From: SaberTeamR <saberteamr@aol.computer> Subject: [PW!] The End of one life..... Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 8:24 PM *flashback* Nighttime. A huge 18-wheeler truck comes rumbling down the road, on it's way to the Viridian City Pokemon Gym. The driver was Saber, high-ranking Rocket, and the cargo was a shipment of stolen Pokemon, to be delivered to the boss of Team Rocket himself, Giovanni. Saber was dressed in a special-issue Rocket uniform, worn only in the past by such members as Butch and Cassidy. Saber remembers back to when he was presented this uniform, along with the shiny "R" belt buckle, his personal sign of power. "And to think, I started out as a cleaning boy." Saber's past had been filled with obstacles, but he had triumphed over them all, and here he was today. Immersed in his daydream, Saber fails to notice the two shadowy forms that leap from a tree branch onto the back of his truck. "OHOHOHO" wailed the first truck-hopper, "Quiet, nitwit, he'll hear us!" replies his red-haired aqquaintance. "But Jessie, we're so high up, and moving so fast!" "Listen James, we have a job to do here, and this time, we're gonna do it right!" The truck-hoppers were, in fact, none other than Jessie and James of Team Rocket. They still held a grudge against Saber back from his old days as a rookie-Rocket. He had proven that, even in his low-ranking position, he was a better Pokemon trainer than even Jessie and James. They had been trying to catch up with him for months, but with no luck. Saber was always on the move, always working, sometimes for Giovanni himself, although mostly on his own. They had finally found him, and had only one thing in mind: revenge. Saber was pulled out of his daydream by the sound of screeching metal, followed by a sudden gutwrenching decrease in speed. The truck skidded to the side, but its momentum kept it going sideways until it finally screeched to a halt. The cab of the truck teetered over and landed HARD on the ground. Hoping for the best, Saber checked himself for any injuries. Other than a few bruises and a cut on the forehead, he seemed to be fine. He hoisted himself out of the truck, and looked around, dazed. From out of the shadows, two figures appeared. "Prepare for trouble" "And make it double" Saber shook his head. "Not these clowns again." he thought. "To protect the world from devastation." "To unite--" Saber cut in loudly. "OK, what the hell do *you two* want, and how do you expect the boss is gonna feel when he finds out the mess you made of his truck, not to mention possible damages to the Pokemon inside?!?!" "NEVER INTERRUPT THE MOTTO!!" Snapped Jessie "I don't give a damn about your precious little motto. All you two ever do is cause problems for me. I've been avoiding you for over a year now." "We have a score to settle with you." put in James. "You wanna piece of me?? Let's go then, right here, right now. Pokemon battle." Saber was infuriated that they would destroy Team Rocket property just to bother him. "We have something better planned for *you*, Saber. Ever since you disrespected us in front of the whole Rocket society two years ago, we have vowed vengence." Jessie said snidely. "And now we finally have the chance!! Look what we cooked up at the Silph Co computer lab!" cheered James. From out of nowhere, James produces a Large Screen TV, complete with VCR. "Observe!" he says as he happily pops a tape into the VCR. On screen comes an image of Saber trying to steal the Pokemon from the back of the very same truck that had just crashed. The movie clip also shows Jessie and James confronting Saber, and Saber trying to make an escape, trashing the truck in the process. Saber was appauled.(sp?) Jessie was smiling. "And as soon as we show this to the boss, you'll be out of the Team for *sure*!!" "Y-y-y-you can't do that! Thats a fake! An expert could easily tell that apart from a real tape recording of me!!" stuttered Saber. "Ah, but here's where Silph Co fits in. In the past years, there has been a considerable amount of technological innovations, ones that allow anyone to create a tape of anything, as long as they have images to feed into the program." James was obviously proud of this knowledge. "You two won't get away with this!!" "Ah, but we already have!" said Jessie. "You're coming with us, *NOW*! It's two against one, you're outnumbered!" "She can wield a mean paper fan! OOOOFFFFF!!" James is hit on the head by the very object he just described. Having no choice, Saber is taken into "custody" by Jessie and James. He is taken before Giovanni, who thinks Saber has been a traitor all along. Giovanni was not pleased, to say the least. "How could I ever have trusted you?? You are a disgrace to the Team. I hereby renounce your membership. You no longer have access to our facilities, headquarters, or any other Rocket operation. GET OUT! NOW!!!" As Saber backs away towards the door, Jessie and James can be seen smirking from the shadows next to Giovanni's chair. Saber is stripped of his overshirt, gloves and boots. He barely had time to hide his buckle, lest they take that too. Having nothing left of his old life, Saber is at a loss for what to do. He finally decides on the best person to call. He makes his way to a phone in the Pokemon center and dails a number... "Hello, Mark speaking." "Mark, this is Saber, I need some help..." Look for the next part, "[PW!] ...and the start of a New one" soon. ( i feel like a TV announcer) OK, comments, suggestions, flames, hate mail, ANYTHING?? I need to know how i;m doing. I know this is rather LONG, but I feel its best to provide a good backstory for my character before plunging him into the world of PW!. 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