From: Zephyr: Stigmatic (zephyr@1stconnect.com) Subject: [PW!] Dark Empathy Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2001-04-16 15:32:02 PST OOC: The story was forced, but I just want to get this part over with...=/ [PW!] Dark Empathy Rays of the morning sun pierced the alpine darkness. With the light came life - sounds of the awakening birds and smells of the budding flowers. Groggy but reassure of her surroundings Charlotte, as she called herself now, made her out onto one of the forest trails. Endless shrubbery on one side while some sort of a metropolitan beamed on the other. Sore from sleeping on the forest ground the short voyage to the city was a slow one with frequent resting periods. The smell of salt and sea breezes marked this town as a fishing port - the only one being still used as one was Vermillion City. 'Not as far from Celadon City as I would have liked', Charlotte quietly thought to herself as she neared the docks as to ask for directions. Looking down at the water her image shimmered, she didn't look like the Julia she remembered hopefully her fake alias will help her draw up a new identity - one she would be proud of owning. "Excuse me.Sir? Hey you!" screamed Charlotte, annoyed that she was being ignored. A burly fisherman turned and quickly responded to Charlotte, "What? Unless you have any money on you I don't wanna hear another word from your mouth" "Uhm where's the center?" "Right behind you. Now leave me alone." The center was a small one at that, but "fishy" in appearance as a blue anchor was hung from the sign. Being empty Julia took the liberty of finding herself a seat along the wall, and with that she dozed off. -- "Stupid baby, hogging all the attention", sniffed Warren. "Quiet, let's find food for the little runt and get out of here. Bein' around people makes me feel dirty," replied Kurt as he floated quietly beside Warren. "Well after our last stunt, I don't think we'll be welcomed at the market for a while, how about we ask that Nurse Joy from the Center. I mean, treating pokemon would have some advantages, specifically in the food department.' "Whatever, let's just hurry." -- The door opened up loudly as Warren used his large wing to push it open. The noise woke the sleeping Charlotte as the two made their way loudly to the front desk. "You are Nurse Joy, correct?" inquired Kurt as Nurse Joy nodded her head in agreement. "We need baby food. See, we found this baby... that is to say, it's our master's baby and he's out 'sick'. So we're stuck taking care of it. Care to help two Pokemon out?" interjected Kurt interjected Warren as Charlotte made her way closer to the pair. 'What would a skarmory and an abra be doing with a baby? Doesn't sound right, it sounds wrong.and twisted' Julia thought to herself as Nurse Joy complied with the pair's request by giving them both a bag of baby food and milk. Nurse Joy inspected the pair, but couldn't say much - after all a baby was in need of some food. "The pack's contents should be enough for five feedings, by then I hope your master will be better. Well take care of the baby, and yourselves as well". "Many thanks", the pair replied simultaneously as they headed out the door. 'Poor baby, I should go see what those two are up to - for the baby's sake. Perhaps the baby might be worth something, specifically a nice reward.' Thought Charlotte to herself as she silently made her way out and began tracking the traveling duo.