From: Pokemon089 <pokemon089@aol.com> Subject: [PW!] An Easy Victory Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 8:47 PM I will now finally continue my story -- Anne stuffed her pockets with the items Professor Oak had given her. She desperately needed a back pack. If she were back on Cinnibar, she would have just stolen one but, now that she was a trainer she could just earn money in battle. Anne and her Kabutops, Blade, walked outside onto the side walk looking for someone to battle. Soon she came across two boys fighting their Pokémon. Probably beginning trainers, they looked like they couldn't be any older than ten, and one of them used a Bulbasaur and the other used Charmander. The boy with the Charmander got out his Pokédex to check his Charmander's moves, they were scratch, ember, and growl. He would be easy for Anne to defeat, and was probably to stupid to know Kabutops is a water Pokémon. "Charmander! Ember!" The boy commanded his Charmander. The Charmander easily defeated the Bulbasaur. "Bulba..." the Bulbasaur whispered as it passed out. The boy with the Bulbasaur looked very disappointed. "Bulbasaur, return," he said holding up a Pokéball. He walked up to the winner and said, "Here take these, I don't really want to go anyway," he handed the kid with the Charmander two pieces of paper. The kid with the Charmander saw that Anne been watching. "Wanna battle?" he asked her. He was over confident, Blade would be able to KO his Charmander with one hit. "Your on," said Anne. Both their Pokémon were outside Pokéballs. "Go! Charmander!", he yelled. His Charmander out between him and Anne ready to fight. "Go! Blade!", Anne said. The Kabutops went out to face Charmander. The boy pulled out his Pokédex. There was a look of surprise on his face as he realized his mistake, his Pokémon had no chance against Blade, but now it was too late for him to back out. He was the one to challenge Anne so she got the first move, and probably the last. "Blade, water gun!", she yelled. Blade shot a stream of water out of his mouth at Charmander. It hit the Charmander, the flame on its tail went out then it fainted. It was too easy. The boy went up to Anne and handed her one of the pieces of paper that he had won from the other boy. It was a plane ticket to Fuchsia City. He didn't say anything. He was probably too embarrassed about his stupidity. He collected his Charmander in a Pokéball and left. The plane ticket wasn't money but it was still a great prize. The first badge wasn't in Fuchsia, but Anne was in no hurry to become a Pokémon Master, besides, it was probably best for her to keep a low profile since the Cinnibar police would probably be still looking for her, because of all the stealing she had done. She shoved the ticket in her over crowded pocket was on her way. TBC -- Pokemon089