Subject: [PW!] [PKMN-Auction] HUZZAH!!! A wallet at last! Date: 5 Apr 1999 16:22:37 GMT From: mtsowbug@aol.com (MTSowbug) Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Recently Phoo trained with his pokemon, and spotted Icy. Now Phoo is tracking Icy very closely. Phoo started walking back to the west end of the field, where he saw the Pikachu. "I won't let him get away... this time," Phoo thought. There was still the wandering, fresh smell of Lickitung's Petal Dance. As Phoo was walking onwards, he started to fool around with Krabby's invention. Phoo accidentally dropped it, and suddenly, an ironing board popped out, complete with an ironed set of laundry. "Hmm.. hmm... this is peculiar. What a strange wooden ball. This is definitely Krabby's finest invention." *** 15 minutes later *** Phoo had made it to the west end of the field, and examined the site where the Pikachu had been. It was obvious, from the footprints, that the Pikachu was long gone, however. Phoo continued onwards, through the forest. He was heading in the general direction of Celadon. Soon Phoo reached the outskirts of Celadon. There were a ton of people there. "What? Hmm... this must be the auction! Crud... how will I ever navigate through there?" Phoo thought. Just then, Phoo remembered something. "Ah, yes. I need to get a wallet here. Pockets, oh yes. Hmm..." But Phoo still didn't know how to get through the auction, unnoticed. But soon, after a bit of concentration, an idea came to him. He would travel beneath his low-profile Krabby. "Okay. Krabby, come on out! Your time of need is at hand," Phoo said outloud, as Krabby materialized out of the pokeball. Wanting to waste no time, Phoo psychicly communiated to Krabby what he wanted him to do. Nodding his head in understanding, Krabby walked over to and loomed above Phoo. As Phoo walked, Krabby would make sure he stayed above him. Phoo set off into the big city, in the general direction of the Pokecenter. Phoo saw many merchants, attempting to sell their wares. As he looked through the crowd, Phoo saw a familiar face, a human's face. The person was selling goods behind a counter positioned in the Celadon square. He was a relatively short man, but fair of face. He had brown hair down to his neck, and wore a green cloak. No one was buying anything from his stand, however. Phoo walked over. "Is that you... Acropomider?" Phoo asked. "Hrm? ... Phoo?!?! Is that you? Under the Krabby? I haven't seen you since... since we trained at Foomyama's! What brings you here?" the man, named Acropomider, asked. "A mission, as usual. But anyway... do you happen to sell wallets, here?" The man replied, "Why, yes, actually. Want one? I'll give it to you for nothing. Here." Acropomider gave Phoo the wallet, hurriedly. "It should attach on to your pokebelt quite nicely." "Thank you. Even though you may not like it, I must give you something in return. Take this wooden ball. There is more to it than meets the eye. I'm sorry, but I must be off," Phoo said, as he ran off back towards the pokecenter. Acropomider looked puzzled. He touched the ball, and suddenly, a miniature nuclear power plant popped out. "Hrm!!! THIS is something people will pay for," Acropomider stated, as people already began coming to his stand to gawk at the tiny nuclear facility, which soon retracted into the ball. "How much will you pay for this incredible tool? $500, $1000..." *** Back to Phoo *** Phoo examined his small, leathery, green wallet. It was actually very roomy on the inside. There was room for credit cards, photo IDs, checkbooks, cash, and many other things. "Finally, I can make use of currency. This thing might be of great use to me. I can now also utilize the money I find lying on the ground..." Phoo thought, as he drew ever closer to the pokecenter. As Phoo was walking, preoccupied, he bumped into something. Looking out from underneath Krabby, Phoo spied a Porygon... with that strange Pikachu on top of it. "Hmm... now is my chance. If he is what I'm looking for..." Phoo thought. Stirring up enough courage and energy to speak out loud, Phoo stated, in a proclaimed voice, "Hello! I am Phoo, the cockroach! I have seen you many times before! May I ask what your name is, and what is your business here?" Interactions: Anyone can interact with the temp. character Acropomider (spell the name right!) to buy the small wooden ball. This ball can, when touched, turn into over 100 different useful tools, one of which was described in this story. Minimum price: $1000 Icy, please interact with Phoo. You can either start a pokemon battle with him or talk to him. PLEASE!!! "They taste salty." - Cassidy Wright No, my name isn't Cassidy. Hey, my character Phoo is the unofficial arch-rival of Random in the PokeWars! (E-mail at mdtfv@aol.com)