Subject: Re: [PW!] That ol' Familiar Grind Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 07:11:09 GMT From: Adrian Tymes <wingcat@pacbell.net> Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Clayton wrote: > The samurai pair started to walk around Ecruteak for a while, temporarily losing > themselves in their assorted thoughts. A while later, they had wandered to within > a couple of blocks of the Burned Tower. > > "So, what did think about that guy?" Kitsu asked. > > "Don't know, but the waitresses were pretty." > > Inwardly, Kitsu let out a primal scream. Outwardly she punched Keaton in the > abdomen, adrenaline and Anger fueling her strike. Keaton crunched forward, > holding his stomach area for a few seconds in slight confusion. > > ---------- > > Inside the Burned Tower, Aerie was angry and confused. She had searched nearly > every square inch of the tower with no sign of Bob. She had even Hyper Beamed > her way into new areas of the tower, only stirring the occasional Gastly and Haunter. > Frustrated and a bit tired, she started to worm her way to the tower's exit. A few minutes later, Aerie stood in front of the tower, frustration breeding anger breeding frustration. She knew that much anger was not a good thing to carry around, especially outside combat, so with what little calm she still possessed, she focussed all her pent up rage and anger and sorrow and frustration and guilt that she let her friend be taken from her and used it to fuel her body's natural abilities... Keaton only caught it out of the corner of his eye. It was Kitsu's abrupt stop and deer in the headlights look that made him fully notice what seemed to be a dazzling fireworks show at the Burned Tower. He immediately changed course to investigate, his hand on his sister's shoulder prompting her body to follow even as her mind tried to take in the indescribable outpouring of energy. Behind her, a few amateur videographers tried to capture the scene on tape; alas, their cameras would record only the video and audio aspects which, while impressive enough on their own to be worth showing, lacked the psychic aura and presence Aerie was blasting out along with everything else. Fortunately for Aerie, these tapes did not quite capture the source, with a small building or two between her and them. Kitsu and Keaton were the only ones in line of sight when Aerie collapsed, spent. Most of her negative emotions had exhausted themselves as planned, but a little bit remained, a piece that could not be dealt with in the same manner. She knew how she could rid herself of that, too; such was her planning that she did not even question her fortune when she looked up and glimpsed the pair through eyes blurry with tears. Instead, she just ran to Kitsu, buried her face in the older girl's belly while hugging for support, and for the second time that day, bawled her sorrow away. Kitsu looked at Keaton, surprise on her face. Then she and Keaton took a quick look around. Upon seeing no one else, they looked back at each other and silently mouthed "Bob" in unison. TBC?