From: YCBY \(Chet Weaver\) (nichirasu@hotmail.com) Subject: [PW!] Extreme Pokemon's Revenge! Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2003-10-01 16:54:39 PST Wanna hear a secret? I was reading newsgroup messages when "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:vOQdb.7577$tM3.7365@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com... > > Later, after another two teleports and a proper, if abbreviated, trip > through the mall, Aerie popped up just as Smasher's watch signalled > the requested time. "Sorry about that," she apologized as she pulled > herself out of the hole she had dug. "Got my altitude wrong by a body > length." > > "Did you say goodbye?" > > "Nope." > > Smasher frowned. "Then..." > > "You've got more competition." Aerie smiled as she reached down and > pulled the siblings plus gear up. > "Just the three of you?" Smasher asked. "What...?" #We'd rather not talk about that now,# Aerie telepathic interrupted. "...Ever," Smasher finished. "The more the extremer." Smasher turned to his nearby Arcanine and began adjusting the ropes he used as a makeshift harness. "This tight enough, Rush?" Smasher asked. "I don't want it falling off during the race." "I think it could stand to be a little looser, jeffe," Rush replied. "What's...?" began Aerie. "Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention," Smasher said. "A little after I left, I decided to add a new wrinkle. Rather than just a skateboard race, this'll be a..." At this point, he and Rush made a dynamic pose. "Extreme Pokemon Race!" "Extreme?" Aerie asked. "Pokemon?" Kitsu inquired. "Race?" Keaton added. "Yeah," Smasher replied. "There's an annual Extreme Pokemon competition in this country. It's like wakeboarding, except there's no water and you're towed by a Pokemon." "And instead of drowning, Smasher will just break every bone in his body," Rush added. "That was just once, and Pikat-Shoo was below my center of gravity!" Smasher argued. "And I was able to pull it off successfully in later attempts." "Yeah, all none of them," Rush replied. "Shut up." "Sounds great," Aerie said. "Totally," Smasher said. "But this'll be more extreme than the annual race, since it looks like we'll be using normal skateboards. The ones in the annual race are larger and offer more control. Also, I have no idea how to get to Mahogany Town, but this guy says it's just straight East from here if you know surf." "Your Arcanine knows Surf?" Kitsu inquired. "Hell no," Smasher answered. "That's why the first leg will be Northeast around Mt. Mortar to the Lake of Rage. From there, we can follow the river South until we reach the finish line at the North entrance of Mahogany." "All right!" Keaton remarked with enthusiasm. "I can't wait to get to Mahogany Town! Think Harper'll be there, Kitsu?" "I could care less about Harper," Kitsu replied. "But how are we going to do this race? I don't think Aerie has any Pokemon and Heracross isn't strong enough to tow Keaton." "If I might make a suggestion," Smasher said. "Aerie could transform into Pokemon capable of towing Keaton, or I could lend you some of mine. Except for Shuriken, of course. I had a friend of mine who's currently in Mahogany take him up to the lake, and he should be hovering above the tree line in a minute or two." "Actually, Keaton could become a full Tauros and tow either of us," Kitsu replied. "Except he's not the fastest racer." "Well, I've got a Pursuit TM that could take care of that," Smasher said, deciding not to be surprised after what he saw last night. "But there's still the odd man, or should I say woman, out." "I've got a Scyther and a Magnemite, but I don't know if either is strong enough," Kitsu said. "If that doesn't work out, I could lend you one of my Pokemon," Smasher offered. "But then it'll be a matter of having enough rope." "Did we buy rope?" Keaton asked Kitsu. To be continued...? ((Another possibility is that Aerie could Transform into rope or a harness and leash, allowing Keaton to tow Kitsu. I think I'll leave Aerie's input up to you, Adrian.)) -- You Can't Beat YCBY AIM: PanGatomon MSN/E-mail: Nichirasu@hotmail.com Yahoo! Messenger: tech_weaver ICQ: 122744531 Webcomic: http://desperadocoyote.keenspace.com "A little disrespect and rudeness can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day." -- Calvin, Calvin & Hobbes (August 8, 1992) "An evil, walking house could be funny if we weren't about to die." -- Taichi, Digimon Adventure (Tokyo-Pop's final volume)