From: William Rendfeld (warendfeld@aol.com) Subject: Re: [PW!][SC][R2M1] And That's A Rap! Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2003-12-16 17:17:47 PST >'Trent' sighed, holding up a hand. "Very well. If you want cash..." >He concentrated, and a large pile of coins emerged from his flesh, >easily filling his cupped hand and starting to spill over. "This is >what I have left of the reward monies I got while embarassing my >daughter. Will this be enough?" > >"Now you're talking!" Trent scooped up the coins - even the ones still >in mid-air, falling - in one swift motion, then placed the pokeball with >Vee in Dee's hand in another. "Done." He began to walk away, Ashura at >his side. > >Dee closed his hand around the ball as he morphed back into himself; by >the time his transformation was complete, the ball was no longer >visible. Only then did he seem to notice the three girls and two >pokemon staring at him. "What?" Cass shook her head, then said, "I am so glad I decided to call it quits with my journeys years ago." "For someone who enjoys extreme sports so much, you don't have enough of a thrill in life," Alex noted with a smirk. Cass pointed to one of the padded gloves she wore and said, "Safety gear, remember? I may be a little adventurous, but I'm not stupid." The conversation became interrupted by very audible yells from outside as Trent cried out in pain, "AGHHH! DAMN SUNLIGHT!" "That explains the sunglasses," ShadowWarrior noted, switching back to his usual perch upon Alex's shoulder. Alex gave a thoughtful 'hmm' in reply, then turned to Dee and asked, "So, what are you going to do with that little guy?" "I haven't thought of anything yet," Dee replied, "but something will come to me. Now then, you said something about wanting to see the next match?" "Yeah, I'm a little curious about that Smasher guy," Alex replied. "He's the only one left in this tournament whose thoughts I can't sense that I haven't seen, and I'd like to at least talk with him before it's over and see why, just in case." "I've been hoping to talk to him myself," Aerie noted. "No reason not to go." A general consensus reached, the growing group (now consisting of Dee, Aerie, Alex, her free-roaming Pokémon, Cass, Kitsu, and Keaton) made its way out of the Center, their business taken care of. TBC? (NS: I didn't see anywhere in the previous posts that Trent had put his glasses back on, so I figured I'd put something in that particular plot hole. Hope it was wide enough.) William Rendfeld Creator of Echowarrior, the Pokémon Resistance, and Alex Masters 178,000 Excellent Author Points 1 'I knew odd pokefacts that confused a bread crumb' point. 20 Y2Tech Points