From: Laeophie <laeophie@aol.comeleon> Subject: [PW!] Sirius vs. Lorelei: Third time's a charm? Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 9:56 PM Sirius hesitantly walked up to the door. He had fought Lorelei two times already, badly losing each. He wanted to quit, but knew he couldn't. "Back for more?" Lorelei was feeding her Dewgong some fish when Sirius burst through the door. "Most challengers give up after this many tries." "I'm going to beat you eventually, Lorelei. I won't give up," he answered confidently. "Your tenacity won't help you. It's a matter of strategy, Sirius. If you're ever going to beat me, you'll need different types of Pokémon." She threw a baby Goldeen at her Dewgong, who wolfed it down in seconds. "Do you accept my challenge or not?" asked Sirius. Lorelei sighed and gingerly nodded her head. "You should stop wasting my time, but I must take every challenge. You can use as many Pokémon as you want, and when you switch to a different Pokémon the Pokémon you withdrew can no longer be used. Ready?" Sirius nodded. "I choose... Dewgong, go!" "Dew dew gong!" The energized Dewgong slapped its tail into the water, making a big splash. The freezing cold water hit Sirius in the face and soaked his clothes. He coughed and tried to look serious. "Marowak, you can do it!" Sirius threw the wet Pokéball through the air, releasing Marowak. "Dewgong, freeze it with Aurora Beam and finish it with Take Down!" "Dew!" "Marowak!" "Marowak, dodge and counter with Bonemerang!" The colorful beam crashed onto the tiles on the floor. Marowak had made it out on time, but was nowhere to be seen. Dewgong searched the room, finding nothing. Even Sirius scratched his head. "Marowak wak Marowak!" Marowak landed on the other side of the room, behind Lorelei. Startled, she turned around and shooed him away. "Dewgong! Behind you!" she frantically warned Dewgong. "Dew?" Dewgong turned around to get smashed in the face by the bone. Hysterical from fright, Dewgong slipped down on its back and rolled into the pool to recover. Dewgong sunk deep into the water. "Quick, Marowak! Bone Club it before it can completely heal!" "Dewgong, use Aurora Beam!" Dewgong was still underwater when it heard Lorelei's command. Still scared, it desperately shot out the icy beam. The water instantly froze, trapping Dewgong inside. "Dewgong!" gasped Lorelei. "Return!" Dewgong and the frozen ice were retrieved into the Pokéball. The Pokéball turned a cold blue. Lorelei grabbed another Pokéball from her pocket and threw it into the pool on the right side. "Cloyster, I choose you!" "Cloyster!" hissed Cloyster from inside its shell. It sunk down to the bottom of the pool. The pool on the left side had already been refilled. "Marowak, use Bonemerang!" shouted Sirius. "Spike Cannon, now!" Cloyster leaped from the water through the arena, spinning wildly. Marowak sidestepped. Cloyster landed in the other pool. Cloyster tried again, barely missing Marowak. Marowak waited for Cloyster's third try before hurling his bone at it. The bone clanged off Cloyster's hard shell. Marowak caught it and looked to Sirius for help just as Cloyster tried a fourth time. Sirius was out of ideas. "Marowak, return!" yelled Sirius, just as Cloyster hurdled through the air. "You can no longer use your Marowak," reminded Lorelei. "I know, I know. Reis, I choose you!" The Dragonair emerged from her Pokéball. "Dra gondra gonair?" "Reis, use Thunder before it can attack!" "Cloyster, stop." The Cloyster stopped dead in its tracks. "You can beat her with one Aurora Beam." "Cloyster!" Cloyster grinned as its shell opened. It began to gather energy. "Dra... Dragonair!" Dragonair charged and released powerful bolts of lightning, immediately charring Cloyster. "Cloy..." it rasped, coughing out a puff of smoke. "Cloyster, return! You've done well so far, Sirius. But you're still no match for my Lapras. You will fail, just like your brother. Go, Slowbro!" A long, silent pause followed. "Slooow..." moaned Slowbro finally. There was another pause. "Broooo..." "Slowbro, Water Gun!" "Reis, charge up Hyper Beam and attack!" Slowbro vacantly stared at Sirius, then slowly shifted its eyes to Reis, charging her Hyper Beam. "Slooooow..." it repeated. Lorelei had had enough. "UGH! I DON'T KNOW WHY I BOTHER WASTING MY TIME WITH YOU! YOU'RE NOT EVEN AN ICE POKéMON! ARRRGH!" Lorelei gave Slowbro a swift kick in the back. Slowbro hesitated, then pouted. "Sloooow." Tears were in its eyes. Lorelei was immediately racked with guilt. "Oh, I'm sorry Slowbro," she apologized. "It's not your fault you're slow. Now, use Water Gun." Slowbro turned back to Reis. It stared at her for a while. "Now, use Water Gun Slowbro." Still nothing. "SLOWBRO, USE WATER GUN!" Slowbro's brain had finally received the message. It opened its mouth wide and shot out the blast of water. But by that time, Reis had begun to fire her Hyper Beam. The beam incinerated most of the water, and the rest splashed down on the floor harmlessly. Reis continued her Hyper Beam, which was extended because of her long charging period. Slowbro was hit and KO'd. "Slowbro, return!" Slowbro was returned to its Pokéball before it could feel the pain. "Jynx, don't fail me!" Sirius knew Reis couldn't handle a pure Ice Pokémon. Well, Jynx was the purest of Lorelei's Pokémon at least. Charizard would come in handy now, but its flying type would be the problem. There was nothing else he could do. "Charizard, go!" "CHAAAAAAAR!" "Jyyyyyyynx!" sang Jynx in a shrill, off-key voice. "Charizard, Fire Spin!" "Jynx, Ice Punch!" At a surprising speed, Jynx lunged towards Charizard, fist forward. Charizard took off into the air, but its foot was hit. Struggling through the pain, Charizard fired the blast down to Jynx, surrounding her as it took the form of a twister. Jynx fainted from the heat. "Return, Jynx! Now, for my final Pokémon... Go, Lapras!" Lorelei threw the Pokéball into the pool. The rare creature gracefully swam in circles. Sirius checked back on his Charizard. It was lying on the floor, almost fainted. "Charizard, return! Go, Seadra!" Aerodactyl and Gyarados probably weren't strong enough for a Lapras. But Seadra, though considerably weaker, was the only Pokémon without a disadvantage against Lapras. Seadra was at a lower experience level than her, but was faster and could pull off more attacks. "Lapras, Body Slam!" "Seadra, keep moving! Counter with a water blast whenever you can!" "Sea!" Seadra dove into the other pool. Lapras emerged from the water and started to the other side. Seadra squeaked and squirted ink into her eyes and descended back down into the water while Lapras struggled with the ink using her short fins. "Lapras, shroud yourself in Mist!" Lapras finally managed to wipe the ink off from her eyes. She raised her fins and suddenly the whole arena became shrouded in mist. Seadra jumped out of the pool to see what was going on. Lapras sneaked up on the unsuspecting seahorse. She raised her fin and slapped her. Seadra, more in shock than in pain, countered by letting out smokescreen. Soon, nothing could be seen. The battle raged on for hours, with Sirius and Lorelei each trying to find out what was going on. When the air finally cleared, Seadra and Lapras both were barely conscious, trading blows. Lapras weakly lifted her flipper and fainted. "... I won? I won!" shouted Sirius. Lorelei smiled and shook her head. "A well-earned victory, I might add. You may now enter the next room." TBC... Dang, that was longer than I expected. Jimmy Vu See my Pokémon FAQ at http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/faq/pokemon_m.txt Or, just go to www.gamefaqs.com