From: Adrian Pheonix Morgan <jestextrm@aol.com> Subject: [PW!] Old Dog, New Tricks (Part II) Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 8:34 PM > Then the man was gone. Jessica's eyes scanned the alley again and > found no one. She didn't even notice the car pull past the dark street in the > blackness behind her. She was totally off guard when the rocket jumped down > from a low balcony above. He spun the cloak he was wearing around Jessica's > shoulders and grabbed her arms. > "Walk with me." Those were the only words she heard and she didn't > even have a face to put them to. The night acted like a death shroud to hide > the man's face and body. They ducked inside the third door down from The > Goliath and were hidden from view. "Who's there?! NURI! GET IN HERE!" The raspy voice of the fourty year old woman echoed through the dusty bar room. She sat on a stool beside the bar holding her seeing eye growlith. "It's just me Lydia. I brought along a friend who happened to misplace her ninetails." The man took the cloak off of Jessica and sat her down in a chair. "Her name is Jess." Lydia's face lit up. "Jess, eh... Is she pretty?" She sipped a little more of her amber colored drink. "Yea Lydia, gorgeous." He hung the cloak on a hanger next to the door and revealed his face for the first time to Jessica. He was tall with black hair that shimmered red in the light, a white silk shirt with an "R" printed on the sholder showed his distinctly marked arms. The burnt symbols extended to his neck and one adorned his forehead. And of course his eyes, burning pupils flickering at every movement. Lydia spoke up again breaking Jessica's concentration on the man, "You don't think that anyone would really beleive that story about the misplaced ninetails do ya'? I mean come on!" Her voice lowered to a whisper, "Of course if you don't make too much noise Nuri couldn't hear you from the bedroom." She began laughing only to be interupted by the red haired female rocket, Nuri. "Lydia! You should know better! Lucas wouldn't cheat on me! Would you hon?" She walked over and put her arm around Lucas. She caught a glimpse of Jessica and followed with, "Besides she's not as cute as he makes her sound." In the midst of the happy-go-lucky conversation Jessica sees the bag in the back room and crawls over to the doorway. She sticks out her hand to open the bag. "I don't think so Jess." Lucas pulls her up and pushes her against the wall with his katana blade against her neck. "I don't think you want your pokémon that bad." Jessica solemly shakes her head. In the main back room of the bar sits a young cild, about seven years old, sees the situation brewing in the front and curiosity moves him to Lucas' side. He's dressed in jeans and a t-shirt with silver TR pin on his collar, he also has a gun strapped to his belt. *Bang* *Bang, Bang* The door cracks and weakens. All the party turns and looks, except Lydia of course. "Flit, go tell Wade to get the equiptment and run. You follow him." The little kid takes off. "K K, I'll be back in a sec." Lucas pulls his katana back and grabs Jessica's arm. The door flies open. In rush two large men and one dressed in a black suit. "Excuse me, but you have my daughter." The man smiles and pulls out a pokeball. "GO!" It surges with energy and out comes a jolteon. Lydia lets loose of her Growlith and jumps over the bar. Nuri guides her back to Flit and he walks her out. It's not long till he's back in the fight. About five pokemon from each side are battling along with the onslaught of bullets from the 'bodygaurds'. Flit stands and watches then rushes some of the pokémon in as they fend off the others to get free. Soon only the men, Lucas, and Flit are there. There's a short pause from two of the men as they reload and Lucas sends a ball of flame across the counter. It hit and sends one man to the floor but the other is right behind them. "Flit! What are you doing?! Keep running!" Lucas' shouts mean nothing to Flit and he pulls himself around and points his gun at the oncoming stampede. *BANG* It sinks into Lucas' mind as the loudest single bullet that went off that day. The bullet flew from Flit's gun and slid past Lucas' ear. You could hear the impact as the body fell to the ground. Lucas felt the body in his arm grow limp but he pulled her out of the back of the bar and into a van. Flit was the last to enter. "Oh... Lucas I... I was aiming for the baddie... I just... I'm sorry..." Lucas looked at the body laying in the middle of the crowded van. He felt somewhat responsible, he let himself go too far. "She just fainted. Don't you see that? Geez man she got grazed by the bullet and *poof* little miss princess couldn't stand the sight of blood. She'll be around." "Thank you Dr. Nuri for your expert diagnosis." Lucas put the sarcasm on thick. I mean him feeling so bad about the thing and she hadn't died. He wondered why he didn't realize it himself. High pitched chuckling bursted from the front seat. "YOU THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD! AHHH HAHA HAHAHA..." Lucas caught eye of a Pokécenter as the van traveled to it's next destination. "Hey wait a minute! Let me out here." Wade, a eighteen year old, yelled from the driver's seat. "WHAT?" "You're heading to Fushia to ride out to Seafoam Islands for a while right? I'll meet you out there, I got to stop and heal some of my pokémon. Besides I couldn't spend all day in this van with you anyway. Tie Jess up some where, not like she can do anything." "Whatever you say Luke... I take it you know what you're doing." "I'm a wanderer, I'll get there." The van zoomed off leaving a trail of dust in the air. He wasn't sure where he was but he knew he needed time to think things through. The argument with Damian Krice on the SS Anne kept going through his head. Lucas... or Adrian... didn't know who he really was anymore... He pushed open the door of the pokécenter. ... but it was about time he found out. TBC... ((Wow, It has been one hell of a long time! Last you saw me I was a silouette in the background of the SS Anne disaster. Well, while he's been gone I took Adrian off a little side route that gave him a team and a few dynamic personalities. BUT now he's all alone again in an unfamiliar town with an identitiy crisis. So how will Lucas... Adrian.. Pheon.. Aww whatever his name is get to Seafoam with his team? Um, alot of walking? NO! Alot of interaction! So take it away ______ (fill in name here).)) Lucas Damion --------------------------------------------- "Bred by the fire and shuned by the man I am the pheonix, Lucas Damian" "A pheonix from the fire is born Between two worlds I have been torn Facing banishment from my own kind I’ll take whatever I can find So beware to not resist For you my friend, sweet death has kissed The rockets shall prevail once more And I Lucas Damion open that door" ~ Lucas' "Possible" Mottos "Give Goddish my praise, but Zuesbat just has that electric personality that draws you in. Then again, I've always trusted myself to Messiapod and I'll stay true." ----------------------------------------- And Messiapod spoke unto the crowd and said: If at any point you feel your strength wither, harden your shell. If at anytime your faith in me grows thin, harden your soul. And if at anytime you have no other choice but to harden or run away... trust in Messiapod and harden in my name. This is in memory of all the followers of the pod that died with honor, loyalty, and harden. Shall they have not died in vain. <<Taken from the Book of Pod, Chapter 1, verses 3-6>>