From: ScytherNMk <scythernmk@yahoo.com> Subject: [PW!] Fight fire with Napalm Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 5:30 PM Zero looked up at the impressive building. Silph Co HQ was huge, showing that Silph was a very rich company. He followed Deckus and One into the building. They walked down a number of long corridors, until they reached their final destination. Deckus took them into a small office. Sitting in a chair, behind a desk, was a tall, strong man. His name was Brad, the sign didn’t show his last name. Zero thought there was something very strange about that, but he still trusted Deckus. Deckus broke the silence, “Brad, I need you to do me a favor,” he said. Brad must have been asleep before that, but Deckus’ words woke him. “Uh huh, and what would that “favor” be?” he asked. Deckus floated up to the desk. He told Brad about the Haunter, Shadow, and everything that had happened with him. Finally, he asked “So will you help us?” Brad laughed, “Why not? You know what they say, fight fire with napalm,” he replied. “Great… so where do we start?” asked Deckus. “Well, follow me,” he replied. Brad lead them out of his office, down a series of long halls, and finally into a huge dome. It was an artificial swamp/forest. Zero looked around suspiciously. “Why are we here?” asked Zero. Brad didn’t answer, instead, he whistled. There were a few ripples in the water, then a human-sized Reptilian beast sprang out of the water. It opened its mouth, showing rows of sharp, serrated teeth. One stepped back a few feet. “Whath do you wanth?” asked the Reptilian Warrior. “A few friends of mine are facing a deadly opponent, I thought maybe you could help them, and maybe even stay with them,” replied Brad. The Reptilian Warrior thought for a moment, then replied, “Yesth, I shalth join them on their questh.” The Reptilian Warrior disappeared in a splash of water. A few minutes later, he returned to the surface, dragging 2 armor’s along with him. A Dragonair followed him. The Dragonair slithered up to Zero. Zero slowly stepped away, he could feel the Dragonair’s enormous power. “Does the Lizard have a name?” asked One. “Yes, he does, Asmodeus,” replied Brad. “Wath is thisth evilth force you musth fight?” asked Asmodeus. “It’s a Haunter named Shadow, a body-stealing haunter at that. He’s very tricky, and powerful,” replied Deckus. Asmodeus tossed a armor suit to Zero and One. They each put them on. The armor was fairly light, and made out of a rubbery material that was very tough. “Enjoy it, I made it out of a very rare material,” said Asmodeus. Zero could not help but notice all the weapons Asmodeus carried. He had a double bladed, double sided sword, Crossbow, and Spear. The Sword and Crossbow were slung across his back, and he held the spear like a stave. He was indeed a warrior, and appeared to be very quick and intelligent. “I think we could use some weapons ourselves,” noted One. Asmodeus nodded. He let loose a war cry into the tree’s. Soon enough, a Hitmonlee carrying a longbow swung out of the tree’s, landing next to Asmodeus. “What’da want man?” he asked. Asmodeus turned to the Hitmonlee, “Shaft, I want you to teach that guy over there,” he pointed to One, “how to kick and fire a bow like you do,” he asked. Shaft, the Hitmonlee, nodded. “I’ll take ya, come on,” he said to One. “I’m going to teach you how to knock the wind out of somebody with a single kick, fire a good 5 arrows at something, and be gone before anyone can see you, and a lot more,” He told One. “Seriously?” asked One. Shaft nodded, “Now follow me.” Shaft took One deep into the forest. Suddenly, he stopped. Shaft leaped toward a tree, at the last second he kicked at it, sending himself flying up into the tree’s. He landed on a sturdy branch, then tossed a rope down to One. One was astonished by the Hitmonlee’s abilities. He grabbed onto the rope, and pulled himself up. Shaft took his bow, and aimed it at a tree. He fired off an arrow at it. A minute after it struck the bark, a small piece of the tree fell off, revealing a bow and quiver. “See that bow? Its now yours,” he said. “Really? Thanks!” exclaimed One. He jumped off the branch, just before hitting the ground, he grabbed another branch slowing his fall to a slow drop. He landed swiftly a few feet in front of the tree, and grabbed the bow and quiver. The Quiver was full of arrows, and was made out of some strange silver metal. The Bow was made out of the same silver metal, and its edge’s were extremely sharp. Not only was the bow a long distance weapon, but it could be used for close combat as well. “This is a fine bow,” he said to Shaft. Shaft nodded, “Now come along, I’m going to teach you some things,” he said. Back by the lake, Asmodeus was teaching Zero how to hold his breath extremely long, allowing him to reach Asmodeus’s underwater layer. Soon enough, Zero had mastered the technique. “Now followth me,” commanded Asmodeus. He dived into the water, Zero following. Asmodeus swam down deeper, and deeper, and deeper, until there was hardly any light. He then swam into a deep underwater cave, leading up. They swam up for what seemed like years, until they reached a lair, totally surrounded by rock. Only 1 way in, only 1 way out, and that was through the water. Along the walls, there were various weapons. Asmodeus brought Zero a sword identical to his own, and a strange double-bladed sword with a black handle. “These weapons are very deadly, and only the most skilled warriors can wield them. I intend to make you a great warrior and swordsman,” he said. At that exact moment, a huge Kangaskhan flew out of the water at Zero. Zero rolled to the side, and grabbed the Double Bladed Sword. He sprung at the Kangaskhan, slashed a few times, then jumped out of its claws range. The Angry Kangaskhan swung its huge tail towards Zero. Zero laughed as he sliced off a chunk of the tail. The Kangaskhan screamed in rage, as he screamed Zero slashed at his stomach a few times. Asmodeus sat back, watching Zero slice up the Kangaskhan. The Kangaskhan was able to smash Zero with his paw once, but Zero caught his balance and slashed off a piece of the Kangaskhan’s hand. The Kangaskhan roared out, then fell to the ground, defeated. Asmodeus walked up to the nearly dead Kangaskhan. He took some herbs and put them around the Kangaskhan’s wounds. “He’ll be ok, you should put him in a Pokeball a few days to let him heal fully. And by the way, nice work with the sword. It shouldn’t take too long to make you a master,” said Asmodeus. “So, he’s mine now?” asked Zero. “Well, you were the one who nearly killed him, he’s yours now. I think I could train him a little, he looks like he could be skilled with a War Club that I have,” replied Asmodeus. Back up at the shore, Brad, Deckus, and Zero and One’s Pokemon stood waiting. “CHUUU” screamed something. A small Pikachu came running out of the bushes. Warbeak, One’s Spearow, shot into the air like a silver arrow. He looped around, then went into a fast dive. “KILLEEEEEEEE” he screamed as he shot towards the helpless Pikachu. “Pikach” the Pikachu’s words were stopped when the incoming bird snapped his neck. Warbeak eat the Pikachu rather quickly, then flew back over to Deckus. “Nice work, you made short work of that Pikachu. You must be a true warrior bird” said Brad. Warbeak ruffled his feathers, and nodded. Shadow leaned against a tree. He looked back at the small force of Abra’s following him. The new body he had taken was indeed very strong, and it controlled a group of Abra’s, a fine choice. He halted them, then gave the order to set up camp. The Abra’s hastily set up a small camp, not wanted to upset their master. Shadow smiled, he now stood a chance against Deckus. Yes, he would have revenge over that Abra soon. 2 Days passed, before Zero and One were fully trained. They met by the shore of the lake, and began discussing a plan to defeat Shadow. After enough arguing over the plan, Deckus silenced them. “Leave it to me. I’ll take him out, you guys just sit back and take out anyone he might have with him,” he commanded. Nobody seemed to disagree, so they decided that would be their plan. “Skan” mumbled Zero’s Kangaskhan. “I almost forgot, we have to name him,” said Zero. “How about Sunflash?” asked One. “Sounds good, how do you like it?” Zero asked the Kangaskhan. “Kanga!” it replied, and nodded in approval. “Ok, Sunflash it is!” Sunflash twirled his Club around, then slammed it into the ground with amazing force. “Yep, he’s a real fighter!” said Asmodeus. “I’d like to see him fight. Maybe one of us could battle him with our Pokemon,” said One. “Scyther would lose for sure. One, you could use your Hitmonchan,” suggested Zero. “Ok,” he replied. One’s Hitmonchan walked up to the huge warrior, and issued a challenge. Sunflash smiled, and accepted the challenge. He jumped back a few feet, then charged. The Hitmonchan shot to the side like a bullet, Sunflash was anticipating that. He swung his huge hand around, and toppled the Hitmonchan. “Good job, Sunflash. But there is no more time for fun and games, we must seek out Shadow, and destroy him.” Stated Deckus. “Well, before you go, I’d like to wish you good luck,” said Brad. Everyone nodded, then said their good-byes. Brad led them out of Silph Co, and watched them leave.... TBC? -- ScytherNMk Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.