Subject: [PW] Fighting Jim? Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:59:16 -0800 From: "Watcher Eve \(Chet Weaver\)" <nichirasu@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon *Clang!* Keaton and Kitsu's swords rang as steel met steel. They leapt back and sized each other up, attempting to anticipate each other's next attack. "Looks like you still got it," Kitsu said. "You know it," Keaton smirked. He then blatantly charged at his sister, who just stood waiting for him. Instead of a straight forward attack, Keaton suddenly jumped to the left and swung his sword. Kitsu parried, slid right, and pushed Keaton aside with her foot. "Hey!" Keaton complained. "I'm getting tired of this," Kitsu said. "Let's finish it." "Let's go." Kitsu and Keaton charged at each other. Keaton swung his sword, but Kitsu ducked and swung her own sword. It almost looked like the sword went through Keaton, but there was no blood. It even fooled Keaton for a moment. "I'm no expert at sword fighting, but that was one excellent move," Chuck, Gym Leader of Cianwood City, said. "Notice how she switched to the dull side of her sword at the last second, so it just looks like she cut into him." "I think she might've knicked me with the point," Keaton said. "Can I please try for the Gym Badge now?" Harper asked. "Oh, right, of course," Chuck said. The sibling samurais vacated the gym floor and Chuck and Harper moved to opposite sides of the court. "This will be a two-on-two Pokemon battle between Gym Leader Chuck and challenger Harper Ciel for the Gym Badge," Jimmy, the referee/announcer said. "Are you sure you can do this?" Keaton asked. "I don't think Ice types are too good against Fighters." "Don't worry," Harper said. "I have a plan." "And begin!" Jimmy called out. "I choose, Poliwrath!" Chuck declared, tossing out a PokeBall. As one might expect, a Poliwrath appeared on the court. "POLI!" "Go, Dewgong!" Harper called, sending her Dewgong into battle. "Dewgong gong!" "Poliwrath, Katate Chop!" Chuck ordered. "Dewgong, Ice Beam!" Harper commanded. Poliwrath dashed forward and slammed a hand against Dewgong's shoulder. The Dewgong cried out in pain and immediately retaliated by covering Poliwrath with ice. "Poliwrath has been frozen solid!" Jimmy called out. "Dewgong, Headbutt!" Harper shouted enthusiastically. Dewgong reared up and slammed its head against Poliwrath. Normally, a Normal-type attack wouldn't be too effective, but this one was hard enough to cause Poliwrath to slide backwards right off the court. "Poliwrath is out of bounds," Jimmy declared. "Dewgong is the winner." "Okay, now you're gonna get it," Chuck said. "Machoke, go!" "Machoke, machoke ma!" Machoke called out as it appeared. "Machoke, Cross Chop!" Chuck commanded. Machoke leapt at Dewgong with arms crossed and slammed them against Dewgong. Dewgong yelped and passed out. "Dewgong has been knocked out," Jimmy said. "Machoke is the winner!" "I'm not done yet," Harper taunted. "Go for it, Jynx!" The Pokeball hit the ground, releasing Jynx. The human-shaped Pokemon began to wiggle her hips seductively. "Jynx, Psychic attack!" "Machoke, Mach Punch!" Before Jynx could react, Machoke had already landed a punch in her gut. Jynx collasped and receded into her hair. "Jynx has been defeated!" Jimmy declared. "Machoke has won!" "What!?" Harper exclaimed. "Well, that's just too bad," Chuck said. "But don't get discouraged. You can always come back when your Pokemon are stronger." "Yeah, thanks," Harper said sadly as she left the gym. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- "Hey, don't worry about it," Kitsu said as the three of them entered the Pokemon Center. "You can challenge him again." "I know," Harper said. "I just really should've had a better strategy." "Hey, is that Vixxen?" Keaton asked. "Hey, Vixxen!" Vixxen looked around when she heard her name called and ran over to the trio. "Hey, you guys, how's it going?" she asked. "Considering someone knocked us out and shanghai'd us all the way over here, we're fine," Kitsu said. "Oh, good," Vixxen said. "I thought you two might've been in trouble or something." "Nah, we can handle ourselves," Keaton said. "You guys need a lift back to the mainland?" Vixxen asked. "Sure, let's go," Kitsu said. "Harper?" "You guys go without me," Harper said. "I'm going to stay here and train somemore before taking on Chuck again." "You sure?" Keaton asked. "Yeah," Harper said. "It was great hanging out with you, though. I hope we can do it again sometime." "Yeah, me too," Keaton sighed. "Yeah, cool," Kitsu said quickly. "Let's get going." Kitsu, Keaton and Vixxen soon made their way to the beach. "So how'd you get all the way out here?" Keaton asked. "I borrowed Jason's Magneton," Vixxen replied. "I rode it all the way here. I had no idea they're'd be so much water between... Huh?" Vixxen noticed that Kitsu was no longer walking with them. They turned around to see Kitsu huddled in the sand with her back to the water. "Oh, don't tell me that you're afraid of the water!" Vixxen whined. "I'm afraid so," Keaton said. "She is a Fire-type, after all." "I-I was just thinking," Kitsu said. "Th-there's a Fighting Gym here, you know? M-maybe, uh, maybe we could, like, wait for the others come here or something. I mean, they'd all be coming here anyway, r-right? Th-there's no need to cover the same ground four times. Right? Right?" To be continued...? -- Chet "Tech" Weaver's Revised Basic Sig Desperado Coyote! http://desperadocoyote.keenspace.com "No ride is complete without a clown in an electric chair." -- My brother "That depends on what you mean. If by 'Am I ready?' you mean 'Am I superior to you in each and every way?' then, yes, I am." -- Vegito, DragonBall Z ("Meet Vegito")