Subject: Re: [PW!] On the road to Cerulean Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:20:32 -0400 From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Marco262 wrote: > Darian woke up screaming in a flood of sweat that covered his convulsing body. > Two pairs of arms grabbed him, frantically trying to stop his wild twitching. > Free of the nightmare, he eventually calmed down and lay on the cot, staring up > at the faces of Marvin and Xerox. The Ditto had finally convinced Famifax to do > some work pulling the caravan. His two friends hesitantly returned to their beds > only after Darian repeatedly reassuring them that he was okay. Pardus climbed up > on the foot of the bed closer to his friend in case it happened again. Darian > stared at the ceiling contemplating his recent nightmare. One thought crossed > his mind before he sank into a fit of restless sleep: "I really wish they > wouldn't do that." Marvin lies down face up on his simple one person bed, the only one in the caravan, and covers himself with his sheets. Xerox climbs onto the bed and sits down on top of his belly, "I wonder if our companion is going to remain in a healthy state for the remainder of the evening. I was enjoying my peaceful slumber until it was interrupted by his screams." Marvin's sleepiness is apparent in the way his eyelids are half closed. Despite the fact that he spends most of his time sitting down lazily on his comfortable chair, he requires his sleep just as much as Xerox, who spends most of her time pulling the entire caravan around. In his sleepy state he answers, "Yeah, he's kinda weird..." "Weird?" Xerox sounds puzzled and she glances over at the cot where Darian is fidgeting in his sleep, looking normal enough, "Oh, I understand why you believe he is strange. He is not a female." Marvin's eyebrows show he's confused by Xerox's deduction, "Huh? What're you talking about?" Xerox tries to get comfortable on top of Marvin's belly, which rises and falls as he breathes, "Most of the time, you only allow females to travel around with us. Those young women who think they would be ecstatic as a magician's assistant, before realizing their mistake and leaving. Darian's the first young *man* you've ever permitted to accompany us. Quite frankly, I think it has had a profound effect on Famifax. She has been behaving more hyperactive than usual." "Yeah... Poor Famifax. She's so confused." Marvin says, grabbing onto his pillow, ready to fall asleep again. Xerox's Ditto body topples onto the sheets, face up like Marvin, "Oh, of course... We wouldn't want 'poor' Famifax to be unhappy. That's absurd. It's ludicrous. In fact, why is she pulling the caravan at the present time? I should go and relieve her of her slightly difficult task so you can sleep with her. You've always desired this to happen, haven't you?" "What?!" Marvin exclaims, sitting up in the bed and facing the Ditto staring back up at him, "I don't want to sleep with Famifax! You may think Famifax has gotten too hyperactive, but I've noticed that you've gotten more and more jealous of her recently! Is it because you have a crush Darian too? Or what is it? Do you hate her?" Xerox turns her face away from Marvin's eyes, "I'm not envious of Famifax's lifestyle, nor do I hate her. I'm very happy that we are still together and can enjoy each other's company. Though I adore working for you, master, since it gives me a purpose, sometimes I wish Famifax would evenly share the workload. I don't have a crush on Darian. If I'm ever to fall in love, which seems unlikely to me, it would have to be with another Ditto." Marvin begins his incoherent response, but then fades away into the land of dreams, "It's...the Ditto... and the human..." Xerox closes her dots-for-eyes and tries to get some well deserved rest, "Good night, master." For the rest of the evening, the caravan is quiet. The sound of the caravan's wheels rolling across the dirt and gravel of the inside of Mt. Moon is only interrupted on occasion by a muffled cry of the Jigglypuff outside. Thanks to her bright blue eyes, Famifax the Rapidash doesn't step on any Geodudes, so the ride isn't bumpy at all. "RISE AN SHINE!" The annoying chirping voice belonging to Famifax cries out as she leaps through the doors of the caravan and onto Darian's cot! Se grabs his shirt with her little pink Ditto arms and begins shaking him, "Wakie! Wakie!" Darian opens his eyes to see Famifax in front of him, with a strange Ditto grin on her face. "Good morning, Famifax." Famifax's yelling didn't only wake Darian up. Pardus the Persian is stretching from his place near Darian's cot, and Marvin and Xerox are both awake on their bed. Marvin steps out of bed and puts his black top hat back on, "Good morning everyone! Famifax, are we in Cerulean City now?" Famifax jumps off Darian's cot and walks over towards Marvin, "Fersure, Marvyman! Tooks me awnight loooong! Sun's totally up near the top odda sky, juslike ya likes it! YAY MEEE!" Marvin looks at Darian, who is getting out of bed now, "Well, here we are! Cerulean City... I guess this means so long, huh? Well, be sure to catch my next performance! Whenever... that is... and I bid you good luck on your journey, wherever it might take you, whether you get there quickly or not!" The Jigglypuff that Darian caught is standing next to Marvin, looking up at him, "Jigglypuff?" Famifax transforms into the Jigglypuff that knows Flash and looks at Darian! Her eyes light up in his direction, "I gotsta totally Flash Daree man, jusslike I say I wasgunna!" Marvin looks down at the real Jigglypuff, then back up at Darian. He takes her Pokeball out of his pocket, "Oh, and... If you want to keep the Jigglypuff you caught for me, you can. After that, I guess it's good bye...or... see you later!" Famifax's big blue eyes start to water up when she finally realizes what is going on, "BYE?! Y-y-you leavin', Daree man?! Sayitain't so, Daree! Sayitain't so!" -Marvin