From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] Post-Race Party of Parting Date: Sunday, September 19, 1999 5:54 PM On the evening after the Big P Pokemon Race, there is a huge party at Lara's house! Some of the people who participated in the Race aren't there - Gads Trisan, John Laramie, Sirius Raynor, and Dario. Loud festival music exudes from Lara's House, and pretty decorative lights glitter all over the Laramie Ranch. To Robert, it seems that the Race ended ten days ago instead of ten hours ago. This mental time lapse can be accounted for by Mithril-rama's absence. She went to the bathroom to change into something nice, but there was such a long line, that she's been missing for a while. Even seven minutes seems like seven days to Robert when Rilli isn't around. He just sits outside, chewing on some ice from a finished glass of soda. "A party just isn't a party without the tangy zip of Rilli." Felix, Kirsty, and Dustin are huddled near Robert, talking about something called "a Pokemon newsgroup." They mention about the delays between posts and the fact that they've been waiting for a while, but Robert doesn't understand. Bored of waiting, Robert stands up and heads into Lara's House. Inside are Christy, Damian Fox and Drake the Dragonite, Julia, and Purgatory. Damian, Bulletproof the Magnamite circling his head once again, has his nose buried in an archaic book, oblivious to the loud music around him. Julia is trying to socialize with Purgatory with little success. Christy is walks up to Robert and says, "Nobody here wants to dance! Wanna dance, Robert?" As tempting as it is to dance around with the tanned cheerleading beauty, Robert isn't up to it. He just wants to see Mithril-rama, his girlfriend, once again. Robert sighs, "Sorry, I don't know how to dance..." "Bummer!" Christy pouts, and starts dancing by herself, which quickly cheers her up. Robert moves onward towards Lara's backyard. Many people are having fun within the large corral. Lara is laughing at the antics of Runt's Pokemon, Rolly the evolved Sandshrew and Roo the baby Kangaskhan. Runt is enjoying his new title as honorary member of the Laramie clan, which adds prestige to his own family name - Cloverwood. Sarah Jane and Jon are playing with the cute baby Ponyta with the red markings, Lara's Rapidash's foal. Sarah Jane sits on the fence, with her sprained ankle elevated on a small box. Jon is still trying to pet the Ponyta without his hand getting incinerated, without much luck. Sarah Jane pets the baby Pokemon, "Jon's our friend, little one." That's when Sarah Jane notices Robert, "Hey! Robert... I've been looking for you..." Robert pulls up both of his long black sleeves and approaches Sarah Jane, "So, you couldn't resist? I can't blame you." "What?" Sarah Jane looks confused, shrugs it off, and continues, "Remember I said I wanted to talk to your Charmeleon when we were fighting Dario outside of his house? I'd like to find out why he's so aggressive." "Oh." Robert pulls his sleeves back down to his wrists, mumbling something, and grabs the sixth Pokeball on his belt. He drops it to the ground in front of Sarah Jane, announcing, "Charmeleon, go! And please don't set this place on fire..." The large red muscular lizard that appears spits some fire up into the air, roaring out, "Charrrr... Meeeel..." Robert backs away from the Fire Pokemon so that he doesn't get scorched, like he usually does, "I'm sorry, Sarah Jane, but there's nothing to find out. My Charmeleon's just a bad mother..." "Shut your mouth!" Jon finishes Robert's thought, smiling to show that he's just joking. Robert nods, watching as his Charmeleon scratches himself with one of his bulky hind legs. -Robert