since it is reflected off the pools on the ship, she procures sunshades and slips them on, "Now, to celebrate my birth." Suddenly, the ship comes to a halt. Minax sighs when she realizes what the stalling of the ship must mean, "I should have known. The ship is going to sink before I can steal or kill anything. A girl can't have any fun on her birthday." The loudspeaker sends out a message across the ship that everyone can hear, "Attention Passengers: The S. S. Anne has safely arrived at the city of Porta Vista..." The low murmuring often heard on the deck of the ship stops and silence ensues for a moment, and as a response to it the captain's voice comes on the loud speaker again, "Yes, folks, I'm as shocked as you are that the S. S. Anne hasn't sunk. Well, perhaps it'll sink on the Porta Vista to Orange Islands voyage that'll start right after the Miss Swimsuit and Disguised Pokemon or Whatever Contest on Porta Vista. So go watch that. Remember to come back here after the contest is over. I'll be waiting in my cabin for a ten year old to... Uhh, disregard that last message. Have fun!" "Hey, I look fabulous in a swimsuit." Minax nods to herself, satisfying her own vanity, "And I bet Omelette would look cute in any kind of costume." In response to that comment, Omelette giggles and adjusts the grass skirt she's currently wearing. Minax smiles, "It looks like I will have some fun on my birthday, after all. Pokemon can't use their special abilities when they're dressed up in elaborate costumes, making them much easier to steal... and kill. Oh, I can't wait!" A giddy giggle escapes Minax's lips. Zubat is frightened by the odd noise that Minax's mouth emits, so he flies off her shoulder. Minax starts jogging towards the plank leading off the ship, slowly so that she doesn't slip on a puddle of water and also so that Omelette and Zubat can keep up. Minax, while still jogging, glances back to see if Omelette the Chansey is following her, which is very clumsy of her, since she's likely to bump into someone who is also trying to rush off the S. S. Anne to visit Porta Vista... -Minax