Subject: [PW!] Jasmine's Got Pokemon of Steel Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 05:43:38 -0400 From: Rob <robfrompw@yahoo.com> Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Robert, Travis, and Becky, dressed in their usual outfits, approach the Olivine City Gym, a purple building with the word "GYM" in big yellow letters above the entrance. Travis and Becky have been training in a route near the city since they woke up this morning, but Robert only woke up a couple of hours ago and spent those two hours at the local Pokemon Center's Cafeteria, nervously stuffing food into his face, worried about his upcoming match against Jasmine. Even now, as Robert approaches the Gym, a large sweatdrop is slowly sliding down his brow. In his usually calm tone, Travis suggests, "You should relax, Robert." Robert grimaces and comments, "That's easy for you to say - you're not the one Jasmine's angry with! I'll try, though..." When the three Pokemon Trainers enter the Gym, they encounter a teenage black-haired girl wearing a yellow dress with orange stripes instead of the Gym Leader. The girl is holding a green flag in her left hand and a red flag in her right hand. She waves the flags at Travis and Becky, "Welcome, Trainers! My name's Jenina - I'm Jasmine's apprentice." "How nice of you to welcome me to the Gym!" Robert wipes the sweatdrop off his face, "I guess Jasmine must've calmed down and realized that what I said wasn't really a big deal... or did she not tell you what I said, Jenina?" "Oh, she told me, all right!" Jenina glares at Robert as she says, "I wasn't welcoming YOU into the Gym, I was welcoming these other two Trainers. How could you say those terrible things about Sparkles?!" Robert shakes his head, "I just think the name's a little silly..." "Stop! Enough!" Jenina points her red flag at Robert, "You've insulted Jasmine's beloved Ampharos enough! I'm gonna go get Jasmine so she can teach you a lesson." The girl runs into a back room of the Gym to find her mentor. A moment later, Jenina emerges from the room followed by a pale young woman wearing a white dress - Jasmine, the Gym's Leader. First, Jasmine addresses the black-haired girl who won second place in last night's Costumed Pokemon Contest, "Welcome, Becky! I think your Hitmonchan is very cool." She then focuses her attention on Travis, "I welcome you too, but I didn't catch your name the last time we met." The purple-haired teenager says, "I'm Travis." "You will be the first Trainer who will battle me this fine afternoon." Jasmine tells the three visiting Trainers, "After that, Becky will challenge me. And then I will battle..." She points one of her long fingers at Robert, "YOU! To defend the honor of Sparkles, my Ampharos!" "Heh, yeah - uh, about that..." Robert tugs at his black shirt's collar, "I'm really sorry about what I said. I didn't think..." "That's right, you didn't think!" Jasmine narrows her steely blue eyes at Robert, "And that's why you're about to face the wrath of Sparkles!" Robert tries the best he can to keep a smirk from emerging on his face - the phrase "wrath of Sparkles" is highly amusing to him, but he knows that if he shows any sign of amusement, he'll be in even more trouble than he already is with the Olivine City Gym Leader. "Enough talking - let's start the first match!" Jasmine walks up to her side of the large Pokemon Arena set up inside the Olivine City Gym. Jenina approaches the Arena's sidelines, ready to referee all three of the Gym matches. Travis steps up to the side of the Arena across from where Jasmine is standing, feeling confident that he'll win, especially since Jasmine told him which Pokemon she was going to send out. Jenina announces, "An official two-on-two Gym match between the Olivine Gym Leader, Jasmine, and the challenger, Travis, for one Mineral Badge will now commence! And... begin!" "Right! Magnemite!" Jasmine produces a Pokeball from within her dress, enlarges it, and pitches it into the Arena. A burst of white light shoots out of the Pokeball and turns into a Magnemite. The Pokemon hovers over the Arena, waiting for Travis to send out an opponent. Standing behind Travis and next to Becky, Robert puts his fingers up to his mouth and bites his fingernails, very nervous now that he's just moments away from battling Jasmine's two strongest Pokemon. He tries to stay focused on watching Jasmine's match against Travis, though, figuring he might get a better sense of Jasmine's battling style. -Robert