From: Goola2u <goola2u@aol.comREMOVE> Subject: [PW!] Honor among Theives? Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 7:34 PM Shard finally had his meal at Brock's Diner, and Banshee decided not to eat Gangreen, since his jellybeans were far more tasty. This left the Paras free to suck the juice out of his pineapple, while Undermine literally dug into his salad, Kaine took an acid bath, Shockwave sipped a nine-volt, and Pain Dance had a Gatorade while running on the treadmill nearby. Shard himself had a bacon cheeseburger plain, something that shocked the waitress almost as much as the green Paras's prescence. When Shard had finished, he left a fair-sized tip and walked out. He could have SWORN he saw an Electabuzz doing the Electric Slide. He shook his head and went back to his hotel room. --- He and his pokemon woke up fresh the next morning, ready to fight Koga. The problem, from what Shard had heard, was GETTING to Koga. Though the mess Kaine had left on the bathroom floor didn't help. Obviously, thought Shard, that Koffing couldn't hold his acid. --- Shard walked up to a large mansion, in his red Rocket T-Shirt, bearing a red R that would be invisible if not for the black outline, and his jeans, with red Rs embroidered on the knees. It was Team Rocket's casual day. :) "Excuse me," Shard asked the man in front of the mansion, "where is the Fushia gym?" "This is the gym," answered the man distractedly, but with a trace of honor in his voice. "And where could I find Koga, so I may challenge him for my seventh badge, a sould badge? I know most come to him sixth, but..." The man cut shard short, turning around and smiling knowingly. "I am he whom you seek. Tell me, young one, why does a Rocket seek a Soul Badge?" "There is both good and evil in all of us," answered Shard, "and I wish to find my way with the guidance of both, so the balance is not upset." "Ah, you are wise, for one who is counted among the wicked," answered Koga. "For now," he continued, "let us battle. Perhaps you will attain your goal, or perhaps, if you fail, you will find a valueable lesson in that, one which may help you in the future. For now, thhough, I have no more to say, except this: Four pokemon." "I accept," Shard said, echoing the peace in the Gym Leader's dignified voice. "Pain Dance, I chose you," said Shard, placing the pokeball gently on the ground. "Monleeeeeee!" screeched Pain Dance as he assumed a fighting stace. Koga set down a rather large pokeball. "What's IN there?" Shard asked in surprise. "The appearance may decieve," smied Koga. "Electrode, go," added Koga as the "pokeball" rolled towards Pain Dance. "Electrode trode," it droned. TBC! Shard Fields, who would kill for some feedback.