From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] The Magical Caravan in Vermilion City Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 4:42 PM Marvin the magician is walking back towards his home, the multi-colored caravan that carries him around to different locations, which is parked in the middle of the Vermilion City streets. Xerox, his purple Ditto, is in the magician's arms. She is shivering and explains, "Salt water is not particularly healthy for Ditto such as I. In fact, pure salt without any water can be downright lethal after enough exposure. But worry not, master, I shall survive." "Isn't salt bad for those whirly things?" Marvin asks, not being able to remember the name the Pokemon in question. Xerox answers, "I am not sure if Poliwags, Poliwhirls, and Poliwraths are affected the same way Ditto are." Marvin shrugs, approaches the door to his multi-colored caravan, and slides it open. The first thing he sees is his pink Ditto, Famifax, asleep in the center of the caravan, and Bozo, the Mr. Mime, still holding Marvin's wand and Pokeball. Marvin sets Xerox down on the only bed inside the caravan and walks into the clothing racks. It's at that moment that Famifax starts to wake up. Bozo rushes over to the pink Ditto, but Xerox calls out from her place on the bed, "Cease and desist, Bozo! Allow her to awaken." "Whaaa?" Famifax asks herself as she recomposes herself into a standing Ditto rather than a sleeping one, "Hey, sis, I has this wacko dream that I burn stuff and try hit you and Marvy! Is was scaree!" Xerox slides down off the bed and oozes over to her Famifax, "That was no dream, sister. It was a reality." "Noooo!" Famifax shouts, then looks around, "Where Marvy-man?! I did no kill he, did I?! NOWAY!" "I was able to restrain you from doing so." Xerox explains, "Master will be with you shortly." Just then, Marvin the magician leaps out of the clothing racks, wearing a red tuxedo with a gaudy green bow tie. He looks at himself in the mirror, while adjusting his clothes where they need adjusting, and takes his wand and Pokeball from Bozo, the Mr. Mime. Marvin stores the goods in his tuxedo and looks at Famifax, "Are you okay, Famifax?" "MARVY!" Famifax squeals happily. She morphs into a short blonde girl wearing a white shirt, blue shorts, and sandals. She proceeds to leap into her trainer's arms. Marvin is too weak to hold her up, so he topples to the ground, Famifax sitting on top of him. Famifax giggles, "You totally weak, Marvy-man! I try be shortest and skinny girl I see! Haha!" "You *are* feeling better..." Marvin chuckles, getting up off the ground and sitting in his green bean bag chair, "I guess you just needed a nap! Would you be ready for an illusion today?" Famifax nods eagerly, wrapping her arms lovingly around Marvin's neck, "Yayee for magic! We tha bestest! Fersure!" Marvin laughs, hugging his Pokemon who is pretending to be a human girl, "I'm not sure if I should be mentioning this, since I think you might've forgotten, but I'm sorry for telling Xerox to get rid of Silly Putty." "Who?" Famifax tilts her head, "Oh yah! Silli... well, he's cool but youtwo cooler! And I sorree that I do all mean things to ya an sis, but I juss little grumpy from all tha pullie of the cawovan an stuff! Sosorree!" Xerox changes the subject, since she isn't about to apologize for something she isn't sorry for, "Master, are you certain that we should perform today? Vermilion City isn't very crowded ever since that Pokemon Resistance attacked." Marvin scratches his head, realizing that his top hat is missing. It only takes Marvin a moment to correct that, since he quickly covers his thinning brown and silver hair with a dark blue top hat that clashes with his red tuxedo, "Well, if only a few people show up, we'll do some little trick. We'll do a grand illusion if many people show up! I have a particular one in mind, but we'd need a guy and a girl to do it... Let's not worry about that now, though, let's just advertise and see who shows up!" Marvin grabs his megaphone and heads outside. "Come one, come all, to the 1,853rd greatest show on earth!" Marvin's voice booms out in Vermilion City, hoping to attract the attention of a few people passing by, "Allow me to dazzle you... Or try to, at least. Give me a chance, willya?" Marvin sighs since no one shows up, "Anyone? Anyone at all? There's gotta be some magic lovers out there!" -Marvin ((NS: If I can get Serayna, Mark, and T. Rex, Marvin can do a pretty neat show.))