From: Dryad48 <dryad48@aol.com> Subject: [PW!] Derrick Meets Floe Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 10:03 PM Derrick entered the Cerulean City Gym once again to try his luck. However, once again, Misty was too busy fighting trainers. "Why do I always come to a city when it's the most crowded?" he asked himself. Derrick left the building and started to head back to the pokemon center, but was confronted by a hot shot junior trainer. "Heh heh," the boy was trying to act cool. "Want to battle?" "uhhh... no. Why?" Derrick asked. "I just got down from Mount Moon!!!" the boy exclaimed. "And I won every battle there!! Heh heh." He opened his jacket. "And I've already got two badges!!" he grinned. "No thanks, I'm busy..." Derrick walked off again. "Chicken huh? Bwak bwak bwak!!" "On second thought," Derrick turned back and smiled wryly, "lets go.." "Feel my wrath!!," the boy shouted. "Gooo Pidgeotto!!" "Oh no, I'm a goner," Derrick sarcastically grumbled. "I choose......" "I already know I will win!!" "Cloyster." "NNNOOOOO!!!..." Derrick sent out Cloyster and as he was about to command it, he noticed the silouette of someone watching from their house. "Pidgeotto," the boy commanded, "use Whirlwind!" "Ice Beam." In an instant, the battle was already won. "NOOOO!!!" "Serves you right," Derrick said. "Next time, don't go into a battle with too much confidence." He tossed the junior trainer an Ice Heal. "Run along now." "Wahhhh!!!!!" And the junior trainer went "wah wah" all the way home. "Sigh.." Derrick sat down with Cloyster for a while. Suddenly, an old man from the neighbor house ran out waving a pokeball in his hand. "Come boy, we have bussiness to discuss!!" "Huh?" Both Derrick and Cloyster were confused. "That was an outstanding fight with the boy, yes it was!" "Uhh.." "Hurry!! There's not much time." The old coot grabbed Derrick's arm and dragged him inside the house. "What's this all about?" "Boy, have you ever considered having a Jinx on your pokemon team?" "Well...uh..." "Now's your lucky day! You can have this Jinx!" He pulled out the pokeball. "All right, what's the catch?" Derrick asked. "I'm not asking for much.... just gimme CLOYSTER!!" "No way!!" "Don't make it too hard on me. I'll put in $500." ".........." Derrick shook his head in disgust. "What! Then how about an additional... $5,000!" "Sorry.." Derrick started to get up. "You're killing me here. This is my final offer. $15,000." "HEY HEY!!!" a gigantic voice interrupted. Derrick looked over to the door to find standing in the way, a beautiful girl around his age with grey eyes and icy blue hair that went down to her waist. "Grand daughter!!! Welcome home!!" She glared suspiciously at the two sitting at the table. "Uhh...hi.." Derrick was speechless. (like he ever talked a lot) "This is.. uhh.. an arranged marriage?" She shook her head. "You can't fool me. You were trying to get rid of Jinx again." She snatched the pokeball from Derrick hands and sent it out. "Cloyster.." "An ice pokemon? You would actually think I would forgive you?" "Well I just can't stand it anymore," her grandfather replied. "Huh?" Derrick was once again, confused. "How can you stand that Jinx. It's soooooooooo ugly. It looks like a cross between a clown, Medusa, and an opera singer." "Augghhhghgh, you are impossible!" She tossed Derrick back his Cloyster. "I'm sorry, but if you lived with this guy, you would understand. I'll make it up with dinner." "Sure, thanks!" "Bye the way, name's Floe." That night, Derrick ate out of the pokemon center for a change. "So, that's why my grandad keeps trying to get rid of her. He even prefers Psyduck over her!" Derrick smiled. "So, you are a bug and grass type pokemon trainer?" Derrick nodded. Floe smiled back. Derrick blushed. "Hold on," she said. "Your day hasn't gone all bad yet?" "Actually," he thought, "You've made it much better." He watched her rush into her room and take out something. "There is something you have that I'm interested in." To Be Continued (No one ever comments on my stories. I feel ignored!) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Dryad48 "If there's a key, then there must be a door, And I intend to find it...."