From: J. Giblin <jimgiblin@worldnet.att.net> Subject: [PW!] Is this a Goodbye to a Friend? Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 2:39 PM Last Time: Sandshrew got in a battle and did fairly well but when finished his dig attack he started to bleed. Note: I find this story sad(not bad sad. Sad sad). If you don't like sad story's Stop Here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -=Ep. 15=- "I'll get you there in time sandshrew don't give up" said James as he ran to the Pokecenter. "Meowth Hurry We have to get there faster!" Finally he got to the Pokecenter. "Nurse Joy help ME! My sandshrew is dying. Help....." said James. "This looks like a emergency. Let me have the patent." James handed over Sandshrews Pokeball. In the corner of his eye he saw the red Emergency light. Then the chanseys ran by him to the room. He sat down. Suddenly he saw the he times he had with Sandshrew. The first up was the time he caught him. He remembered how reluctant the shrew was to be caught. He saw the whole match. He remembered when he was about to go on it hit Meowth. That shrew was determined. Why did this have to happen to him? The memories hurt so much. Then the next image was the gym fight against Giovanni. It tried so hard to help him. Then Giovanni embarrassed him by defeating it with tackle. He couldn't take it anymore he wanted the memories to stop. But they didn't. He didn't know why this was happening. The next memory was The forest. He saw the shrew battling the weedle. Using Sand attack. Then scratching it. He hated this. He wanted the memories to stop so much. Next was Brocks Gym. He sent out Sandshrew. The big rock snake lunged at it. And he hit it. The Sandshrews attacks didn't help at all. He called him back. Why? That's all he could think of. Why, why, why, why? Why did this have to happen? Why to sandshrew? More chansey's rushed into the room. A nurse walked up to him. "Are you the sandshrew owner?" said the nurse. "Yes I am." He got excited. But not in happiness. "Your sandshrew is in critical condition. This will take a while. But hang in there. We may have a breakthru." she smiled. He hated smiles out of pity. Then the memory's started again. This was recent. It was the battle with Golem. He didn't want to see this again. He couldn't help it. The sandshrew came out of the Pokeball. He knew what was going to happen. Why did he ask the trainer to battle? The sandshrew went underground. It waited for the Que. The Graveler threw the rocks. He said now. Why did he say now. Why. The blood appeared. He recalled sandshrew. He was tempted to continue the fight. But he didn't. He ran, Far. A bell was ringing. It was someone at the counter. He'd have to wait. All the nurses are with my sandshrew. He spoke up. "Your gon--gon-na" he started to cry "have to w-w-wait. The n-n-nurses are w--w-wi-th m-m-my Sandshrew." he broke down. All his strength disappeared. He couldn't help it. He tried to stop. He couldn't stand this anymore. he lied down to go to sleep. It as late he neede sleep. He looked at the clock. It said 9:00. He fell asleep. ~_~. He had more memories while he slept. But not all of sandshrew. He woke up.... on the floor. The red light was still on. He looked at the time. It said 12:00. But he didn't know if that was Midnight or noon. He wandered into the ER. He went behind the glass. He saw sandshrew. He saw the bandage on it's head. he thought he saw stitches under he white bandage. He wasn't sure. The shrew opened it's eyes. He couldn't stand to see it like this. He whispered "Go to sleep." The shrew closed it's eye's. He wandered back to his seat. a dog was on it. Well it serves him right. He fell off in the middle of the night. He went on the floor. And fell asleep again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7 hours later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He woke up. There was no red light. He looked on the couch the dog was still there. He looked on he other side of him Meowth was there. He got up. "I wonder if the light is of because they healed him or maybe...... No it can't be!" he started to run. He got to the glass. The shrew was there. But was it alive. He had to know. He started to pound on the glass. A chansey woke up. It walked up to the door went through and started to slap James. Then Sandshrew woke up. "It's alive." The bandage was still on it's head but it was okay. "Yeah." he started to cry again. But with tears of joy. He didn't lose a friend he kept one. TBC