From: MTSowbug <mtsowbug@aohell.com> Subject: [PW!] The Tower of Doom Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 6:25 PM Recently, the pokemon tower in Lavender Town has started to burn up due to Team Rocket. Phoo and Acropomider got stuck inside after attending a funeral for Krabby. Icy then rushed in to the tower, and the Squirtle Squad is trying to put out the fires. Larry is also running towards the pokemon tower, and he doesn't know why. Icy was running towards the pokemon tower. Channellers, pokemon trainers, and mourning citizens poured out of the tower's one door. Falling embers started to scatter around from the building. A circle of devoted Channellers was prarying in a circle outside of the building, in a seance. The firefighting Squirtles were blasting at the flames with Water Gun, and were making good progress. But Icy had to find out if Phoo was okay, so he rushed past a swarm of gawkers, and entered the building. There weren't many people inside the building, except for a few stout Channellers and escaping trainers. Icy spent no time in running up the stairs, calling out Phoo's name. A large wooden beam fell right behind him, smouldering. "Good god..." Icy mumbled to himself. *** To Larry *** Larry was right up next to the pokemon tower. He thought it looked lovely, and perfectly normal as it burned and rockets peered out of the windows, sneering. Larry screeched, "MAMA!!!! I'm COMIN' TO get YA?!?!?!?! DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EAT my shoes, please." Larry threw one of his pokeballs, and Magnemite came out. Larry hopped on top of Magnemite, and started to ascend the outside of the building. *** To Phoo and Acropomider *** Phoo was very angry. "Rockets... Team Rocket did this disgrace! The tower is burning... the souls... Acropomider, let's stop this thing!" he said aloud. Phoo and Acropomider joined their minds psychically, and started to run downstairs, together, searching for anyone needing to escape. Phoo hid behind Acropomider, so that no one would see him. As they ran, the two of them saw horrible misfigurings. Graves were shredded, and the torn carcasses of pokemon laid open on the ground. Flames licked and burned everywhere, and pairs of eyes peered out of corners. *** Somewhere on an empty floor of the pokemon tower *** Rockets were congratulating themselves on their work. "We'll douse the fire, and with all the people gone, this'll make an excellent base!" one sneered. They started to guffaw and laugh, creating a horrible cacophony. But suddenly, they heard a noise. The rockets hurriedly and haphazardly ducked behind some tombstones. Icy was coming from the floor below. Phoo and Acropomider were coming from the floor above. They unexpectantly met on that floor. Phoo started, "Icy... you're here? Hmm... let's make things easier. We'll establish a mental link amoungst the three of us. I... have no time to explain Acropomider... but let me just say he... is one of my so called 'affiliates.'" With that, Phoo started glowing and concentrating, and a flash of blue light entered the room. Icy felt a strange touch of realization as their minds melded. "Phoo... you are psychic?" Icy's thoughts asked. "Yes... you obviously are, as well," Phoo thought back. Phoo communicated the thoughts of Icy to Acropomider, who instantaneously understood. Phoo continued, "Icy, is there anyone down there in trouble?" "No... last I checked, they were all escaping." "Excellent... then all we have to worry about are the rockets running about... oh yeah, and these flames. Hmm..." Phoo thought, as he ducked a stream of fire. Just then, taking advantage of the moment, the rockets jumped out from their hiding places, and ambushed Acropomider, Phoo, and Icy. They all had pulled out semi-automatic machine guns. "What now?" Icy frantically thought to the others. Just then, a humming noise was heard out the window. The noise got louder, and some of the rockets turned their heads toward one of the windows. They saw an incredibly disturbing sight. A man was floating outside the window, suspended on a Magnemite. He screamed, while spewing forth cytoplasm, "YER NIT MY MOMMY!!!! Where did the POTTED PLANTS VIOLEN horse GO. WHOWOWOWOWOWOWO..." And with that absurdity, the man jumped onto one of the rocket's backs, pounding his fingernails into the rocket's head. At the sight of the insanity, some of the rockets started chuckling. Others tried to help the lone rocket. They managed to pry the crazy man off, who prompty slammed himself into a tombstone, and fell unconscious. Acropomider, Phoo, and Icy took the advantage and started running, but were promptly stopped by a rocket with two guns stuck up to Acropomider's and Icy's backs. The rockets did not notice Phoo. The rocket sneered. "Who's the fellow in the green cloak? And, hello Icy. Rumor is you've been causing us some trouble, ya pipsqueak." But all of a sudden, the rocket froze solid, and turned white. The guns dropped out of his hand, and fell to the floor. Acropomider and Icy turned around to see what happened. A gray mist floated in the air, which appeared to be a Gastly. A swarm of disgruntled Gastlies and Haunters had formed a circle around the rockets. The ghosts were very peeved at the fact that the rockets were burning their tower down. The appiritions screamed and laughed as the rockets were driven into fear, giving Icy, Phoo, and Acropomider the opportunity to escape. TBC.... "They taste salty" - Cassidy Wright No, my name isn't Cassidy! A wok is a Chinese cooking device oftentimes used to make stirfries. I *think* my e-mail address is mtsowbug@hotbot.com