From: ig88sw82@aol.com (Ig88sw82) Subject: [PW!] Fighting Dojo Trainer #3 Date: 06 Jul 1999 05:31:25 GMT After congratulating Broka for its victory, Mark ran to the next trainer. The man wore camoflage gear and a bandana. "Do you wish to challenge me, midget?" he barked. "Will everyone please stop..." Mark calmed down. "Yes, I wish to battle you, sir." "Fine. Two Pokémon each." "Go Eevee!" "Hitmonlee, go!" The evolution Pokémon and the kicking fiend bounded towards each other. "Hitmonlee, Jump Kick!" "Eevee, Sand-attack, now!" Hitmonlee crouched, then jumped through the air, foot outstretched. Eevee scratched at the floor, sending up flakes of dust. The cloud of dust enveloped Hitmonlee, who came out the other side, missing Eevee and crashing into the wall a few feet away. It crumpled to the floor with a humiliating knock-out. "Hitmonlee, return! Go Poliwrath, use your Bubblebeam!" The Pokéball burst open to reveal Poliwrath, spitting bubbles all over the arena. Eevee was knocked out of the dust cloud and fainted. "Go Oddish!" yelled Mark. Oddish crawled from Mark's backpack and waddled into the fray. "Oddish, Sleep Powder!" Out of Oddish's petals floated thousands of tiny spores, which descended onto Poliwrath. Its eyes started to droop, and it began napping. "Now, finish it with Absorb!" While Oddish prepared for the coup-de-grace, the opponent tossed a canister of Awakening on the Poliwrath. The bottle shattered, and Poliwrath sprung back up. "Poliwrath, Fissure attack!" The water Pokémon smashed its fists into the floor. The ground underneath Oddish started cracking, then split into two. Mark's Pokémon was blown several feet into the air, and landed on its head. However, it got up again, and glared fiercely at Poliwrath. "Try to Absorb again, Oddish!" Oddish shook its head. "NO? What do you want to do?" Oddish bent its head to the floor and closed its eyes. As Mark, his opponent and T Rex stood dumbfounded, light began to seep into the room through the windows, and was sucked into Oddish's petals. "What attack is this?" asked Mark. He pointed his PokéDex at Oddish, and Dexter gave the answer. "Solarbeam is a grass Pokémon's strongest possible attack. It collects sunlight for several seconds, then focuses it into a deadly blast of energy." "All right Oddish! Use your Solarbeam!" Immediately, Oddish stood up again and opened its eyes. From its bulb came the wave of solar energy, which pierced through Poliwrath like water through a sifter. Once the attack was complete, Poliwrath crashed to the floor, and Mark was victorious. He grinned. "Now, I'm off to the dojo master!" ------------ TBC (BTW, Solarbeam replaces Oddish's Acid attack) -Marpa Stelos