From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] A Cool New Minion Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 7:11 PM Luthor, the Slowpoke, has to squint his eyes for the first time in his life since he can't stand the sunlight outside of the Seafoam Cave, which has been his home for a little over two years now. Luthor scowls up at the brillaint orb in the sky that is annoying him, "If you continue to torment me, I will make it my personal quest to destroy you, whatever you are!" The sun doesn't offer a reply, and this just makes Luthor angrier, "Curse you! I hope you burn yourself!" The Slowpoke continues his gradual stride towards the coast of Seafoam. From there, he intends to go west towards the place that humans who passed through Seafoam called "Cinnabar Island." Luthor gets tired halfway from the Cave and the coast, a reasonably short distance for any creature (except a Slowpoke). He pants from overexahustion and dehydration. He spies a majestic wild blue Lapras bathing in the mist nearby. He sighs when it swims away. "Curses." "<You didn't actually> Cool Cool <did you?>" A squeaky voice asks in a language that Luthor doesn't fully understand. Though he has learned the basics of the language in his home, he still doesn't fully comprehend the dialect of Tentacool. At least Luthor is accurate in detecting that the voice belongs to a Tentacool. It takes him a while to turn his head to the Jellyfish Pokemon with the giant red blobs on his own blue blob-like body. Luthor stares at the beached Pokemon, wondering if this would be a good catch or not. After all, it does look horribly weak. "What did you just say?" "<I said that> Tenta Cool Cool <not be caught! They're> Cool!" The Tentacool shouts, angry that he has to repeat himself to the Slowpoke. He had heard that Slowpoke were slow, but didn't expect them to be this slow. "Tenta?" Luthor gets frustrated at himself for not knowing the intricacies of the Tentacool's language, but gets much more enfuriated by the mean response that the Pokemon shouted at him, "Do I sense an insolent tone? Where is your spine? Have you no backbone? Fear me. Bow to me, you insignificant slime, before I destroy you like I did my mother!" "<You did> Tenta Cool? Ten Tent <SICK!>" The Tentacool retorts smugly, chuckling at his offensive comment. Though Luthor isn't sure what the Tentacool said, he does note a bitter tone, "You refuse to bow to me? I will order you to bow to me yet! I will teach you some manners!" Luthor slowly takes two steps towards the Tentacool. When they are standing face to face, Luthor lowers his head. Five seconds later, he Headbutts it onto the Jellyfish Pokemon! The Tentacool squirms away and ejects Poisonous Acid onto Luthor's face! Luthor's attacker then chuckles while saying, "<Don't be an> Tenta Cool, <pay your> tenta <to me you> Cool Tenta!" Luthor closes his acid-stained eyes, and relies on his non-physical abilities. He concentrates on a Disable attack and unleashes it onto the Tentacool, leaving the Pokemon frozen in a blue aura, without any usable attacks. Having time to do so now, Luthor licks his own paw, then uses his wet hand to wipe the Tentacool's Acid from his face. He stands up on his hind legs, removes his first empty Pokeball from the belt, and throws it at the Disabled Tentacool! The Tentacool cannot resist as he is absorbed into the Pokeball. It only rumbles once, then informs Luthor that the catch was successful with a beep. Luthor drops onto four legs again and goes to get the Pokeball containing his Tentacool. He stares at the Pokeball for a long time, then nods, "From now on, you will be known as Dr. Octopus." -Luthor