From: Fureimo Rizaado <ccc@law.com> Subject: [PW!] DANGER: Assassins at Work Date: Saturday, August 07, 1999 8:24 AM [PW!] DANGER: Assassins at Work by Fureimo Rizaado (FlmLizard on AIM) *-*-* Pallet Town, Docks. Kyoushu has been hanging around the docks for the past 2 days looking for work. He heard that someone was holding a tryout of sorts, looking for an assassin to do his dirty work. The price on the man's head is high, apparently set at $2mil or even higher. Kyoushu has spent the day searching for where the tryout is happening. He spots a group of people and decides to see what's up. "Hey, what's going on here?" asks Kyoushu of a man standing next to him. "This guy wants a professional assassin to kill some guy with blueprints or something of the sort. He's offering two MILLION dollars to the person who brings him the blueprints. He won't say the guys name. I think he's bluffing." says the man. "Great. Step aside." says Kyoushu, hitting the man in his chest with his backhand and pushing him away. Kyoushu pushes his way to the front. Gasps of "Kyoushu" are heard and running footsteps of another. Kyoushu looks over his shoulder to see someone he was after. "Damn, missed my man." Kyoushu says, smirking. "Are you a professional assassin?" asks the man, sitting at a broken down desk. "Professional? First time hiring an assassin, isn't it?" asks Kyoushu. "Erm... why do you ask?" sneers the man. Kyoushu picks the man up by his hair. "Almost all assassins are amateurs. Some are better then others. I happen to be a better one." Kyoushu adds, snickering, "Just ask them." Kyoushu turns the man, now squirming, to the crowd. "Kyoushu is the best!" says one. "Yeah! Ain't no one beat Kyoushu." says another. "Enough! I think he can tell by the looks on your faces." sneers Kyoushu. Kyoushu throws the man onto the desk, breaking it in half. "Maybe, this might help you decide." adds Kyoushu, laughing deeply. All of a sudden, Kyoushu reaches to his waist and pulls his katana out. The crowd steps back several steps. "See? THAT is how good I am." says Kyoushu, turning the man's head at the crowd. Kyoushu puts his katana away. "Do you have you man now? 500k now and I do the job. I want the 1.5 mil when I'm done." says Kyoushu. "Fine fine. Just don't kill me!" says the man. "Good. Meet at Pier 7 at 8pm tonight and we'll talk." says Kyoushu, walking away. Pallet Town, Docks, Pier 7. Kyoushu has arrived early and checked the surrounding area for surveillance, bombs or guards. He found a rather old bomb, disarmed it and threw it into the water. He leans against a post, waiting on the man to arrive. After waiting what seems like hours, the man arrives. "You're late. Explain." says Kyoushu. "I had to get the money." says the man. Kyoushu snatches the man's bag that he holds. "This had better be all 500k or you will be sorry." says Kyoushu. "It is it is. Call me Bushi." says Bushi. "Okay Bushi. Tell me where this guy is, his name and his Pokemon." says Kyoushu "He's around here, on the docks. I need you to take him onto Cinnabar where you'll meet up with the other man in the job. His name is Xusami. Steal his plans and bring them back to me and you'll get the other 1.5mil." says Bushi. "You left out a part." says Kyoushu. "I did? Ah yes, Pokemon. He has my Tangela. Use that to lu-" Bushi begins, suddenly interrupted by being lifted into the air by Kyoushu. "I don't tell you how to do your job, you don't tell me how to do mine." says Kyoushu, throwing the man back. "What's he look like?" questions Kyoushu. "About 5'6 with short, black hair spiked up. Likes to wear Baggy jeans and a white t-shirt. Sometimes he might wear something else." "He have any fighting skill, weapons?" "None that I know of." says Bushi. "That's all. I'll be back here in a week." says Kyoushu, turning and walking away. After Kyoushu is out of earshot, Bushi says, "Yeah. You'll be back here in a week. Minus the plans and the 1.5mil!". Bushi laughs deeply. Pallet Town, Docks, Dock 1. Kyoushu has located Xusami and has begun trailing him. Kyoushu walks past Xusami in a hurry but, not so fast that Kyoushu doesn't grab Xusami's Pokeball from his waist. He makes sure Xusami notices. "HEY! THIEF! POKETHIEIF!" screams Xusami, point at the running Kyoushu. Kyoushu quickly boards the nearby ship. Bushi follows him. Kyoushu ducks into a lifeboat and hears Xusami run by. Just as Xusami stops running, the boat begins to move. It has set sail to Cinnabar island! Kyoushu sticks his head up out of the boat to see a slumping Xusami. He throws the Pokeball at Xusami and ducks into the boat. "What? What is this trick?" yells Xusami to no one. Cinnabar Island, Docks, Dock 8. The boat has docked in Cinnabar and Kyoushu has escaped. He awaits Xusami to either look from the ship or get off the ship so Xusami can give chase. Kyoushu sees it much simpler to murder in a secluded area. Suddenly, Kyoushu spots Bushi getting off the ship! Kyoushu, stunned, almost misses Xusami getting off the ship. Kyoushu jumps up as high as possible and runs into the forest. Xusami spots him, yells out and gives chase.