From: SaberTeamR <saberteamr@aol.computer> Subject: [PW!] Thru the Forest to Win a Badge. (ATTN: AznFrenzy) Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 10:45 PM *Pallet Town* "Mark, I don't WANNA take him. He's yours!" "Saber, I'm giving him to you! Take 'em!!" And so the day began in the Mark911 Tech building, in Pallet Town. Mark and Saber were arguing over a Pokemon, a Kadabra to be exact. A Kadabra named "Spoon!" to be even more exact. Spoon! was originally an Abra caught by Team Rocket and forced to evolve. The Rockets who did this then dumped Spoon! for no apparent reason. Saber had taken Spoon! and given him a home, where he trained him hard. Saber gave Spoon! to Mark because he thought Spoon! and Mark were equal in intelligence. Now, Mark wanted to give Spoon! back to Saber. "Look Mark, Spoon! was a gift from me, and I don't take gifts back." "This is different, you're not 'taking', you're...uh....'accepting'!" This goes on for until EXO emerges from a guest room. "WILL BOTH OF YOU *PLEASE* SHUT UP!!! Saber, TAKE THE DAMN THING!" he bellowed. "But it's not right! I couldn't take Spoon! back, he belongs to Mark!" Saber argued. "Saber, he obviously wants you to have him very much." EXO said. Mark nodded in agreement. Saber sighed. "Fine, fine, I'll take him with me." he said, grabbing the Poke Ball that lay on the table and fastening it to his belt. "Well, it's time I headed out, now that this place is all cleaned up, and theres nothing more happening here. Thanks for all your help guys." EXO only nodded, while Mark gave Saber a small package, saying "You may need this, judging from reports I've heard from Cerulean and Saffron." Saber took the package and put it in his bag, intending to open it later. ----- Saber said his goodbyes to Mark and EXO, put on his shades, and headed North thru Pallet, passing by the partially-rebuilt memorial, Pikachu Square, and then Route 1. He passed through Viridian without incident, and made his way into the forest. "Damnit, I'm lost!" Saber exclaimed, as he leaned up against a tree. Suddenly a large blunt object fell from above and struck him on the head. "GODDISH DAMN IT!" He looked to see what had fallen. Scanning the immediate area, his gaze fell on a Kakuna. The yellow cocoon Pokemon was lying on its side, unmoving. However, it didn't stay that way for long. As Saber approached, the Kakuna suddenly shimmered with white light, and broke open as a Beedrill emerged. "AHH NUTBUNNIES!! I HATE BEEDRILL!!" he screamed as he ran from the recently evolved Pokemon. It started to chase him, slowly at first, testing its wings, but it soon sped up. "Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap." Saber muttered as he ran from the Beedrill. Suddenly an idea struck him. "HEY wait a second! I have a Pokemon that the Beedrill is weak against!" While maintaining his speed, he reached down and grabbed a Poke Ball off his belt. He suddenly stopped, and twirled around. "SPOON! GO!!" He threw the Poke Ball containing his newly acquired Pokemon in front of the Beedrill. "Kadabra! Kadabra!" The psychic Pokemon chanted as it emerged from its Poke Ball. "Spoon!, do a Psybeam!" The Kadabra sent out a beam of concentrated energy straight towards the oncoming Beedrill. The Beedrill, not expecting this, skidded to a halt, although not fast enough. The beam struck it full in the head, knocking it to the ground. It apparently wasn't hurt too badly though, because it got up and buzzed away in a erratic pattern. Saber shuddered. "I wouldn't have captured it anyway. Good job Spoon!." he said as he recalled the Pokemon to its ball. He then reattached the Poke Ball to his belt. "Now, if I could only find my way out of this blasted forest..." The rest of the trip through the forest was rather nervewracking, as the Beedrill kept divebombing Saber at random moments. At one point, he even saw a LOT of Caterpie roll by, with a Persian on a surfboard up on top. Dismissing this as a daydream, Saber continued, constantly dodging the Beedrill. ----- Several hours later, Saber emerged from Viridian forest on the Pewter City side. He immediately headed to the Pokemon center to heal his Pokemon which had been wounded fighting off the Beedrill again and again. "Next time" he said to himself "I bring Repel. And LOTS OF IT!" A chime sounded, signaling that his Pokemon were fully healed. Walking to the front desk, he retreived his 5 Poke Balls from the local Nurse Joy and put them on his belt. Thanking Joy, he turned and strode out of the Pokemon Center, headed towards the gym. ----- Inside the Pewter City Gym sat a teenage boy, a few years older than Saber himself. Saber noticed him as soon as he entered the gym, for they made up the entire population of the gym. The boy was wearing brown pants, and an orange shirt with a green vest over it. "This must be Brock" he said to himself. "Brock! I'm here for a Boulderbadge!" Saber announced. Brock acknowledged Saber with a nod and stood. "We'll use two Pokemon each." he said. "Fine with me." Saber said, and then added under his breath "Hehe this guy hasn't gotten a new Pokemon in years." A rocky battle field emerged from either side of the gym and met i nthe middle. Both teens stepped onto the squares for trainers. Brock began the battle by tossing out a Poke Ball. "Geodude, GO!" Saber reached behind him and pulled out Odd's Poke Ball. He expanded it and threw it into the arena. "Odd, I choose you!" Brock's Geodude and Saber's Oddish appeared at the same time. "Geodude, tackle it!" Brock shouted. "Odd, dodge and use absorb!!" Geodude swung his rocky form towards Odd, but the little Grass Poke moved just in time, and absorbed some of Geodude's health. Geodude went in for another tackle, and Odd repeated his previous move. "Geodude, rock throw!" Geodude floated higher, then hurled his bulk down with all his might at Odd. He struck Odd at full force and knocked the Grass Pokemon clear to the other side of the arena. Saber winced. "Odd, use Acid!" Odd spat out a glob of acid all the way across the arena. the acid landed directly on Geodude, who was picking himself up after the rock throw. "Duuuuuuuuuuuuude." he sighed as he fainted. "Geodude, return!" Brock said. "GO ONIX!" He tossed another Poke Ball and out came Onix, the giant rock snake. "No way Odd can stand up to that thing!!" Sabe thought. "Odd, return!" He said aloud, recalling the tired Pokemon. He replaced Odd's Poke Ball and retrieved Spoon!'s. "Spoon!, GO!" He threw the Poke Ball out, and the Pokemon took shape... "KARP KARP KARP!!" "WHA??" Saber stared in disbelief. He checked the markings on the Poke Ball. Sure enough, he had placed the Poke Balls in the wrong order on his belt. "AHH CRAP!" "Another Magikarp?" Brock asked. "Geez, thats the second time in three days someone has used a Magikarp against me! Oh well, no matter. Onix, tackle the Magikarp!" Onix used his rock tail and smashed UV-ultra against a far wall. He then picked it up and started playing ping pong between his head and tail, bouncing UV-ultra back and forth. All Saber could do was stare, open-mouthed, wondering how he could have made such a stupid mistake. "Enough of this! Onix, finish the Magikarp off!" Onix went for the final blow, and *POW!*, UV-ultra went flying. Something was not quite right, however. In midflight, something started happening... Saber thought to himself "No, it couldn't be. There's no way...could I be this lucky?" Saber's suspicions were confirmed when UV-ultra started glowing, and expanding. Within 3 seconds, he had grown to the full size of 28 feet. UV-ultra was now a Gyarados! And not a second too soon! "GYRAOORRRRRRRR" "GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONIX" Saber and Brock both watched in disbelief as the two giant Pokemon battled. It was Brock who regained his voice first. "Onix! Rock throw!!" Onix threw his massive bulk at UV-ultra, who dodged quickly. "UV-ultra, use Hydro Pump!" UV-ultra complied, blasting Onix with gigantic columns of water. Onix never stood a chance. Brock recalled it promptly. "Congratulations, you earned yourself a Boulder Badge." Brock said, almost grudgingly. He probably thought he had the win in the bag when Saber had sent out UV-ultra. The evolution totally caught him off guard. "Hey, thanks!" Saber said, happier than he had been in a long time. "ALL RIGHT! My first badge!!" Not only a badge, but a brand new Pokemon as well! Saber took the Boulderbadge from Brock and pinned it to the brim of his cap. He replaced the cap on his head and swiveled it back to the right. Leaving the Gym, Saber headed back to the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon again. When he stepped outside, someone approached him. "Hi there, what's up? Lately there's been alot of Rocket activity in the area, you wouldn't happen to know anything about it, would you?" the person asked. "The Rockets? Bah, I hate 'em. They totally destroyed my life, and I *WILL* get my revenge." Saber said harshly. "Maybe I'm saying too much?" he added, to himself. The newcomer stood for a moment thinking, and then spoke up. TBC? (Enter: Raven ^_^) (Join ATR, I must. For the Dark Side Team Rocket uses, yes.) ------------------------ Saber's Sig v2.0 ***Saber means "to know."*** Team Rocket HQ: http://teamr.upnetwork.com Email: saber@upnetwork.com My Deathday: Tuesday, April 3, 2057 "Clefaaiwy, Clefaaaaiwy, Clefaaaiwy, METAPOD." -Neo Zero