Subject: [PW!] A Day Trip Date: 15 Mar 2002 19:40:54 -0800 From: Hvnbnd2307@hotmail.com (Brome) Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Alright, my first real story here! Please feel free to flame and critique as necessary, and keep in mind if you would that I've never had to interact in a story before. Thanks in advance! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a wonderful day in Cianwood City, with the sun shining in a blue sky. Warm breezes blew across the island, and tourists and tanners were out in force. One boy wasn't about to slack off and relax, however. "Okay Scizor, this looks like a perfect day to go exploring!" said Brome Taylor. His Scizor nodded and began to dig for a pencil and paper in the house. Within a matter of minutes, Brome began to write up his list for the day's activities. "Let's see... Swim trunks, surf board, Pokedex, waterproof bag, Poke balls..." Brome's list went on for a short while. Brome, a teen of 16 years, is always looking for a new place to explore. Unfortunately, he almost always manages to find it. Today, Brome is headed east to explore the maze of small islands known as the Whirl Islands. After a lot of pushing and pulling to get his gear to fit into the small waterproof duffle bag he carried, Brome slung the bag over his shoulder and set off with his Scizor not far behind. As they walked to the beach, Scizor started running down to the water. Brome noticed that the usual red blur that Scizor presented when running looked distinctly more red than normal. It didn't dawn on Brome why Scizor looked that way until he went diving into the shallows of the water, raising a huge cloud of steam. Brome began to laugh as he realized what happened. "A little too hot for a Steel-type Pokemon, huh Scizor? Sorry, I forgot about the temperature. Return!" Scizor spared one reproving glance for Brome before jumping into the cool Poke ball that awaited him. Brome sighed as he thought of what he had to do next. "I just know I'm gonna regret this...Remoraid, I choose you!" Brome's Remoraid appeared in the ocean waves a few feet from his master. Brome hooked a small cord onto Remoraid and tied it to his slim surf board. "I hope this works. Remoraid, time to surf. Let's go!" Remoraid struggled for a few minutes, building speed, before taking off suddenly, almost throwing Brome from the board. Now hanging on for dear life, Brome shouted, "Remoraid, not so fast!" Remoraid slackened his pace and allowed his trainer to get a better grip. As he did so, Brome had to laugh at the sight of a two-foot tall Pokemon towing a near-six-foot human around. Brome decided to enjoy the sun and waves while he traveled in style. He began tracing cloud patterns until he drifted off to sleep on his surfboard. Next thing he knew, Brome was spluttering awake to the cold sting of water. Bolting upright, he took in his surroundings. Remoraid was awaiting further instructions as a male trainer used his Squirtle to douse Brome in Water Guns. "Hey, what's the idea! I was asleep!" The trainer laughed as he stopped his assault. "I couldn't get your attention any other way, could I? I want a battle." Brome shook his head to clear any remaining cobwebs before responding. "A battle? I guess so. What rules do we use?" "One Pokemon apiece, no items." "Sounds good to me. I choose Remoraid, as soon as I unhook it." So saying, Brome jumped into the water and untied the harness from his Pokemon. Getting back on his board, Brome sat down and said, "Whenever you're ready!" The trainer nodded and replied, "One, two, three, GO! Squirtle, use Water Gun!" Brome smiled and yelled, "Dive and use a Psybeam, Remoraid!" The Water Gun splashed harmlessly against the waves as Remoraid obeyed his trainer's instructions. The enemy Squirtle began looking around, expecting a beam any second. Sure enough, the beam appeared, but it missed by a good foot or two, cracking a nearby rock. "Arrgghhh! Stupid fish! Why can't you hit anything?" Brome asked in frustration. The opposing trainer laughed at the Remoraid's lack of skill before managing to say, "Squirtle, use a tackle attack on that fish!" "Remoraid, jump!" The Squirtle dove right underneath the now-airborne Remoraid and into the water. Seizing the opportunity, Brome yelled, "Use aurora beam!" It used the attack, alright, but the beam managed only to hit the water directly underneath Remoraid, freezing it to a mini iceberg. Remoraid landed directly on the ice and flopped around as the Squirtle gathered its wits. Jumping up on to the ice, the Squirtle tackled Remoraid right off and back into the water. Both Pokemon disappeared for a minute before resurfacing directly in front of Brome's surfboard. They were both still healthy enough to battle, but Remoraid was just dodging attacks for the present. The other trainer was cheering his Squirtle on, telling it that it could win. Brome thought about the battle so far, then picked one attack that was kind of hard to miss with. "Remoraid, use surf!" Remoraid obeyed, and the wall of water was enough to hit the enemy Squirtle dead on. "YES!" Brome yelled as he jumped up. Unfortunately for him, he had forgotten that he was on a surfboard. His sudden movement flipped his board completely over, dumping him into the water. His Pokemon's surf attack had made the water choppy, so he took a second to get back to the surface again. When he came up, he saw that the enemy trainer was holding his Pokeball out in front of him. "Squirtle, return!" The KO'd Squirtle vanished into the Pokeball as Brome's Remoraid swam back to it's trainer. "I won?" Brome wondered aloud. "I really beat you after all that?" The trainer smiled and replied, "Apparently so. Train hard on your trip, because I'll beat you the next time I see you." Brome grinned also and said, "Yeah right. Remoraid can't miss forever, you know. See ya later." "Bye." With that, Brome hooked Remoraid back into the harness and continued towards the Whirl Islands. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *WARNING! Sig file not found.* *[A]bort, [R]etry, [N]uclear Meltdown?*