From: Goola2u <goola2u@aol.comREMOVE> Subject: [PW!] What Shall We Do With a Drunken Trainer? Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 7:25 PM Shard stumbled drunkenly into the Cinabar gym. "Blaime! I'she here to challace you and your little dog too for the Tomato Badge! Bamfee, wher'f bwain?" "He's over there! Narf!" said Banshee, in Pinky's voice. "Will you cut it out?" hised Sneakers, "We're here for Volcano Badges, not infighting!" "I'm here, quit yer jawin'," creaked the old voice. "Who?" groaned Shard. "Prepare for... I mean, I'm here for a Marshmallow, er, I mean, I want whatever badge is here. "Well, well," laughed Blaine. "A Rocket, eh? In my day, villains could hold a drink or two! You got a long ways to go, little boy!" laughed the aged Gym Leader. Shard responded by puking all over Blaine's feet. "Badge... What's the next... Ooh, I feel like I'm gonna..." he groaned. "Quick, here's the badge!" shouted Blaine, handing Shard the Volcano Badge. "Get out before you puke again!" Outside, Banshee congradulated Shard. "Modified vesion of the Ketchum Technique. Good job!" Shard smiled back weakely, then heaved into the nearby water. Inside, however, Sneakers had just managed to convince Blained that he was serious. "Fine then, kitty, one on one. Charmander, GO!" "Drumsticks, GO!" shouted Sneakers, sending out his Psyduck. As usual, it turned into a scratch match, as it'd be quite some time before the Psyduck learned anything else. In the end, the Psyduck's type advantage won out. Blaine tossed the badge to Sneakers, who ran over to Shard and ushered him onto a flight back to Cerulean. TBC... Shard Fields, who is sure that the Ketchum Technique is probably used in no-win situations to this day. Just not in this variation. :)