From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: Re: [PW!]On towards the Ranch.... Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 1:11 AM Jon Ference wrote: > Sarah Jane nodded. "C'mon in, guys." > > As they crested a hill, they could see most of the expanse of the Ranch laid > out. The house was 5 minutes away. > > On the way there, everyone's attention was drawn to a stampede which just > crossed their path. "Woooohoo!" was heard as someone riding a Rapidash > streaked by. > > Sarah Jane was now laughing. "That's Lara... you'll meet her later..." Robert quickly whips out his Kodak Advantix camera out of his backpack. He opens the lens and focuses in on the young woman riding on the Rapidash. He zooms in and takes a picture, "I caught a... fire horse thing! On film, that is." Damian Fox nudges Robert and says, "That's a Rapidash. It's evolved from a Ponyta." "Oh, yes, of course!" Robert chuckles, changes the picture size to panoramic, and snaps another picture of the woman on the Rapidash, "Only an ignoramus wouldn't recognize a Rapadish!" He chuckles nervously, and puts his camera away. > The ten finally pulled up to the farm house, a little scared but smiling all > the while. Felix asks himself, a silly grin on his face, "Why am I smiling?! I don't want to, yet I can't resist!" Robert knocks on the door, but there is no answer. "No one's here?" "This is probably Lara's house..." Sarah Jane looks around for a sign which would say so, but finds none. The question is soon answered, not by a sign, but by the arrival of Lara Laramie herself, still on her Rapidash! Lara has blue hair in a ponytail and is wearing a green shirt, dark blue shorts, and red shoes. She pulls on her Rapidash's reigns and the Pokemon neighs. Lara greets everyone, "Howdy, all! What are y'all doin' down round these here parts?" Sarah Jane explains, "We're on a Pokemon Journey, and I was told to come here. I'm Sarah Jane. These are my friends!" The twelve year old in overalls takes a deep breath, "Damian, Jon, Runt, Christy, Robert, Rilli, Felix, Kirsty, and Dustin!" Robert watches as Lara leaps off her fire horse, "Ouch! Don't those flames burn your butt?" Lara giggles at Robert's comment, "Oh, I get that a lot, just never put quite that way! Since Rapidash trusts me, it doesn't try to set me on fire, but I don't suggest that any of y'all try to get on top a' her! Anyhoo, welcome to the Laramie Big P Ranch! I'm Lara Laramie an' you're welcome to stay as long as ya don't catch any Pokemon y'see here!" Lara opens up the door to her house, and within seconds, a Growlithe leaps out of nowhere, "Grrrrowl!" Robert's eyes light up when he sees the Puppy Pokemon, "Oooh, I've *always* wanted a Growlithe!" When Lara gives him a funny look, Robert backs away, "Not that I'd try to catch this one or anything! I just think they're all so cute!" Lara's house isn't very large, so when everyone goes in, the place is rather crowded. Robert tries to stay close to Mithril-rama, so he holds hands with her as long as they're inside. Lara sits down on a stool and kicks her feet up onto the table, "Y'all gonna be stayin' long? Hey, if ya are, ya could all be in the big Race tomorrow! There hasn't been much competition lately, an' my Rapidash has been winnin' three years straight! Not that I'm complainin', but I think it'd be fun to have more Pokemon trainers racin'! Sound good?" Robert nods his head eagerly, "Hey, a Pokemon Race sounds fun!" He then looks around to the other members of the large group, "But if there's no time, then I guess we can just skip on it... What do you think, Sarah Jane? Damian?" -Robert