Subject: [PW!][PKMN-Auction] Albino Dratini Auction Date: 07 Apr 1999 20:32:26 GMT From: therunt411@aol.com (TheRunt411) Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (For your convenience, a summary of this episode appears at the bottom) Since we last left him, Runt has been unsuccessful in finding somebody (that he wasn't related to) to talk to. We now join him in front of the main stage as his parents dratini goes up for auction. "Ladies and Gentleman, the next pokémon we have for you is a real treat," states the auctioneer. "We have, from the famous Cloverwood Ranch," he says as two men roll out a wading pool, "an Albino dratini!" With that, the young pup jumps out of the air like a bolt of white lighting and lands gracefully on the stage. "Dratini!" she cries. The audience 'Ooos' and 'Ahhs' in appreciation. "Now folk, as with all dratini's that come from the Cloverwood ranch, she already knows how to surf and comes with 6 months worth of premium dratini food. Now, the bidding for this fine specimen will start and 45,000 dollars..." The crowd goes silent. "Come now folks, this is a purebred dratini, not some ordinary rattata..." continues the auctioneer. "Hey!" yells a man in the back. "Sorry sir, no offense intended... So who'll start the bidding?" "Why isn't anyone bidding Rolly?" asks Runt. "San shrew..." Rolly replies shaking his head. "Anyone?" asks the auctioneer. "Okay, 40,000 dollars - Surely somebody will bid a measly 40,000 dollars on this magnificent creature..." "Ti-ni?" asks the dratini as it slowly backs up into the wading pool. Runt feels a bumping at his waist, he opens fanny pack to see Tiny's ball shaking back and forth. He grabs the ball and lifts it up. "Okay, you're right Tiny...We can't let this go any further..." The ball stops shaking. "Man, this is gonna take a bite out of my funds," comments Runt as he puts Tiny's ball away. "40,000 dollars!" he shouts raising his hand. Everyone turns and looks at him. "Ahh," says the auctioneer as a smile comes to his face, "40,000 dollars from the boy in green. Do I hear 41,000?" he says looking around the crowd. "40,500?" "40,100!" yells a womans voice off to the far left. "Thank-you madam. 40,200 - Would somebody bid 40,200 for this milky white wurm?" he asks. Again Runt feels a bumping at his hip. "41,000 dollars!" he cries. "41,500!" shouts a voice from the back. "42,000!" yells the woman to the far left. "42,000 dollars - I have 42,000 from the lovely lady to my right -- Can I get 43,000?" "45,000 dollars!" exclaims a man in a Team Rocket outfit with a evil smirk on his face. "I'm not going to let slime like that get ahold of one of my parents prized dratinis," Runt says to himself, "48,000!" The auctioneer seems taken aback for a second, but quickly recovers, "48,000 from the boy in green - Can I get 50,000?" "50,000!" yells the voice from the back. "53,000!" exclaims the woman to the left. "60,000 dollars," states the Rocket as he turns his head towards Runt, his smirk filled with mischief. Panicked, Runt shouts," 65!" "65,000 thousands dollars to the boy in green. Can I get 70,000 dollars?" A hand goes up to Runt's right. "Thank-you. 75,000?" The Rocket malevolently raises his hand. "75,000 to the gentleman from Team Rocket. 75 going once...75 going twice..." "80,000!" cries Runt. He grimaces. "Alright, we have 80,000 dollars - anymore bids?" His eyes scan the room, "80 going once...going twice..." Out of the corner of his eye, Runt sees the Rocket member grinning evilly at him. "Sold to the boy in green - Congratulations son! Okay folks, next up we have a humorous little pokémon - A Mr. Mime. This hillarious little guy..." Runt walks off to pick up his newly acquired pokémon. "I can't believe it...That bastard was toying with me...He knew I wouldn't let him get that dratini..." "San...san," says Rolly, patting him on the back. "Can I help you?" asks the woman at the pick-up desk next to the main stage. "Yah, I won the albino dratini," he says pulling out the money from his pouch. "Okay, that'll be $80,000 please - Thank you. -- Hal, get me the albino -- Now, what would you like to name her?" "Airiana" "What a lovely name," she says as she clacks away at the keyboard. She presses the enter key and a pokéball pops out of a tube to her right. "Oh, it seems you already have 6 pokémon on hand...Would you like me to send her to your storage area?" "No thanks," replies Runt as he fishes Bulbo's ball from his fanny. "Here send him instead." "Okay," she says, "Have a nice day." With that she hands Runt Airiana's pokéball and he walks off. "Well Rolly, looks like we've got a new friend...Okay, let's go get some TM's, some food, and head over to that Porygon thing. Remember, if anything starts going screwy, dig into the ground. I've got an uneasy feeling..." <To Be Continued...> Summary: Runt attends the auction of his folks albino dratini. While trying to stop a member of Team Rocket from getting it, he accidentally buys it himself. _______________________________________________________________________ "Slow and steady wins the race."