From: God's Warrior!!! <Ask4@it.com> Subject: (PW!) Beginnings! Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 11:58 PM Early Saturday morning, TC was preparing to leave Pallet town on his very own Pokémon adventure! As he gathered his clothes, food and 3 extra pokéballs, he called out, "You ready to go, guys?" Arcanine sat up and said, "Arrrrcane!" "I know it's early! We have to get an early start, though!" said TC. "I've got to get some things from the market, too." As TC put his clothes in his backpack, Ditto asked "Dit-ditto?" "Sure Ditto! I'll get you guys some food!" "Ditto! Ditto!!" said Ditto! A few minutes later, after he had finished packing, TC stepped outside to the old barn. He opened the two large wooden doors and stepped inside. TC swept up some hay that was scattered all over the barn floor. After that, he went to the back of the barn, looked up and pulled down a staircase that lead into the barn's loft. TC climbed up the stairs and grabbed a small metal box from behind some wood. Going back down the stairs, he remembered something else and climbed back into the loft to get it. TC quickly put it in his vest pocket and went back down the stairs. As he walked towards the exit, he saw his trusty Wartortle running towards the barn. "Tort-Tortle?" asked Wartortle. "I see you finally got up!" said TC. "Yeah! We leave today!" After TC closed and locked the barn doors they walked back to the house. Once in the house, TC pulled something from his vest pocket. It was a small silver key! TC put the key in the keyhole of the black box. Upon opening it, he looked inside and grinned. It contained TC's entire life savings! "Do you think I should take it all?" asked TC. "Or should I just take part of it?" "Dit-Ditto!" said Ditto. "You think so?" asked TC. "Arrrrcanine!" roared Arcanine. "Alright! That settles it, then!" TC said. There was a little bit more than 1,000 dollars in the box. TC put $1,000 in his backpack, then he put the rest in one of the pockets in his shorts. "Ditto! Wartortle! Get in your Pokéballs!" TC called out. "It's time to go!" Arcanine never likes to be confined. So, he never gets in his Pokéball unless he's hurt. "Let's go, Arcanine," said TC as he locked the door to their house. As they left the farm, TC looked back to say good-bye to their old home. Not knowing the adventures that lay before them, they headed towards Viridian City. -- A. H. PoKéMoN Master by day... PoKéMoN Master by night... I DO have ICQ...