From: John Willemin (vze27q9e@mail.verizon.net) Subject: [PW!] The Watcher Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2001-07-26 09:57:24 PST (OOC: Setting new standards in short...) As Grendel the Aerodactyl departed Rosetta Town with Kyle and Jessica, an almost invisible form rushed out from behind a rock on Doctor Eckert's property to watch their departure. "Attacked by Gyaradosss, indeed," the sibilant specter scoffed quietly to himself. "Drowned himssself, ha! If they only knew the truth..." The ghostly creature leapt clear over the fence on his way out of Doctor Eckert's property, then promptly deactivated the personal cloaking device that had given him his spectral protection, revealing himself to be cyber-saur Panopticon. "A pity that I had to sssacrificcce young Bombssshell in preparing that little sssurprissse for Kyle." He sneered. "But you can't make an omelette without breaking a few Chansssey...heh heh heh..." His laughing continued for several seconds before he added, "Oh, I can't wait until Kyle getsss home and findsss the other sssurprissse I left him..." He paused in contemplation. "I really ssshould thank Bill for all the information he'sss sssupplied me with on Kyle thessse passst few yearsss. Threaten Bill and he'll tell you nothing, but threaten hisss family, and he'll sssqueal like a Ssswinub!" He paused to laugh a few more times, then he looked proudly at the Oscar award for "Best Performance by a Non-Human" attached to the electromagnet on his back. "I'd alssso like to thank the Academy, my director Ssstevon Ssschpielbunk, my Pokémon, K-Mart, and Goddisssh..." He thought back to the Academy Awards four years ago. "Heh heh heh...Wilssson the Volleyball never ssstood a chance." He plucked one of the Pokéballs from the magnet on his back and stared at it. "Hmmm...perhapsss I'll revisssit Sssilph for a tune-up. I've been ssspouting too much exposssitory monologue lately..." He put the Pokéball back and then started off on a long sprint to Saffron City. -------------------------------------- K * A * R * N * I * V * A * X "Your cavalier dismissal of mechanics shows a commendable bravado, from a swashbuckling perspective. But from an academic perspective, it's a real problem." -My English teacher Mr. Hench, commenting on a term paper