From: Yoda <yoda325344@aol.com.jedi> Subject: Re: [PW!] Now, you shall meet...the Mime! Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 5:20 PM >"Nice round," said Steve, who had been watching the whole thing. "Just >like >Sabrina to play mind games." "Thanks," Gohan said. "Luckily, that Sandshrew's craftier than I thought." Fox smiled. > "Since when do Mimes talk?" Karen wondered. Fox interrupted. "Well, if they're psychotic Pokémon mimes called "Destructor", you can never tell." Everyone had a good laugh. [snip conversation with psychic!] > "Hey, you look like a tough guy," a man behind Steve suddenly shouted. > "The >names Bob. You up for a battle?" > "Just a sec," Steve said as he turned his head, "I'm in the middle of an >important conversation." > "With who?" Bob asked. > When Steve turned his head, the woman was gone. > "Everything happens for a reason," he mumbled. > "So you up for a battle?" Bob asked. > "Sure," said Steve. > "Great," Bob began, "Exeggcute, go!!!" > "Exeggcute!" they yelled in unison. > "Butterfree, you know what to do," Steve said calmly. > "FREEEEEEEE!!!!!" it squealed. > "Exeggcute, barrage attack!" shouted Bob. > "Exeggcute!" the eggs shouted as the first of them slammed into the poor >Butterfree. > "FRRRREEE-EEEEEEEE!!!!" > "Butterfree, respond with confusion!" Steve ordered. > "FREEEEE!!!!" Butterfree shouted as it shot a single telekinetic beam at >the >oncoming onslaught of more Exeggcutes, knocking them all back to the ground. > "Exeggcute, hypnosis!" > "Exeggcute?" they responded, confused. > "Butterfree, use your poison powder," Steve suggested. > "FREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" it shouted as it sprinkled the Exeggcute with his powder >of death. > "Exeggcute, return!" Bob shouted. "That's a pretty well trained Butterfree." > "Thanks," said Steve. > "Let's see how that flying Pokemon does against... Jynx!" > "Butterfree, sleep powder!" Steve shouted. > "Jyyynnnxxx..." the psychic Pokemon muttered as she began to tire. > "Jynx, blizzard!" Bob commanded. > "JJJYYYNNNNNNX!" Jynx said as she clapped her hands together and the whole >room got a few degrees cooler. Everyone's breath was now visible. A cloud >of >water vapor began to accumulate above Jynx and snow began falling. > "FRRRREEEEEEE!!!" Butterfree whined as it began to freeze and fall to >the >ground. > "Jynx, finish him off with double slap!!!" Bob yelled. > Jynx began to approach the little Butterfree. > "Steve, do something!" Karen urged. > "JYNX! JYNX! JYNX!" it said with each slap. > "Butterfree, confusion! Use all the power you can muster!" Steve shouted. > Butterfree let off an incredibly powerful beam of psychic energy and focused >it on the poor unsuspecting Jynx, who was knocked clear across the gym. > >Steve's Butterfree took this opportunity to break free from the ice and >flew >over to her. > "Butterfree, supersonic!" > "FREEE-EEEEE-EEEEE-EEEEE-EEEE-EEEE-EEEE-EEE-EEEE-EEE!!!!!!" it began to >screech as Jynx withered in pain. > "Jynx, body slam!!!" Bob. She didn't respond. "Jynx?" > "Butterfree, sleep powder!" Steve shouted, seizing an opportunity. Butterfree >to himself. flew over the Jynx and sprinkled it with dust. > "Jynx, return!" Bob said as he gave up. "Nice Butterfree." > "Thanks," said Steve. "Nice Jynx. Where'd you manage to find those?" > "We raise them back where I come from," Bob explained. "Look, I'll level >with >you kid... I'm kinda low on cash, so I might be able to sell one to you." > "Sorry, but I'm kinda low on cash myself," said Steve. > "Actually Steve, you're not," said Fox who had finally come in. "I found >this >bag in your car." > Steve looked inside and found the bag was full of gold nuggets. > "Well, I'll be damned," Steve said "the lady was right." > "Well, anyway, if you're interested..." the man continued. > Steve held out a gold nugget. "Will this do?" he asked. > "That will do nicely," the man replied as he tossed Steve a Pokeball. >"I have >one just itching for more training." > "Everything happens for a reason," Steve muttered to himself. "So who >else >needs to do something here?" "Nice battle, guys," Gohan added. "Even though Jynx's creep me out." He thought for a second. "Uuugghhh...*ahem* Anyway, Fox and I are done here." "Hold on, guys. I still want to train here," Karen said. Steve nodded. "The rest of us will wait it out here. And after, I think checking out the Fighting Gym next door may be a good idea!" TBC! -- Yoda < http://yoda.pagehub.com > < ICQ: 31178519 > "That...was really disturbing." "Very good, young grasshopper." "Let's Turn Up The Heat!" "Macs Rule, period. What else is there to say?" <Yoda325344@aol.com> <Gohan325@hotmail.com>