From: Enter your name here <curd@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: [PW!] The Swarm of Tangela [WAS: [PW!] Burn! Articno! Burn! (sorry, I had a script)] Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 10:28 PM Akynirew wrote in message <7ngifc$35l$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net>... >First off I wrote most of the articuno part before Enter posted 'Movin' On', >and since I write it, I had to post it. Here goes: > >Burn! Articuno! Burn! > >“You like handlebars or seat?” Phannon asked, unlocking his bike. > >“I think I’ll take,” Rose thought, “seat.” She climbed onto the bike seat. >“Fast changing weather.” She was looking at the sky. > >“You carry the backpack then.” He offered her the pack. “I have to stop at >the pokécenter to get my pokémon back before we leave.” > >The rode the distance to the pokécenter rather slowly as Phannon was getting >used to riding someone behind him. “You okay up there?” Rose asked. > >“I’ll be fine.” Phannon said through gritted teeth. “We’re there.” He >stopped the bike, and hopped off, with some difficulty. Well, actually, he >knocked the bike, and Rose over, and they landed in a tangled pile. “I >guess this isn’t as good an idea as I thought.” He commented as he extracted >himself from the tangle. > >He went in and got his pokémon from the receptionist, they were already >ready. He took the pokéball, and let the Vulpix up on his shoulder, as >Pixar assumed her usual position. “Vulpix!” He turned and walked back out of >the center. He saw Erika on the bench, she motioned him over. > >“Yeah?” He asked, shaken by her abnormally glum look. “Are your pokémon >okay?” > >“They’re fine. I just need to tell you something.” She leaned forward and >whispered in his ear. > >“Oh, yeah.” He said once she was finished. “I was supposed to give you >these.” He reached for his backpack, only to remember Rose had it. “I’ll be >right back.” > >He ran out, got the box out of the pack, and found the little box marked >‘Celadon Gym’ and headed back into the center. > >“These are the specialty pokédex chips from Dexcorp.” He offered her the box >and she accepted, I waited, my hand still outstreched. “I’m supposed to >receive payment on delivery.” > >“You are?” She cocked her eyebrow, preparing to be difficult. “I wasn’t >aware of that.” > >“I’d like to stay and convince you, but I have someone waiting for me.” I >motioned towards the door. “So if you’ll just pay up, the price is on the >box.” > >“If that’s the case, you shouldn’t keep them waiting.” She fumbled in her >pocket. “Here you go, thanks.” She dropped the money in my hand. > >“Enjoyed doing the business to ya. Erm, nice doing business with you.” I >said turning to leave. > >“Rose!” The vulpix shrieked delightedly when it saw her conscious. This >immediately grabbed the two trainers attention. > >“It talks?” Rose asked, looking confused, catching the jumping fox. > >“No, it just says ‘Rose’.” Phannon shrugged. “It seems to know you.” > >“Okay.” Rose looked at it in an odd manner. “I never had a vulpix. It looks >strangely familiar, though.” > >“We’d better get going.” Phannon carefully climbed onto the bike. Once he >was sure they wouldn’t fall over he started to pedal. He had made his way to >the northern outskirts of Celadon, when Rose pointed east. > >“That doesn’t look good.” He turned his head to see the storm cloud rapidly >approaching, with a speck of white leading it. > >“What the hell?” Phannon said as he slid the bike to a stop, squinting into >the distance. “That’s an _Articuno_! How often do you see those twice!” >Instinctively Phannon reached for his pokébelt for reassurance. He looked at >Rose who was paling from her previous encounter with the bird. > >“You shouldn’t fight it.” Rose stammered, staring straight at the bird. “It ’ >s VERY strong.” > >“I have _major_ type advantage here.” He shrugged, “I’ve got to, no >self-respecting trainer wouldn’t.” He saw the fear in Rose’s eyes, growing >as the cloud drew closer. > >“We tried, and I’m still recovering from the injuries.” Rose said, still >staring straight at the bird, completely aware it was matching her stare. “I >think it wants revenge.” Phannon noticed the shift of weight as she climbed >off the bike. > >His look went from her to the bird, his quick mind trying to form a plan. He >gazed at the storm clouds which had now passed the bird in the sky, and >were covering Celadon in a layer of dark wetness. “Okay, Generator,” he said >after what seemed to be and eternity, “you wait behind Pixar. Pixar get >ready to try to flamethower the bird.” > >The two pokémon nodded and got in position. The air was literally charged >with electricity as the bolts arced from Generator’s spikes. His entire body >was glowing in the dark rain. Phannon stood there, waiting. “Generator, >Thunder Bolt to get the birds attention!” > >“JoltEON!” The blast of electric energy leapt from raindrop to raindrop, >jumping through the rain towards the flying bird. > >The tunnel vision set in, his mind ignoring everything, even the rain that >had soaked his clothes. He saw nothing but the three pokémon in front of >him, nothing else mattered. > >“Cuno!” Articuno lost altitude from the hit, and came within inches of >crashing into the wet pavement. The articuno shook its head to clear it, >circling to gain height as it focused on its new target. Phannon reached for >the ball with Warbeak. > >“Pixar, Flamethrower attack!” He yelled, trying to make himself heard over >the storm. > >“VulPIX!” the little fox opened its mouth and a flame shot out, but the >rain, which was now coming down in sheets, quickly extinguished it. The >articuno changed course trying to find the source of the fire. Phannon threw >the pokéball in his hand, and Warbeak came out. > >“Warbeak! Razor Wind!” Hoping that having so many targets would confuse the >flying terror, it did, a little. The bird flew up higher then his spearow >and disappeared in the clouds. “Warbeak! Generator! Pixar! Return!” He >called all three pokémon back when he saw the icicles start falling from the >sky as the articuno used blizzard. Some of them were over a foot long. They >tore chunks out of the buildings, and the ground where they hit. > >For a long second he searched for a shelter, his face paling as he watched >the destruction. > >“Phannon!” He heard a familiar voice yell. “Phannon! Over here!” He looked >around, searching for the source of the sound. He found it, it was Rose, she >was waving to him from an alleyway > >Phannon dove into the alleyway hoping it would provide shelter for him and >his pokémon. The two peeked out, in awe of the devastation the attack had >caused. > >The blizzard lasted for almost a half-hour. When it finally finished, >Phannon scanned the skies for any sign of articuno, content on finding none >he stepped into the street, with Rose following and let out his Vulpix and >Jolteon, aware that they _hated_ pokéballs. > >“Saffron would be nice right now.” Rose mouthed, the color returning to her >face. Phannon just nodded agreement, and the two headed to his bike, in the >alley where Rose had put it, and made their way to Saffron. > >TBC > As Rose and Phannon rode on, the clouds began to dim. Just then, a strange pokemon appeared. Phannon walked over to it. "Why is this spagetti green?" he asked. Just then, the "spagetti" grabbled a hold of Phannon, and dragged him off. "Phannon!" yelled Rose. "Where'd ya go?" She heard nothing. She ran off in the direction Phannon was taken. Thirtly minutes later, Rose ran into a dense jungle. There she saw Phannon, constricted by many vines. "Help..." siad Phannon, weakly. "These Tangela........" Just then another vine hit Phannon. Then Rose noticed about fifty Tangela standing behind Phannon. Rose's pokemon would be weak aginst the Tangela. Then she had an idea. "Weepinbell! Go!" she yelled. "Vine Whip those Poke Balls and hand them to me!" Phannon's Poke Balls were knocked out of Phannons belt. But then, a Tangela attacked with one of its many vines. Weepinbell's vine snapped in half from the powerful whip of the Tangela. It fell to the ground, obviously in pain. The Poke Balls were just out of Rose's reach. Also, Rose was just out of the Tangela's reach. "Go Diglett! Dig undergrouns and retrieve those poke balls!" she yelled. Diglett dove underground, just almost getting whiped by many Tangela. Diglett poped up, picked up the Poke Balls, and dove underground, just escaping from more Tangela vines. "Rose!" Phannon murmered. "What are you doing?" "Truast me on this one!" yelled Rose. "Go Pixar! Fire Spin! Keep the Tangela at bay!" A ring of fire surrouned the Tangela, and just missed Phannon. The vines constricting Phannon started to burn. "Rose! What in Goddish are you doing! This is going to friggin' KILL ME!" screamed Phannon. "Ack!" she gasped. "Go...uh....Warbeak! Break those vines with Peck!" Phannon's loyal warbeak flew through the air and snapped the vines constricting Phannon. He fell face first to the ground. "I'll take those." he said, grabbing the Poke Balls. Just then, the ring of fire subsided. All Tangela were gone but one severly hurt Tangela. "Alright!" yelled Rose. "This ones mine! Poke Ball, go.......huh? Where are my Poke Balls?" "You must have lost them." said Phannon. "Warbeak! Finish off that Tangela!" The Tangela noticed the divebombing Spearow, and quickly scurried away. The Spearow, Warbeak, hit nothing but dirt. Rose and the slightly injured Phannon made their way out of the thick brush. Rose spied Phannon's belt and saw many Poke Balls. "Where did you get those?" she asked. "uh.....uh......bye!" Phannon yelled, throwing the Poke Balls to Rose, and running off to Saffron as fast as he could. "Dang it. I could of caught that Tangela too!" she yelled, trying to catch up to Phannon. 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