From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] The Big P Pokemon Race - And They're Off! Date: Sunday, September 05, 1999 5:04 PM Robert rides his Slowbro to the starting line. He glances around at all the people who have entered the race. He recognizes some of the rider's faces, but others are brand new... Damian is mounted on Drake, his Dragonite. Mithril-rama (Rilli) is still getting used to riding on Deimos, her Doduo. Jon is trying not to get pinched by the many spikes on Jolt, his Jolteon. John Laramie, not to be confused with Jon, is on Tara, his Dodrio. Julia Aiyana is balancing herself on Tidal, her Starmie. Felix struggles to stay on his Beedrill without getting stung! Kirsty is relaxing on her Dragonite, waiting for the race to begin. Sirius flies into the area on his Dragonite, Reis, having signed up. Some of the Pokemon aren't mounted by humans. They have Pokemon jockeys... Zeus, Purgatory's Primeape, is mounted on Hades, a black Rapidash. Monk-chan, Gads' Mankey, is stomping up and down on Vinal, a Tangela. Stallone, Sarah Jane's Machop, is holding on to Ferdinand, a Tauros. Roo, Runt's baby Kangaskhan, is hugging Tiny, a Dragonair. Purgatory, Gads Trisan, Sarah Jane, and Runt Cloverwood are on the sidelines, observing their Pokemon. They have monitors nearby that will show them the action even after their Pokemon disappear in the distance. Christy and Dustin are there to support their friends, though they didn't enter any Pokemon in the race. Gads cries out to his Mankey, "Calm down, Monk-chan! All that stomping must be giving Vinal a headache! You promised you'd be friends with Vinal, at least until the end of the race!" Monk-chan stops, knowing he'll get the chance to Seismic Toss his rival soon enough. Robert, on his dopey Slowbro, lines up with the rest of the people at the staring line, in-between Rilli and Damian Fox. He notices something right away, "Where's Lara? I don't see her anywhere..." The high pitched voice of the announcer shouts out, "The first part of the Pokemon obstacle course is a winding dirt road through the countryside, followed by the 45 degree uphill climb which leads to a 45 degree downhill slope! The third part of the obstacle course is the most difficult: crossing the river over stones. Once on the other side, the Pokemon must eat and entire bowl of food, climb down a mountain, then head for the finish line! Will all the Pokemon please head to the starting line now!" Lara comes riding up on her Rapidash, "I tried to stop Dario from enterin' the race, but he already filled in an application! I'll keep 'im distracted, while the rest of ya'll try to win... for the Laramie clan!" Dust fills up the area as Dario races up to the starting line on his Dodrio. He positions himself next to Zeus, the Primeape, knowing that Hades, the Rapidash, belongs to Purgatory, the guy who dared Poison his Dodrio. Before any of the trainers present can get into a fight with Dario over all the Pokemon he kidnapped, the announcer shouts out, "Reaaady... Set..." All the red lights in front of the Pokemon turn green. A huge cloud of dust flies up around the starting area, and 14 Pokemon race down the track, at very high speeds! When the dust clears, Robert is only five feet in front of the starting line, his Slowbro coughing at all the dust he inhaled. Robert mumbles something under his breath, pats the blue Shellder on Slowbro's tail, and says, "Bite harder." The parasite Shellder opens its mouth up wide and bites Slowbro's tail as hard as it can! Five seconds later, Slowbro shouts out his name in pain, drops on all fours, and runs forward quickly, trying to escape the creature that it has latched on his tail, unaware that its the creature he *always* has latched onto his tail! Robert hugs his Slowbro tightly, careful not to slide off, "Keep running, Slowbro! I'm sure we can still catch up to the others!" ((NS: I've already randomly selected the winners in the race based on 13 entries [Kelsey isn't a PW! char]. You can write your own characters racing, as long as you follow the obstacle courses as they have been set up in this post, and don't write your character all the way to the finish line. I'll write the last part of the race in a couple of days. Have fun!)) -Robert