From: Kirb9701 <kirb9701@aol.computer> Subject: [PW!] The Reunion Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 7:13 PM Dan stepped into the Celadon City Cycling Road guard booth. He had flown to Celadon earlier on Pidgeot. "Um, excuse me," Dan said to one of the guards. "Do you have my bike? I left it here a while ago." "Oh yes, it's right here," the guard said. Dan took his bike and wheeled it out to the road. The bike whooshed down the slope, Dan and Clefairy on board. Clefairy was sitting on the handlebars, laughing happily as the wind blew on his face. Dan tried to enjoy the ride, but he couldn't. He was going to Fuschia to find a replacement for a Pokemon he had lost long ago... ~* flashback*~ Dan was racing out of Fuschia City, an Eevee running by his side. He had just won the Soul Badge, but there was no time for celebrating. A Rocket was after Dan, obviously wanting to take his Pokemon. Dan looked back to see how far behind him the Rocket was, and tripped on a rock. "Yahhh! Oww..," he said, unaware that a Pokeball had fallen off of his belt. Eevee attempted to help him get up, but it was too late. The Rocket caught up and picked up the fallen Pokeball. The Pokeball contained a Dratini, a special one with an unusual white stripe on its back. Eevee jumped forward and bit the Rocket's hand, trying to get him to release his grip on the Pokeball. It was no use. Eevee was easily shaken off. "Go, Koffing!" the Rocket said. "Smokescreen!" The whole area filled with smoke. After the smoke cleared, the Rocket was nowhere in sight. "No," Dan said. "Dratini..." His eyes filled with tears. ~*end flashback*~ Dan had stopped a few of Team Rocket's operations before that, but it was after the loss of Dratini when he swore he would stop Team Rocket at all costs. The serious look on Dan's face slowly changed to a small smile as he watched his happy Clefairy. - Dan pulled up to the Fuschia City gates. He and Clefairy hopped off the bike, and left it with the guard there. Dan dug through his mess of a backpack, looking for a map of Fuschia City. "Ugh," he said. "Maybe I should keep the maps in a separate pocket..." Clefairy poked his head in. "Fairy," he sighed. "Ah, here it is," Dan said, pulling out his Fuschia City map. "Let's see, Route 18 to Safari Zone...1 mile northeast...Ok Clefairy, let's go!" - "1/4 mile to Safari Zone," Dan read off of a sign. "We're almost there, Clefairy!" "Fairyy," Clefairy said. "Need a little rest, Clefairy? Here, I'll carry you." Dan held Clefairy in one arm, and started off again. - (Meanwhile, outside the Safari Zone...) "I'll give you 30,000 dollars for it," someone said. "No can do," another, holding a Pokeball, said. "I can't let it go for less than 50,000." "Um, and why exactly is that?" "Because this Pokemon is very special." Just then, Dan arrived on the scene. He and Clefairy caught a bit of the conversation. "This is no ordinary Dratini," the one with the Pokeball began. "This one has a white stripe running down its back. It is very rare, even rarer than the ordinary kind." Dan literally froze in his tracks when he heard that sentence. He listened closer. "Why do you want to get rid of such a special Pokemon?" the first person asked. "Ever since I got it, it's never listened to me, so I can't keep it anymore." Dan looked over at the two talking about the Pokemon. He saw that the seller was the same Rocket that stole Dratini! Dan's face reflected the growing rage building inside him. "That's it!" Dan shouted. "I've heard enough!" "What?" the Rocket and the buyer said at the same time. "That Dratini is mine!" Dan said. "It's you..." the Rocket said. "I'll battle you for Dratini!" Dan said. "If you insist," the Rocket said. Then he remembered the buyer next to him. "Beat it, you," he said, pushing him away. "Choose your Pokemon." "Okay then. I know someone who'd take you on," Dan replied. "Go, Vaporeon!" "Vaporeon!" he said, ready to fight. Then he saw who he was fighting, and his eyes narrowed. "Por..." "Go, Victreebel! Ha, ha, ha," the Rocket said, throwing out a Pokeball. "You're the second Rocket to make that mistake," Dan said. "What mistake?" the Rocket asked. "This! Ice Beam, now!" Vaporeon shot a stream of water at Victreebel, which froze on contact. "What?!" the Rocket said. "Victreebel, return. Go Machop!" A Machop popped out of the thrown Pokeball. "Low Kick, then Karate Chop!" Machop kicked Vaporeon, knocking him off guard, then gave him a Karate Chop to the head. "Uh-oh," Dan said. "Hit him with Surf!" Vaporeon jumped back, and a large wave of water came crashing into Machop. "Argh!" the Rocket said. "Go, Weezing!" "Too simple. Bite the connecting section!" Vaporeon leaped up and bit the small round section connecting the two heads, causing it to leak gas. "Cough, I can't -cough- take this anymore! -cough- Return, Weezing -cough-" the Rocket said. "So," Dan said, taking out a small Voltorb-shaped bomb. "Am I getting Dratini or what?" "Ok, you can have it," the Rocket said, throwing down the Pokeball and running. "Just don't hurt meee..." Picking up the Pokeball and pocketing the bomb, Dan said, "Doesn't he know anything? That was just a smoke bomb..." - Dan sent out Dratini. He came out with a sad look on his face, but then he looked up at who was standing in front of him. "Dratini!" Dratini said joyfully, lightly wrapping himself around Dan, like a hug. "Welcome back, Dratini," Dan said. ---------------------------------------------------------------- So, anyone that read this, what did you think? It took me 2 weeks to write this, it should've been good... Dan "Yes, I got Dratini!...again..." "To protect the world from devastation!" -Misty "To ignite all peoples within our nation!"... -Duplica "If you're going to imitate us at least do it right!" "To UNITE all peoples within our nation, not IGNITE!.." -TR -"Ditto's Mysterious Mansion