From: Goola2u <goola2u@aol.comREMOVE> Subject: [PW!] [Island] Fire in the Cave Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 8:10 PM "Lousy jungle," muttered Shard. "Raven BETTER show up soon." As he continued along, he heard a rustling. "All right," Shard shouted. "show yourself, and prepare to face Team Rocket!" As if on cue, a dry, scaly form dropped onto Shard. "Kansss!" it hissed. Shard screamed and threw it off, racing for the shelter of the cave ahead, the one with a faint red glow eminating from it, running like crazy and not looking back. --- The cave was, to say the least, a less than pleasant place. Fire and brimstone, magma pools, and, obviously, unbearable heat. Shard and Banshee, however, walked merrily through it, holding battery-operated fans and singing "Rocket Man." Suddenly, Shard heard a faint whimpering behind him. He turned to see a group of Rockers picking on a Magmar. "Hey, Shatterskull!" shouted one to another. "What is it, Bloodline?" asked the apparent leader of the band. "I thought I heard some footsteps, man. Let's just kill the stupid thing and hit the road." Shard sprang into action. "That Magmar is now property of Team Rocket! Back off, or prepare for trouble. Wait, I forgot about the motto!" "Mag?" asked the Magmar, confused. Shard immediately launched into the Rocket motto. He then turned to the rockers. "Team Rocket will now take possession of your pokemon, and anything else worthwhile you're carrying!" he shouted. "It's obvious you don't deserve 'em," he added under his breath. "Wrong!" shouted Shatterskull. "The Deathebels will now take possession of YOUR pokemon, your corpse, and your soul! I swear to Misreebell!" "That doesn't shock anyone anymore," said Shard. "Fine then!" shouted Shatterskull. "Pokemon battle, three-per! Bombshell, go!" "Fine then, Banshee, knock 'em dead! Disable!" shouted Shard. "Bombshell, Self-Destruct!" shouted Shatterskull. An explosion engulfed the combattants. When the smoke cleared, only Banshee was still standing. Barely. "Aw," laughed Shatterskull. "Did I hurt the widdle baby?" "Shove it up your fat hairy..." Banshee said, before Shard covered the Jigglypuff's mouth. "Hardcore, GO!" shouted Shatterskull. "Banshee, return! Paqin Dance, GO!" shouted Shard. "Let's see your puny pokemon stand up to this! Explosion, NOW!" shouted Shatterskull. "Let's see your fat ugly Golem stand up to a Hitmonlee! Pain Dance, use your secret weapon!" The Golem's explosion missed by a mile, and it found itmself with a face full of Mega Punch. This cycle repeated itself a few times before the Golem found itself unable to keep fighting. "What the...?" spat Shatterskull. "Hardcore, return! Go, Apocalypse!" shouted the enraged rocker. "Pain Dance, return! Go, Undermine!" shouted Shard. "Koff?" asked Kaine. "KAINE, YOU GASHOLE! SELF-DESTRUCT AND GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" shouted Shard. "Apocalypse, Self-Destruct!" ordered Shatterskull. A huge explosion wracked the caves, knocking the Deathebels unconscious. Shard took this change, after he'd regained his bearings, to rob them blind, even if the losers of the battle WERE among his new steal. A few potions, some evolution stones, and some music equipment... Aw, what they hey. Shard took everything he could from the Deathebels, then puched them into the lava. "Good riddance," he scoffed. "Mag?" came the Magmar's voice. "What?" asked Shard. "You want to come with me?" "Mag!" nodded the Magmar. "I get the feeling you're not too bright," said Shard. The Magmar just kept on nodding. "In that case," said Shard, "I'll name you Ash. Get in the pokeball, Ash." The Magmar dived right on in. -- Shard looked down on his way out and saw... A Fire Stone! He'd always wanted a Flareon! He picked it up, and... "Ah! OoH! Hot!" He droppd it, waited for it to cool down a bit, and picked it up with some tongs to put in his inventory. He then continued to search for his old friend. TBC! (Raven, you'd BETTER pick it up THIS time!) Shard Fields, who hopes you enjoyed his first adventure as a Rocket.