From: Andrusi is STILL in love with SaraJ (andyvvv@aol.com.geable) Subject: [PW!][NC][BBB] The Wonderful Thing About Raikou Is Andy Doesn't Have One Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2001-03-30 16:32:15 PST [Note to all: This is NC, remember.] "So, Andy," Enimuram said, "why did you drag me all the way out here?" "I'm going to catch Raikou," Andy responded. Enimuram blinked. "No, seriously." "I'm serious," Andy insisted. "Raikou is one of the most powerful Electric Pokémon known to mankind. When we attack the Power Plant, Zapdos is likely to side with the Voltorbs, being a Lightscreener himself. If we catch Raikou, he'll be able to weaken Zapdos. Then we can catch HIM, and the two of them plus our Magnemites should be able to wipe out the Voltorbs." He pulled out a Pokédex. "Let's see... Raikou is just north of Goldenrod right now." "Um, Andy? Raikou is supposed to be practically impossible to catch," Enimuram commented. "Yeah, right," Andy muttered. "How hard could it be?" --- "GEABLE!" Andy shouted, watching Raikou escape for the fifth time in a row. "I used an Ultra Ball for Magnallah's sake! Why does it keep escaping?" "I'm telling you, Andy, give up on Raikou. There's no way you can catch him." "Shut up," Andy said. "I just need a trick, that's all." He spied an Ekans in the nearby bushes. "There we go." --- "Wrap!" The Ekans obeyed, wrapping up Raikou and applying pressure. Andy threw the Fast Ball. "Yeah! Now I've got--" He froze as the Fast Ball hit the ground and shattered. "Nice one, Master of Catching," Enimuram said, watching Raikou run off with the Ekans still attached to it. "You really showed him your skill." "Shut up," Andy said again. He tossed a Pokéball from his belt. "Come on, Osiris, we've got work to do." He pulled out his Pokédex and located his target for the seventh time. --- "All right, Osiris, Whirlpool!" Water rushed out of apparently nowhere and caught Raikou in a massive whirlpool, rendering him immobile. "You're not getting away this time..." Andy said as he threw a Heavy Ball. Just then, Raikou knocked out Osiris with a Thundershock. The whirlpool dissipated and Raikou ran away. The Heavy Ball did successfully capture a Tauros--approximately 15 miles away after bouncing for quite a long time. "You gotta be kidding me," Andy said. "Okay, that's it. No more Mister Nice Trainer." "I'm telling you, Andy," Enimuram put in. "This isn't going to happen." "Shut up." --- "Okay," Andy said. "I've got both our entire teams standing guard over a carefully disguised pit trap which will automatically block itself off upon being triggered." He reached into his belt pack. "And then I throw the Master Ball." Enimuram jumped back. "WHAT? Where'd you get that?" "Eh, some scientist said I could have it if I promised to catch Raikou with it." "Cool. But I'm telling you, you won't catch him." "Oh, for crying out loud, what could possibly go wrong?" At that moment Raikou came running through, was attacked, fell into the pit, and was trapped inside. Andy threw the Master Ball and finally saw the reassuring red glow of a capture. The Master Ball shook once... twice... ...and then it popped open. Raikou lept up, broke through the "roof," and ran off once again. Enimuram was laughing out loud. Andy stared at Enimuram. "What? What's so funny?" "You--don't--want--to know," Enimuram said, leaning against a tree and still laughing. "TELL ME!" Enimuram took a deep breath, then let it all out in a short burst of speech: "ITOLDYOUSO!!!!!!!" He then proceeded to fall over, and began rolling around on the ground, laughing all the way. Andy thus was made to look so stupid, he didn't even notice when Enimuram rolled over the edge of the pit and landed in a pile of tiger droppings. Neither did Enimuram, for that matter. --- Andy drank a can of Pepsi. What? This is NC. Did you expect a meaningful ending? -Andy &&