From: Pipian <pipian@mindspring.com> Subject: [PW] I'd Have to Say Celedon Might Be the Place to Go... Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 9:38 PM Karuko and Volcano soon got to Saffron and looked around. "Hmm..." said Karuko as she looked towards the Pokemon Gym. "I don't think this is where we want to go... I think it might be a bit too hard," she said as she noticed dark aura emitted from the Gym, which appeared, as a result, dark. "Vul..." said Volcano, nodding her had in agreement. "Besides, I've heard that this gym trains psychic pokemon. I don't think we want to go there and get beaten up. I've heard that Celedon City, back west, has a grass gym. That should make it easier for you, Volcano." They turned around and immediately left Saffron for Celedon. They were almost to Celedon when Volcano saw something move. A Growlithe tumbled out of the bushes, bruised and battered. Soon afterwards, some Mankeys and Growlithe came out and began to hurt the Growlithe further, almost to the point of killing it. Karuko noticed this and then whispered to Volcano, "Why don't you go and help protect that Growlithe. It could die. I'll take it to the nearest Pokemon Center if you fend them off. OK?" Volcano nodded in agreement and leapt into battle. He soon had chased the bully pokemon away, and Karuko crept slowly closer to the scared, wounded Growlithe. "Growlithe?" asked Karuko. "Growl..." it answered softly. "I'll heal you if you will come with me." She offered a Pokeball to the Growlithe. The Growlithe weakly shook its head and did not enter the ball. "Please?" The Growlithe, very weak, gave in and finally slowly put its paw on the button. It was sucked in. "Come on, Volcano, lets hurry to the pokemon center." In no time flat, they were at the pokemon center, and Karuko's Pokemon were being healed. Volcano was already healed, and so, while she waited, Karuko decided to go to the mall to look for any essentials they might need. TBC? Pipian