From: Alyssa <thefews@primenet.com> Subject: [PW!][NC] Mace learns a new trick, and Mars wonders what this whole thing is about. Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 5:58 PM > Angel chewed her lip, trying not to seem worried. She glanced at Alyssa from > the corner of her gloomy gray eyes. The other girl was also worried, but > probably about Mars, her lost Abra. Angel couldn't blame her for that; if one of > her Pokemon was lost, Angel would be devastated. > Robert, the strange Mr. Mime they had found, seemed to be leading them on a > wild goose chase. They followed the psychic Pokemon all around Saffron, through > winding streets and dark alleys. The only seemingly cheerful thing around was > Alyssa's Wigglytuff. Angel was actually beginning to find the pink Pokemon > rather annoying with it's unstoppable happy chirping. OOC: Mace is eccentric. Not stupid. He knows when to shut up ;) Besides, he's worried about Mars too. And also, we didn't exactly find Robert. He found us ^_^ > "It's getting stronger." Angel and Alyssa confirmed at the same time. Robert > nodded. "Yes, we almost there. Mew call very strong, yes yes!" OOC: Uhhhh, Robert can speak telepathically, and he *would* in the presence of anyone who could receive it ;) But heck with that... BTW, we're not 'almost there', Mew is a looooooooooooooong way away, on a mountain or summat. Although that doesn't mean her call ain't good and strong... > "Why is Mew calling all these psychic Pokemon?" Alyssa ventured. Robert > shrugged, a comical sight. > "No one know, 'cept Mew!" He said in his happy-go-lucky-way. Whisper, who had > been sleeping on Angel's shoulder, awoke and peered curiously at Alyssa. Angel > patted it's head and told it not to worry. > She should probably follow her own advice! > Sorry about how short this was. I can't think of a good solid reason to why Mew > is calling all these Pokemon, and people~! Maybe a new threat has arisen or > something.*throws up her hands in frustration* Help help help~! Bean-kun's suggested perhaps a Mewthree... heh. Personally, I think it's a nice idea, but not sure if it'll be the final thing that will need to be faced. Personally, I have an idea that Mew will have seen that Team Rocket is going to be a major threat to her, and then calls all the psychic Pokemon... unknowingly bringing Rockets, too, and fulfilling the prophecy without realizing... of course, there really ought to be something bigger, and the TR thing hinges on psychic Rockets/Rockets with psychic Pokemon coming along... <looks pleadingly at any and all Rockets in the general area> Pleeeeaaaasssse? Even if you're not in Saffron, this is NC! You can catch Mew! Kudasai? <gives pleading puppy eyes to the Rockets> > -Karana Okay... <cracks knuckles> ---- Robert abruptly turned to Alyssa and pointed one finger sharply. "You! 'Lyssa!" Alyssa blinked. "Hai?" "Your Wigglytuff of no use as it is! Persian too!" "What?!?" "Wigglyyy!!" Mace puffed himself up angrily. "Perrrrsian!" Neko bristled. Robert sensed he'd made a mistake and silently cursed the spoken language. He HATED trying to communicate with humans this way, but he sorta had to. "No, no!" he said defensively. "I not mean they useless! I mean they of no use for helping Mew! Here, here!" He took a small box from seemingly nowhere and thrust it into Alyssa's hands. "Teach to Wigglytuff!" Alyssa studied the box - no, the TM. She could tell because it was made of two sets of intricately connected metal plates, one inside the other. An infrared sensor was directly above the label that helpfully said "TM 29: Psychic". (OOC: My take on a TM. Like?) Shrugging, she held it to Mace's forehead, making sure the infrared sensor came in contact with the pink Pokemon. The Wigglytuff looked dazed and shook his head. "Wigglyyyy.... tuff wigglytuff tuff..." "He hear Mew call too!" Robert announced. "Wigglytuff, talk to trainer with mind!" Mace blinked, but closed his eyes and focused. ((........................Alyssa?)) Alyssa blinked too, but for a different reason. She laughed hysterically. "I heard it!" she squealed. ((Mace, can you hear me?)) Mace nodded enthusiastically, grinning happily. ((I'm psychic now! Heehee!)) He suddenly stopped being cheerful, mumbled something, and held his head. "Wiggglyyyyyyy," he complained. Robert nodded in understanding. "Mew call very strong. Not easy burden on Wigglytuff just made psychic. He learn to cope in time." "Okay," Alyssa said somewhat reluctantly. "What about Neko?" "Persian not learn any psychic attacks! Better off keeping annoying scratchcat in ball!" Alyssa called Neko back before the Persian could seriously injure the mime. "Now, come!" Robert urged, grabbing Alyssa's wrist and levitating into the air. Alyssa let out a shriek that could have been mistaken for a Screech or even a Supersonic attack, but recovered. Angel concentrated and also levitated, after calling Whisper back into its Pokeball. Alyssa looked at Angel in confusion. Angel just shrugged, grinning. (OOC: oh *gosh*. Karana, issat in character with Angel? if not, I'm claiming NC as my excuse.) ---- Mars had his eyes closed, a familiar habit for Abras. It felt good to see with his mind instead of his eyes for once, feeling things more than seeing them. He hadn't seen things this way since before the lab... No. Nononononono. He was NOT going to think of that. Reaching out his mind to the elder psychic, he asked a question. ((Exactly where are we going?)) ((To Mew,)) the Alakazam, Zanthrax, replied. ((Yeah, but why?)) ((Because she is calling all the able psychics. Nobody knows yet why she is doing so.)) Mars digested that for a moment. ((Okay. So are *all* the psychics going?)) ((Any able psychic. Wild or trained.)) ((Any? As in, any Pokemon with psychic-type characteristics?)) Try as he might, Mars just could NOT imagine an Exeggutor levitating through the air. ((Yes.)) Zanthrax chuckled as Mars accidentally transmitted the Exeggutor notion to him. ((It is rather absurd. I do, however, imagine that the Exeggcutes and Exeggutors will be taking the ground route rather than flying.)) Mars floated in silence for a little while, letting Mew's steadily strengthening call guide him. ((You're trained, right?)) The Alakazam nodded once. ((I imagine my trainer will miss me. But I have no doubts I will return.)) ((Trainer...)) "AAAUUUGH!!" Mars screeched. "Lyssie! I didn't even let her know before I left!" ((If she has any psychic capabilities at all, she will come,)) Zanthrax assured him. ((And she will find you.)) Mars was comforted. For some reason, though, the words 'She will find you' haunted him, as though there was some meaning to the phrase beyond the one Zanthrax had intended. ---- And while all this was happening, a tiny blue cat waited, calling. ---- -- Lyssie Obssessive fan of Raichu, Mew, and James-sama "There really must be a society against cruelty to James." -- Maria (I agree! Only YOU can save James from Jessie's paper fans of death!) "I admit, I set him on fire once with my magic paper fan." -- Corynn "If you took a Mega Kick to the most sensitive part of your body, how eager would you be to jump up and run after a Pokemon?" -- James, from an IM roleplaying session "Yes, ma'am, I know everything but the answers." -- Peppermint Patty "Pretty mother, so graceful in the water. Too bad I have to kill you." -- Tentacruel, from one of my fanfics "Fungus Terpsichoreus Kawaiius!" -- Me "For some reason, I seem to be losing my liqui-ibrium!" -- James (well, how would YOU spell it?)