Subject: [PW!] Department Store Trousle .. err, Trouble. Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:08:49 -0500 From: "Kenneth Livingston" <undrhil@charter.net> Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon "Ding Dong!" The elevator chimed as it stopped moving. Trousle walked through the doors and onto the 4th floor. He had been working for the past three days at the Pokemon Center to try to raise up enough money to get the bicycle he wanted from the Bike Shop, but a million dollars was just way too much money. So, he had gathered up what he had saved up and was now going to buy some Potions and PokeBalls. He walked up to the counter and noticed that the man was really interested in something on the TV. Trousle tried to see what was on the screen, but all he could see was some people standing around doing nothing. He then realized that he man was wearing earphones to listen to the TV broadcast without interruption. "Hmpf. Must be something *really* important if he's willing to risk his job to watch TV." Trousle turned around to find out who the person was that had spoken. He found himself face-to-face with a gorgeous brunette. He stammered as he tried to introduce himself, "H-h-Hi! My name's Trouble... er, um .. I mean ... It's Trousle, I'm no trouble at all, really." He extended his hand to the girl. She giggled and shook his hand, "Well, Trouble Trousle, my name's Lisa. Have you been waiting here long?" "No, not really. I was just going to ask him about some Potions and then I was trying to find out what he was watching on TV, " Trousle replied, a little less nervously than before. "Were you waiting in line for something?" "Hmm ... well, now that you mention it, I do need some Potions, but they aren't on this floor. This is where they sell stat enhancers, like Iron and Protien. I think Potions are on the second floor. But I needed to get some money from my lazy father here..." She rose the pitch of her voice at the last three words just enough to get the attention of the man behind the counter. "Oh! Um, Lisa! Wow. I didn't expect to see you here! What can I do for you?" "It's nice to see you too, Dad. I need some money to get some PokeBlocks from upstairs." "PokeBlocks?" Trousle asked. "I'll explain it to you later, Trub, " Lisa said with a wink. She turned back to her father who was fishing some money out of his pockets. "You know, Lisa. It would probably be cheaper just to take a trip to Hoenn and make your own PokeBlocks. Why do you need some, anyway?" her father asked as he handed her a wad of bills. "Well, they just made an announcement that the ComComCom building is going to be converted into a Contest Center soon! I read up about Pokemon Contests and I want to enter my Slugma in the Beauty contest!" "You have a Slugma too? I'm entering mine into the Toughness contest!" Trousle exclaimed. He then become more interested in finding out about these contests. He thought to himself, 'This girl is gorgeous. If I can win one of those contests, maybe she will like me!' "All of my Pokemon are Slugma. I've been all over Johto catching them. I want to be the best Slugma trainer in the entire world!" "I'm sure you alread are ... " Trousle mumbled under his breathe as he looked over at the man behind the counter. "How much is one Iron?" "One Iron? Well, normally it's 9,800 yen, but since you are a friend of my daughter, I'll let you get one for 3,000 yen." "OK!" Trousle handed the mane 3,000 yen and took the Iron. He placed it in his pocket and started to head to the elevator. "Hey, wait up, Trub! I'll ride with you. I have to go up to the top first though. I need to make sure I can get the kind of PokeBlock I need for my Slugma." (To Be Continued)