From: Ig88sw82 <ig88sw82@aol.com> Subject: [PW!] Psychic Discoveries Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 10:31 PM Suddenly, an idea popped into Jamie's head. "I think we should head south." Her Magnemite looked confused. "Magnemite?" "I don't know why, it just seems like something to do. Let's go." --- Jamie and her Magnemite walked down the long path to Saffron City, which was the first city in a southernly direction, so it seemed right. A young trainer then stepped from the bushes. "Nice Pokémon. Wanna battle?" Jamie smirked. "You're out of your league, kid. You wouldn't stand a chance." "I think not," and he pulled back his vest to reveal a Marsh Badge. "Pretty badge, but it means little in a Pokémon battle. As far as I'm concerned, all that little badge gives you is bragging rights, and no one likes a bragger. Let's battle." --- Jamie and the boy stepped back a few feet, to allow their Pokémon room to fight. The boy grabbed a Pokéball from his belt. "Okay Mr. Mime, let's go!" "Go, Magnemite!" Magnemite floated towards the advancing Pokéball. The ball split open, and Mr. Mime leapt out, silently awaiting command. Jamie winced. Though she could normally beat a kid like this, she hadn't expected a psychic Pokémon. Their power was at times unbeatable. The boy smiled. "I sense fear in you." She was about to say something, then thought. How did he know her emotions? Again he smiled. "I'm a psychic from Sabrina's gym. I have had many years of training before venturing to become a Pokémon master." "That doesn't change things! Magnemite, Thundershock!" The Pokémon glowed, then shot a stream of electricity at Mr. Mime. Suddenly, he was gone. "Sorry about that," the boy said, still smiling. "Most people get freaked out when I communicate with my Pokémon telepathically." I'm more freaked out by your stupid grin, she thought. Instantly, Mr. Mime came out of teleportation right on top of Magnemite, Tackling it. "Now, Thunderwave!" Mr. Mime was blown off by the powerful electric attack. He hit the ground a paralyzed Pokémon. Jamie turned in time to see the boy's eyes glow a light blue. When she turned back, in the place of Mr. Mime was a doll. Reading her mind, the boy responded. "Mr. Mime's Substitute attack." "Will you be quiet? Magnemite, Sonicboom attack!" Instead of looking for the real Mr. Mime, as Jamie would have hoped, Magnemite began furiously attacking the Substitute as if it were the real thing. The boy's eyes glowed once again, this time a bright red. <Mr. Mime, Confusion.> Jamie yelled, "Magnemite, use your holograms!" Magnemite's holoprojectors lit up, and suddenly there appeared to be 20 or 30 Magnemites. When Mr. Mime shot out its Confusion ray, not only did it harmlessly pass through a hologram, but also gave away its position. Magnemite quickly blasted it with a Thundershock, and Mr. Mime fainted. The boy shook Jamie's hand. "Very impressive battle." Jamie was not in the mood to celebrate. She was stuck on one fact: how did she hear what the psychic had said to his Mr. Mime? The command hadn't been directed to her, after all... "You heard my command?" he asked, suddenly looking just as confused as her. "I... I don't know what I heard." "Well, I suggest you pay a visit to Saffron City," and the boy pointed south. "Sabrina is the most powerful psychic ever. She can help you." "Uh, okay." ------