From: Bandraptor <bandraptor@aol.com> Subject: Re: [PW!] [NC] Scyther Surprise, and Viridian Rescue! Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 7:16 AM > >White Blade came around. "Good Goddish, that hurts." He rubbed the >back of his head. "Man, that'll require some treatment. Blizzard? You >around?" > >"Purr?" <What do you want?> > >"Nothing. It's your turn. Beat him and I'll help you find that >Jigglypuff." > >"Oh, so I got a Persian to play with now. What should I send out for >such a pretty Pokemon?" "Ah, I know..." Brock said, with a grin. He pulled a pokéball from his belt, and tossed it into the ring. A flash of light shot from the ball, immediately coiling into the shape of a huge Onix. "IWAAAAARK!" the rock snake bellowed, tossing its head, and revealing its scarred left eye to the trainers. "Again with the Onix," White Blade droned, clearly disappointed. "Not just any Onix," Brock replied. "This Onix is stronger, faster, and more powerful than any other Onix in the world! It belongs to none other than Bruno, leader of the Elite Four!" "Oh..." White Blade facefaulted. "He didn't want to use it, in today's battle, so he's letting me take care of it for a while." Brock added, matter of factly. "That's odd," White Blade mused. "If this Onix is as strong as your claim, wouldn't it be advantageous for him to use it? The Elite Four fights to win, after all." "Under normal circumstances, yes," Brock admitted. But today they're fighting Icy Pikachu. Now, let's get this match started! Onix, go!" "WAAAARRRRK!!!!" Onix roared, rearing up in front of Blizzard. "Pershian!" the cat hissed back. "WAAAAAAAARRRRRRK!!!!!!" "Shian!" Blizzard glared at the battle-scarred Onix. It'd have more scars, by the time the match was through. Onix growled back, and without warning, threw its entire body down at her. Blizzard jumped, to narrowly avoid being crushed. The Onix crashed down into the rocky battlefield, leaving a long fracture where it hit. Fast as lightning, the rock snake righted itself, and lunged at Blizzard, mouth wide open. The Persian ducked out of the way, as the jaws came crashing closed, but the Onix mirrored her movements perfectly. Like a bear trap filled with diamond fangs, the jaws snapped shut behind her twice again, before nearly taking off her tail with a third bite. Desperate to buy herself time, Blizzard tried to leap away from the snake, but was brought down by a smack of its tail. Blizzard lay on her back, amidst the rubble thrown up by her impact. It was a bad fall, and she couldn't seem to right herself. Which was bad, because the Onix was now, once again, dangerously close to her body. Its mouth slightly agape, the monster slithered towards her, eyes darting back and forth. It paused to sniff the air, its head so close to Blizzard's, that she could smell its mossy breath. The creature let out a soft "warrk"... And moved on past her. "Interesting," White Blade addressed Draconi, "Is it possible, that Onix can only discern objects that are moving?" The Onix carefully made its way across the field, checking each corner for even the slightest bit of movement. Needless to say, Blizzard remained deathly still. As it completed its second round, Brock let out a groan. "It's over there! No, not there, to your left! Right in front of you!" "Warrr..." the Onix grumbled, trying to understand its trainer's directions. "Back up... now, look straight ahead..." "WAAAAAARRRRRRK!!!!!" Frustration overriding its meager bit of common sense, the Onix went into a bloodlust induced frenzy. It dove into the rocky battlefield, reducing one of the mock mountains to dust, then smashed a second with its tail. It spun around, trying to locate its intended prey, and when it still could not find her, it hurled its coils through another range of mountains. "IIWAAAAAAARRRRRRK!!!!!!" it howled, in utter fury. It raised its tail high in the air, and with a single slashing motion, swept it down across the field. This time, Blizzard was caught. She flew across the field, slamming into a large rocky parapet. "Shian," she whimpered, wincing at an injured shoulder. She glanced up, and was amazed at what she saw... A forty foot Onix Flying through the air. The thing had jumped. How the massive creature had managed to get off the ground was beyond her, but now it was soaring towards her, jaws gaping... The Onix crashed into the parapet, instantly bringing it down. The entire ring was suddenly covered with a thick blanket of dust, raised by the force of the collision. White Blade, Orion, Keri, and Samuraichu looked on anxiously, waiting to see what had happened. A gracile Onix neck rose through the dust, raising a head over the top of the blanket. The creature pulled back its stone lips, in a snakelike grin-- in its mouth, lay the limp form of a white cat. It shook her violently, then spit her out, at its trainer's feet. "Onix, return!" Brock commanded. He fastened the Pokéball to his belt, then turned to the others, with a slight smirk. "I think I've dealt with all of you. Why don't you come back, when you're ready to put up a fight." "Raichu rai," Samuraichu muttered, as they went to retrieve Blizzard, "I never knew he was such a jerk." "In this case," White Blade sighed, "he's earned the right to gloat. Shall we get going?" TBC... -Beth "Ii kanji!" http://members.aol.com/bandraptor