From: IcyPikachu <icypikachu@hotmail.com> Subject: [PW!] Success is Never Easy: Part I of III Date: Sunday, September 05, 1999 8:34 PM Well, I'm sure you were all waiting the entire day for this. (hopefully you weren't because I would be very worried if you were.) Anywho... Parts II and III will come very soon. I just need to type them. But here's Part I for now! Last time, Icy did battle with Bruno and Agatha of the Elite 4. After he easily defeated Bruno's fighting squad, Agatha's ghostly bunch made short work of Icy's team. You might say, she *licked* the problem. Discouraged by the utter defeat, Icy must decide whether to give it another shot, or give up on ever becoming a pokemon master. And now. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ICY AND SARA: Episode 102 ============================================== <<<<< Success is Never Easy >>>>> ((( Part 1 of 3 ))) "Cheer up master. We'll try again to beat her." "It's not that simple. I have to beat Lorelei and Bruno again before I can challenge Agatha to a rematch." "But we beat them both easily. If we could do it once, there's no reason why we can't do it again." Hocus put him hand on Icy's shoulder. "Master, you can't give up on something that requires you to take your whole life to achieve. Becoming a pokemon master was your life-long dream!" "I know, but now it seems like I'll never reach that goal. The Elite 4 are just too tough." Icy looked at the ground. "I'll never win." "Master, you can still become a pokemon master. You just need to have confidence in yourself and us. C'mon, what happened to that lively spirit you once had?" "It's gone." Icy sulked. "Hmm. not quite the answer I was looking for. Master, you must challenge them again. It's your goal, your dream. Your destiny? Why would you just quit like this?" Icy was silent. "Please think it over some more at least." "You don't understand. I can't win. I just can't beat them all." Icy went into the bedroom and threw himself onto his bed. "I'll never become a pokemon master," he mumbled into the pillow. Hocus wasn't ready to give up just yet. He went into the room too. "Master, you are just upset over this loss. But you've lost before and won the very next time. Why should this time be any different?" "Because I didn't just lose to Agatha, she completely humiliated me." "Next time, use a pokemon that's strong against ghosts. Bugs, they have an advantage against ghosts for some odd reason. Maybe one of your Caterpie could help here." It was getting late and Hocus could see Icy was just not in the mood to see a positive outcome to the events unfolding. "Good night master." Icy muttered some more nonsense into the pillow before falling asleep. Sara joined him some time later. Hocus also went to sleep, but on the floor. The sun rose over Indigo Plateau as the Dodrio crowed. Icy slowly woke up. "Someone really does need to shoot that darn thing." He got breakfast for Sara and himself. "Good morning Icy," Sara yawned, half-awake. She sat down with him and ate breakfast. "So what's the plan for today?" "There isn't any plan. I don't want to battle them again. I'll only lose. Who's gonna come to a gym whose leader is a loser? No one!" "No one's gonna come to our gym if you don't become a pokemon master. Please Icy, give it another try. You and your pokemon have come too far to give up now." Icy just sighed and ate his breakfast. "C'mon Icy. Do it for me at least." "Why are you all trying to get me to battle again. I don't want them to hurt my pokemon again." "Icy, what if the next time, you win? Remember when you were battling Blaine? Even after he almost killed Buttercup, you still challenged him again." "Ohh. Hmmm." "Icy, you know deep down inside this is the right thing. It's what you want. You can't let your loss to Agatha ruin your dreams. Please give it another shot." Icy thought long and hard. Flashbacks of his battle against Blaine appeared in his mind. "I. I. I'll do it! I'll do it for you, for my pokemon, and for myself. I'll beat them. This time, it'll be different." Sara was overjoyed. Hocus, who had been listening in on the conversation all along simply smiled to himself. "I won't let you down master." he said to himself. "This is great Icy. New, we need to work on some strategy, especially on fighting ghost pokemon." "Right. C'mon everybody. We've got training to do!" To Be Continued in Part II... -- ===============================~ IcyPikachu ~== IcyPikachu's Caterpie Forest: http://welcome.to/icypikachu =============================================== "CHAAAAA... o^_^o" - IcyPikachu "IcyPikachu, do you see Pikachu?" - IcyPikachu "Now I am truly one with the Pikachu." - IcyPikachu "Pika must run. 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