Subject: [PW!] Spending Some Time in Saffron Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:14:26 -0400 From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon A large caravan of many colors pulls up to a street in Northwest Saffron City. The Rapidash that pulled it there transforms into a purple Ditto and seeps into the inside of the caravan through a slot under one of the doors. She looks around and notices her sister, who is pretending to be a Jigglypuff singing some hip hop songs. She can't see her master, Marvin the magician, anywhere, until she casts her gaze upon the single bed in the moving house, "Master?" Famifax the Jigglypuff stops singing and inflates angrily when she hears her sister's voice, "PUFF! Whass with you crazy sis? Can you see Marvy sleep now? He totally need shhh-time! Fersure! You should no wakie him! Noway!" "I just wish to inform him that we have finally arrived at our destination, Saffron City." Xerox, the purple Ditto, responds to her now-round sister. "We're here?" A grumpy-sounding voice comes from the awakening middle-aged man resting on his bed, "Gee, Xerox, how long has it been? 15 days? Don't you become a RAPIDash?" Xerox grumbles at her master's smart-alleck comment and explains, "It has only been two days since we left Cerulean City, though it might seem like more to you. I assure you I attempted to travel as fast as I could, but there were obstacles, which I had to handle on my own since Famifax was too busy with her...silliness. Shall we be performing today?" Marvin rubs his large blue eyes as he sits up in his bed. After a long yawn, he shakes his head, "I'm starting to think you're as crazy as Famifax keeps saying you are! Remember what happened last time we were in Saffron?" "Ooooh yah..." Famifax giggles and she changes shape from a Jigglypuff to a Kadabra, "I learn how to be this coolio psycho Pokemon who do confuse and kill and all that stuff! Too bad no sexy when this. Itstinks!" Suddenly, she starts Teleporting randomly around the caravan... five times... Then finds it difficult to continue. Marvin looks over at the hyperactive Kadabra and sweatdrops, "Yes...you learned that..." He looks over at the purple Ditto who is now standing at the foot of his bed, "But remember Xerox, we are in the city of *psychics*! They aren't as impressed by magic as most other people are. I'll let you guess why." Xerox nods her gelatinous purple body, "So what shall we do whilst we stay here, master?" Marvin hops out of bed, dons the top part of his blue tuxedo and his black top hat, and replies to Xerox, "I just figure we'll walk around town... Maybe find some place to eat breakfast! I sure could go for some scrambled eggs!" "Ahhhh!" Famifax the Kadabra opens her eyes wide, "You gonna eat yer Exeggs?! I know they stupid, but... but..." Marvin laughs as he pets his Pokemon on her head, "My Exeggcute aren't actually eggs. They're seeds. Anyhow, I'm not about to eat Pokemon, Famifax, especially not my own! Let's go to Brock's Diner. I hear there's a great one in Saffron." "Time to eat? I totally gotta change!" Famifax squeals as she jumps into the clothing racks at the far end of the caravan. A brief moment after the Kadabra walks in, a young girl of about sixteen years of age comes out. She has strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes, and rather white skin. Despite her lack of tan skin, she wears a green bikini top and blue shorts, "Yeah, whadya think bout this, Marvyman?" Marvin stares at his Pokemon, and is about to drool, when he remembers that she's just a Ditto... an underage Ditto, at that. He licks his dry lips and answers, "It's... uh... nice... but aren't you going to wear any shoes?" "Shoes?" Famifax looks down and notices that she's barefoot, just like the real girl was when Famifax first transformed into her, "Oh, I hate shoes! But I *do* like these... Fersure!" The girl's feet change shape and rest on red roller-skates, "Wee! The rolloskates are tha best! I likes them so so so vewy much!" She skates around the caravan as Marvin puts a green bowtie on. "Aren't you going to change, too, Xerox?" Marvin looks down at his Ditto, knowing that she's probably going to say no. Xerox thinks about it for a moment, witnessing her sister skate around like a fool, "Considering that my sister seems to not be able to walk around while wearing those roller-skates, I suppose I can transform while we walk around Saffron City. Here is a form I learned to change into on Cinnabar Island." Xerox glows for a moment, and transforms into a cute orange Growlithe puppy. She barks out, "Now I require a leash so that I may lead Famifax around." Marvin walks over to the large magical trunk next to his bed, avoiding Famifax's wild skating. He rummages around for a quick moment, before withdrawing a golden leash with silver sparkles. He tosses the limp leash forward, and it suddenly rests on the neck of an invisible Growlithe. "Uhh, do you care if it's magical?" "In this caravan, what isn't?" Xerox barks. She runs over to Marvin's magical leash and rests her neck in the loop, filling out the space where the non-existing Growlithe once stood, "It is a comfortable fit. I am ready." Marvin hands the end of Xerox's magical golden leash to Famifax. Within moments, Xerox the Growlithe is able to control where her now-human blonde sister skates towards. Marvin lifts his top hat for a moment, combs the thinning hair under it, and places it back where it once rested, "Okay, I guess we're all ready now. Let's go." The sight of Marvin's traveling party looks rather odd: a gaudily dressed middle aged man with what people imagine must be a clueless blonde daughter who is being led by an overly intelligent Growlithe pup. The group soon finds itself in the Brock's Diner in Saffron City... but someone did see them... and followed them in. -Marvin (Shall Silly Putty take it from here?)