From: Maria Rocket (mobius101@aol.compactpika) Subject: Re: [PW!][SS Anne] Where there's a bar, there can be... Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/03/18 >> "I'll say." What Estro almost did not say, was that Maria was taking >> the chance to swipe from some fallen brawlers, in almost but not quite >> equal measure to the rate with which she was taking down those near her. >> "She's really going for the balls." > " Pow. Puff. Crack." Buckwheat did, using his Mega Punch and other >Pika ways... > " Maria? What the hell are ya doin' here?" > " Same as you." > " Sock." > " I hope Rachel and { pow } Kabutops { sock } will be brought back { >kick pow } by my ranch { kick kick } soon, I { thud } miss them { crack >} already!" Buckwheat turned around, and realized Maria had gone. Clutching a handful of Pokeballs, Maria had fled from the bar and into the maze of ship corridors. She ran until she finally found her room, then ran inside, locking the door behind her. She went over to the dresser and quickly stowed her catch away. She stood there over the dresser, feeling the tenseness all over her body. Then she turned kicked a chair over so hard a one of the legs broke off. She trembled, still feeling the stress building up. Still attached to her back, Slasher didn't make a sound. The Meowth knew from long experience not to get in her way when she was in an especially violent mood. After fighting it for another minute or so, Maria let out tortured scream and fell to the bed crying. Slasher purred, but quickly retreated under the bed, just in case. Maria wasn't sure how long she lay there sobbing. Hours or minutes later, there was a quiet knock on the door. A shot of electricity went through her and she sat up and looked over at the door. A hopeful gleam crossed her eyes, and she raced to the door and threw it open. She leapt forward slightly, her arms parted, expecting to find Mimic there. Her eyes fell, and her form drooped. It was Estro. He beamed. "Hey, I think you dropped some poke--" Without thinking twice about it, Maria pulled back her fist and decked Estro. The rookie Rocket was so taken aback, he fell back onto the floor. Maria glared down at him with a firey rage. She stepped forward and firmly planted one black boot onto his chest. "Estro...as a fellow Rocket, I can't kill you. Yet. And clearly, I can't be rid of you. But if you continue to intrude on my space, so help me...!" She seemed to whip her Wigglytuff launcher out of nowhere, and aimed it against his nose. "And another thing. You're still in the fold...if you *dare* mention to me to Giovanni in *any* way at all, or Mimic, or the twins..." Her tone of voice became more dangerous. Estro's eyes widened as her fingers tightened around the trigger. Then, she was gone. *** Maria stomped away down the corridors. She didn't know where she was going, but she knew she needed to be alone. She was always alone, that was part of who she was. Something emotional inside of her twinged painfully. "Damned Estro," she muttered to herself. She stopped at a lonely corner of the ship where she could see the sea. She sat under the railing and crossed her hands over her knees. She had one skill....she was still going to use it one way or another. All she needed was another Rocket she could sell the stolen Pokemon off to. She glanced around. No doubt the ship was teeming with them. She just needed to find the right candidate. ...Not Estro. If she had to deal with him anymore than she had to, she knew she would blow his head off, regardless of what the consequences. Maria rested her head in her hands and blew a strand of black hair from her face in frustration. At any rate, she felt better now. She could now face Mimic and children without losing it. But now, she had to figure out what to do... The right Rocket.... She tightened her grey trenchcoat around her red dress as the cold ocean winds kicked up. She continued to look around, but there was no one around. "Hmm..." TBC? ~Maria R "Psy yie yie..." --- http://purplestudio.webjump.com --- "R is for Rrrah...Rrrah...Rocket!" - Meowth --- Rocketshipper Forever! --- TEOTWAWKI