From: Time Lady <sailrgal@swbell.net> Subject: [PW!] Shock at the Cinnabar Center Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 7:24 PM Previously on PokeWars: The group formerly known as the Mount Moon Crew plus several recent additions (Come on guys.... let's pick a name and be done with it already!) stopped for a breather on the Seafoam Islands, where they each caught various Pokemon and briefly encountered the legendary Articuno. Then they continued on their journey and arrived in Cinnabar. Currently, they are at the Pokemon Center healing their Pokemon and refreshing themselves. And now, on with the story: When one has baby Pokemon, they tend to get hungry rather quickly. Jon was feeding his Vulpix. Runt was feeding his Kanghaskhan. Julia was feeding her Staryu. Sarah Jane was feeding her Aerodactyl while trying to keep Cuddles and Spunky from bothering the now napping Shields and Drake. "It's a good thing this island is so warm," said Julia as she fed Sapphire. "I was starting to freeze in that cave." "I'm just glad we got away from those Seels," said Jon. "I can't believe we actually saw Articuno," added Runt. "Did you get some good pictures?" "I hope so," said Sarah Jane as she set down plates of Pokechow for the Nidorans. "I sent the camera through my PC to my grandparents. Somehow, I wouldn't trust taking it to a local film developer." "No way," said Felix. "They'd steal those pictures in a second." The human trainers talk while Cuddles and Spunky gobble down their food. Their hunger sated, the two look to their adoptive mother for permission to explore. "Don't get into any trouble," warns Sarah Jane. "And don't go outside the Pokemon Center." "Niiii...." they return as they scamper off, looking for either adventure or another Pokemon willing to play. Their ears perk up when they hear the door slide open. A girl with a Pikachu enters and starts to walk to the desk. The newcomers look familiar to the two young Nidorans. Then they recognize the face. "DOOOO!!!!!" cry Cuddles and Spunky as they dash off at full speed to greet the newcomer. "Ack!" cries the girl as she tumbles to the ground. Suddenly she finds herself being licked in the face by two Nidorans with collars. The cries are heard at the table where the group is sitting. "Let's see.... 10 minutes before getting into trouble.... a new record for them," jokes Damian. Sighing, Sarah Jane passes Pteryx to Christy, picks up her crutches, then goes to see what trouble Cuddles and Spunky have gotten themselves into now. Jon and Damian follow her to see what the two terrors did. A rather bemused Pikachu stands next to a girl, whose face is in the proccess of being licked by Cuddles and Spunky. "Down!" says the girl. Sarah Jane pales as she looks at the girl. "K-k-k-Kat?" she stammers, staring at the person who she had seen lying under a sheet in the Fuschia Hospital only a few days ago. Jon and Damian stop dead in their tracks. "Hi guys," says Kat as she tries to push the excited Nidorans away. "But you.... you were...." stammers Jon. Kat bites her lower lip thoughtfully, remembering what her mother had told her. Did Sarah Jane, Jon, and Damian know what happened in Fuschia? Sarah Jane's lower lip quivers as her mind tries to deal with what she's seeing before her. All her instincts and fledgling psychic abilities tell her that this is her friend Kat standing before her, but her rational mind still remembers seeing Kat lying on the gurney, with the doctors and the newspapers pronouncing her dead. Tired of the conflict, the rest of her mind decides to shut down for a few moments and sort itself out. Sarah Jane's crutches slip from her hands and her body begins to limply drop to the floor. Jon and Damian grap her under her arms, while Cuddles and Spunky dash over to her. "Sarah Jane, are you okay?" asks a concerned Kat as she gets up off the floor. "Chu?" asks Chuchu. "I think she fainted," says Damian. "Grab her crutches, and let's get her over to a chair." Kat picks up Sarah Jane's crutches, while Jon and Damian move the unconcious trainer to a seat. The rest of the group comes over to investigate. Julia brings over some damp napkins and puts it on Sarah Jane's forehead. A few moment's later, Sarah Jane's eyes open. "Please tell me some part of all these events was a bad dream...." she murmurs -- (o)_(o) || Time Lady, sailrgal@swbell.net _(^*^)_ || sailrgal@hotmail.com, sailrgal@my-dejanews.com (__ __) || Visit the Mystic Manor Homepage /_/\_\ || http://members.tripod.com/~MysticManor