From: Phantom6 (Phantom6@nonexistent.com) Subject: [PW] The past Revisited. Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2001-01-25 21:39:43 PST When we last left Robert and Sammantha, Robert had just defeated Misy, the Cerulean CIty Gym leader and won his second badge. With the Help of Ashs Pikachu however Misty Gave Robert a Run for his Money. Now we rejoin our heroes in Lavender town, where RObert hopes to catche a Ghost type Pokemon. The Past revisited! "Is it just me or did it get really dark all of a sudden?" Sammantha asked worridly. "Hmmm, Now that you mention it. It does look like a storms coming up. OZONE! Return!" Robert called to his oddly colored Pidgeot holding out the custom Sky blue Pokeball. Just as Robert tucked the Pokeball back onto his belt the STorm broke and Rain beat down onto the duo. Roberts Pikachu dove deeper into The Back Pack he was riding in. After nearly an hour of trudging along in the rain the two water logged Pokemon Trainers Caught site of Lavender Towns lights. "Come on, if we hurry we can get some dry clothes and a place to sleep." Sammantha yelled happily as she took off towards the welcoming lights. Robert started to run after her when something caught his eye. It looked like a shadow was trailing them... four feet in the air. Robert turned his head to look but as he did the shadow vanished, Shrugging it off as the effects of fatigue and a possible head cold Robert took off after Sammantha. Twenty minutes later... "Robert, Your Pokemon are ready." Robert took the Pokeballs from Nurse joy and thanked her. "No problem. We hope to see you again soon." The attractive lady said and dashed into the Back room again. "Why do the Nurse Joys always seem so happy to be alone with our Pokemon?" Robert asked as he too a seat next to Sammantha and continued eating the food they'd purchased. "I have no Idea, Maybe she just wants to make sure they stay healthy." Sammantha said in between spoonfulls of Jell-o. "Maybe... I'd rather not get into this discussion... I've heard some bad rumors on the subject from that Pokemon newsgroup we found the other day." Robert said as he shuddered and took a swig of Pepsi. "I remember, Are they even trainers? Or do they just like arguing?" Sammantha asked as she went up to the front desk to retrieve her Pokemon. As she waited she could've sworn she heard giggling from the back room... But the TV was on so she disregarded it. "OH! Sammatha, Here are your Pokemon." Nurse Joy seemed to stumble over her words. "Uhhh, Thanks? Are you okay? You look a little flushed." Sammantha asked as she put her Pokeballs back on her belt. "Oh yes, I'm fine I just had a little trouble getting That Blue Ball back from a Tentacruel in the Back room." Joy said as he blew an errent strand of hair out of her face. "O-kay." Sammatha blew it off and walked away... She really disliked Nurse Joys. The next Morning... Sammantha was the first one awake and as she streched she watched Pikachu sleeping. It reminded her of her fathers Arcanine, the way it twitched its little feet while it was dreaming. Then she looked to Ozone... That was one big bird. SHe knew Pidgeots got big but Ozone could easily carry both she and Robert without straining. Then she looked at he traveling companion. Robert was a handsome guy. Carmel colored hair pulled back into a tail, a green bandana on his head covering all but the tail of his hair. Sharp green eyes and an athletic build. And a scar... Running down his right arm from the shoulder to the wrist, it was a very smooth thin line so whatever had caused it had to have been razor sharp. After a few minutes of starring she shrugged it off and went into the bathroom. When she returned Robert was pulling on a new shirt and she noticed exactly how well built he really was... She also noticed more scars all witht he same form as the one on his arm. Robert looke over his shoulder as he pulled his shirt on and noticed Samantha starring at him. "I used to be a hell raiser. That's where the scars came from. That and... My Fathers Charizard. It didn't like me very much." Robert bent down and tied his boots. "Pikachu, Ozone We'd better get going." Robert slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed out the door "What do you mean your Dads Charizard did that? CHarizedrs are tempermental but they'd never seriously hurts their trainers children." Sammantha was a little confused. Robert didn't like talking about his past. He came to a halt about thirty feet from Pokemon Tower. "When I was a little kid My father came back form one of his journeys and his Charmeleon had evolved. I was stoked, I'd never seen a Charizard. My father let it out of it's Pokeball and I was stunned, It was Black with bluish white flames on its tail." Robert paused. "It was the scariest Pokemon I'd ever seen and when it saw me shaking and scared it gave me a Charizard smile, showing me all of its teeth. I turned and ran it reached out to grab me and slashed my back open. I was in the hospital for three weeks until the wounds were healed enough for me to move around. Three Years ago My father died, I inherited his Pokemon. Pyre, The Charizard. Sleipnir The Rapidash. Leviathon, The Gyarados. And Zeuss, the Joteon. They're still on the matle at home." Robert finished and kept waking leaving a shock Sammantha behind. TBC.