Subject: [PW!] Maiden's Peak, Revisited Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 05:45:34 GMT From: Rob <robfrompw@yahoo.com> Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Marvin the magician steps out of the Magnet Train Station, onto the streets of Saffron City, where he realizes something - the once bustling metropolis' streets are now almost completely abandoned. He unintentionally tips his crystalline blue top hat to the side when he scratches his head and comments, "It must've taken one heck of a magician to make the population of an entire city dissapear." His comment is not even met with the chirping of crickets, since even non-Pokemon animals seem to have fled the city. When Famifax, Xerox, and Mimic step out of the station, Marvin asks, "Did anyone else get off here or are we the only ones?" Famifax, still in the form of a Nurse Joy wearing a kimono, giggles before replying, "Gee, Marvy, I don't knows about you, but I didn't get off here or on the train cuz no cute guys were arounds! Haha! Fersure!" Xerox's eyelids drop sarcastically and Mimic, the Jigglpuff balloon tied to the kimono-clad hippie chick's wrist, sweatdrops. Xerox surveys the area, then shakes her head, "No, master. In fact, the entire city appears to be abandoned, but I am, however, picking up some psychic noises, despite my inability to decipher them. It seems that notoriously prominent celebrities, or 'NPCs' as I like to call such citizens, are still in the city. For instance, I sense that Sabrina, the Saffron City Gym Leader, and that famous man called Mr. Psychic, who I've seen on television advertisements when you are watching late night television, are both present in the city." Marvin begins to lead the disguised three Ditto through Saffron City's empty streets, trying to find the eastern exit all by himself. As he walks, he's keeping an eye out for intelligent life since he has a question he'd like to ask - being a typical old male, he would not ask anyone for directions, but he is curious to find out where everyone who used to live in the city has run off to in the past few years, so he resolves, "All right, that's it - I can't take the suspense anymore! If you three see someone - ANYONE - let me know. I want to get to the bottom of this case of the missing population before it drives me insane... moreso." When Marvin and his Ditto crew arrive in front of the Silph Co. building, the Jigglypuff balloon on Xerox's wrist asks, "Marvin say want talk to any one, right?" "You are correct, sir." Marvin replies, in a tone slightly deeper than his usual one. Mimic says, "Then better turn around. 'One' behind Marvin." "Thanks for keeping your latex eyes out, Mimic! Hello, good citizen of Sa-" Marvin turns around, to see a giant cybernetic two-legged dinosaur baring his teeth at him, which renders him unable to finish the sentence he was going to, "...aaaAAAAHHH!" He backs away, scared, until he remembers where he's seen this creature before - a movie called Blade Sprinter. Marvin rubs his chin for a moment, not just trying to remember the credits from the film to recall the dinosaur's name, but also wondering how the creature could be used in a magic show, before saying, "Hi, Panopticon! My name is Marvin the Magnificent, a fan of your work, and I'd just love it if you could be in my next magic show..." The magician's stops rubbing his chin and starts rubbing his hands together, grinning while thinking of the publicity. Panopticon shakes his head and replies, "Asss of right now, there issss jussst one female I'm interessssted in ssssawing in half, or perhapsssss multiple partssss." Marvin smiles, "It's great to see that you're going into the magic business, as long as you stay out of Goldenrod! Would you like to borrow some of my equipment?" "That issss quite all right. I have what I need right here." Panopticon grabs one of his shrunken Pokeballs and holds it up to Marvin, "My Ssscizor will act as my sssscisssor. Now if there aren't any more quessstions, I mussst be going to..." "Wait!" Marvin interrupts, "Hold on! Do you have any idea why there's hardly anyone in Saffron City? This place looks like more of a ghost town than Lavender!" Panopticon nods at Marvin, "Pretty much everyone'sss gone to Johto. There'ssss even a TV commercial that promisssesss people free TMssss. Of thossse pathetic humansss who sssstayed in Kanto, many have gone ssssoutheassst to Maiden'sss Peak, for ssssome kind of Fessstival. I have other more important bussssinesss to attend to, ssso I don't have time to ssssign any autographssss, if you were about to assssk." With that final note, Panopticon heads off in the direction he was heading when he left the Silph Co. building, leaving a happy Marvin, a giggling Famifax, a concerned Xerox, and a curious Mimic behind. On their walk eastward, Marvin says, "It's not every day you meet such a nice robotic dinosaur! Why aren't there more good dinosaurs like him on this planet?" "Are you joking, master?" Xerox says, "I sensed seriously negative psychic vibrations coming from that character. Mimic, do you not agree with my assessment?" Mimic says, "Mimic agree. Mimic also wonder why Famifax giggle since dino start to speak." Famifax says, "Like, the first words he said were 'ass of right now'! Hahaha!" She continues to giggle for half an hour, until they arrive in the town of Maiden's Peak. "Here we are!" Marvin exclaims, glad to see human beings at the concession stands, carnival rides, and playing some of the games set up for the End of the Summer Festival. The magician side of him wants to put on a show right away, but his fatherly side wants to spend time with the Ditto Sisters, so he says, "Okay, you three, let's eat some food, play some games, and do some sightseeing! Especially you, Xerox. The last two times we came here, you were all depressed, which made no sense, since both times it was your idea to come here!" Marvin races ahead with Famifax to buy cotton candy, leaving Xerox and Mimic behind. -Marvin