From: Tech Weaver <TheOver-Powerer@webtv.net> Subject: [PW] Adventures in Gym Sitting Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 4:50 PM <cue montage> Smasher's Log: After fighting off a swarm of angry Beedrills, me and Ema found ourselves in Pewter CIty. Also, Ema caught some Weedles. Now I'm ready for my first official Gym Battle! Am I going to be able to beat Pewter's stone-cold Gym Leader? Stick around and I'll show you! <cue theme song> Catching Pokemon by day light.... Snoring soundly by moon light... Never running from a real fight... He is the one named "Smasher" Samson! <cue title card> Today's episode: Adventures in Gym Sitting! <... and action!> Brock sat upon his stoney throne in the Pewter Gym. It was still morning, but Brock was already bored. He was anxious to start his next match, regardless of the fact that he knew he'd most likely lose. His Vulpix yawned. Watching it yawn caused Brock to yawn. Vulpix yawned again, as did Brock. Brock and his Vulpix were yawning up a storm when a Clefairy walked in. It waddled up to Brock and handed him a note. He took the note and looked at it. "Please rate this entrance," Brock read aloud.   "Someone's praticing their entrance? Well this should be amusing." The Clefairy gave a signal to someone standing in the shadows of the Gym entry hallway. Suddenly, some guitar riffs echoed off the Gym's stone walls. "OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW?" announced a voice. A few more guitar riffs played and the WWF's Road Dogg's entrance music played. "YOU RATS BETTER CAAALLLL SOOOOMMEBAAHHHHDAAAYYYY!...." called out Smasher as he emerged from the shadows, followed by Ema with a boom box. "Oh hey yeah!... It's me, it's me, its that extreme trainah o' P!... And with me always is that Staryu Sha-rikah-key!" he continued, that last part referening to the skateboarding Staryu, Shuriken, walking next to him. Smasher, Ema and Shuriken walked up to the court, stopping once Smasher stood in the challenger's position. "Cut my music!" Smasher said into the hair brush he held in his hand. Ema pressed the stop button on her boom box. "Llllllladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages... The Pokemon League proudly brings to you its soon-to-be Pokemon Champion of the Worrrrrrlllld..... The Extreme One "Smasher" Samson... The. Extreme. Pokemon. Master." Brock clapped slowly from where he sat. "I give you high marks on effort," said Brock. "But you lost points for unoriginality." Smasher's head dropped and a large drop of water formed on the back of his head. He then snapped back up into a more aggressive stance when remembered why he was really here. "All right!" Smasher announced. "I'm here to challenge you for the Boulderbadge!" "Fine," accepted Brock. "If you think your skill is better than your entrance." Smasher nearly collasped at the remark. "It'll be a two on two battle," added Brock. "Are you ready?" "Let's go!" shouted Smasher. Suddenly, panels on the walls opened and a rocky field slid out. Smasher wasn't expecting a sudden change in floor. He also wasn't expecting a familiar face among the rocks. "GEODUDOO IS SUPERIOR TO ALL CARBON-BASED LIFEFORMS!" bellowed the Geodude. "GEODUDOO WILL DESTROY ALL THE GYM LEADERS AND THEIR POKEMON. HE WILL THEN DESTROY THE POKEMON LEAGUE. NO ONE WILL STOP HIM BECAUSE EVERYONE LOVES GEODUDOO." "I think we've had enough of you already," Ema said. She went over to Geodudoo, grabbed him by the arm and began to swing him around in a circle. Once they reached the right momentum, Ema released Geodudoo and he flew up through the cieling, leaving a Geodude-shaped hole. He continued flying until he was just a star in the morning sky. "And don't come back!" Ema added. Smasher reached under the plaid shirt tied around his waist and pulled out a Pokeball. "Ice! It's time to get extreme!"   Smasher tossed the ball into the ring and Ice the Cubone appeared in a flash of white light. "Cubone! Bone bone!" taunted Ice. "Geodude, Go!" Brock commanded as he released his first Pokemon into the ring. "Geo, geodude!" said Geodude. "Ice! Tail Whip!" ordered Smasher. "Geodude! Defense Curl!" countered Brock. Ice snapped his tail at the Geodude, frightening it a bit. The boulder's resolve strengthened when it put its arms in front of its face. The two moves pretty much canceled each other out. "Ice! Headbutt!" commanded Smasher. "Geodude! Rock Throw!" ordered Brock. Ice rammed head-first into Geodude, slamming it into a nearby rock. The Geodude picked up the rock and threw it at the Cubone. the huge rock landed squarely on Ice's head, driving him into the ground like a stake. "Geodude! Body Slam!" concluded Brock. "Don't let him get to you, Ice!" called Smasher. "Use your Bone Club!" The rock slid of Ice's head as the Geodude charged at him.   Ice seemed stunned as his opponent drew closer. The Geodude reached out to grab the Cubone but was stopped by a quick blow to the head. It lay face-down in the dirt, unconscious. Brock's heart sank as he returned the Geodude to its ball. He quickly replaced him with the massive Onix. The Cubone craned his neck to look up at the rock snake's head. It went all the way up to the ceiling! Ice toppled on to his back and scrambled off the field and hid behind Smasher's leg. "What do you think you're doing!?" demanded Smasher. "HA!" announced Brock. His spirits rose when he realized his Onix could still strike fear into its foes. "Your Cubone has been disqualified! Send in your next Pokemon!" "What? Disqua..? But..." attempted Smasher. "Whatever. Get 'em, Shuriken!" The Staryu gave a surprised look to its trainer and pointed an arm at itself. "Yes you!" answered Smasher. "Now get in there!" Reluctantly, Shuriken stepped out onto the court. "All right!" began Smasher, "Hit 'em with a Spinning Attack!" Its skateboard already stuck to its back, Shuriken hopped into the air and flew at its opponent, spinning like a buzzsaw. It then slammed into the Onix like a water balloon on a brick wall. "Onix! Slam!" commanded Brock with renewed confidence. With the Staryu already pasted to him, the rock snake merely fell over, hoping to crush Shuriken in one blow. "Shuriken! Teleport and Recover!" Smasher called out. Mere seconds before becoming a star-shaped pancake, Shuriken teleported and reappeared in front of Smasher. "I've got you now!" taunted Smasher. "Shuriken! Spinning Attack! "Onix! Do another Slam!" ordered Brock. Shuriken thought Smasher had gone daft. It deciding to see this round through, though, and made a bee-line for Onix's head. Meanwhile, the Onix was charging head-first into Shuriken. Shuriken hoped that Smasher knew what he was doing. "Shuriken! Use your board!" commanded Smasher. Mere seconds before collision, Shuriken pulled the skateboard off its back and held it in two of its five limbs. The two Pokemon met, and Onix was smacked repeatedly with the Staryu's skateboard. Onix then pulled back and bopped the little Star-shaped Pokemon with its huge head. Shuriken slammed into the rocky floor in front of Smasher again. "Onix! Finish it with Rock Throw!" Brock called out. "Shuriken! Gaurdrail Smaaaaaaashhhh!" Smasher cried. Shuriken hopped onto its skateboard and charged at Onix, speed-lines a-blazin'! The stone serpent slammed down its tail, just barely missing its target. Shuriken hopped up onto the Onix's tail and quickly skated up its back. Shuriken launched off Onix's head, then landed skateboard-first between its eyes with a resounding crack. As Shuriken returned to the ground, Onix fell to the floor, unconscious. At this point, Brock's self-confidence put on a hat, grabbed its coat and suitcase and walked out. Brock slumped back into his chair and let out a sigh. He reached into his vest pocket and pulled out a Boulderbadge. "Here, kid," Brock said half-heartedly. "Take the badge. You beat me fair and square." Brock tossed the badge to Smasher. It only made it half-way across the court. Cliff Diver the Clefairy scampered out to it, picked it up and brought it to Smasher. "Uh... are you all right?" asked Smasher as he took the badge. "I'm okay," Brock said unconvincingly. "Its just that... Its just that I'm so tired of battling. It seems like I'm losing all the time now. I know I win a lot, too, but... I dunno. Maybe I should retire." "No way!" said Smasher. "You're too young to retire!" Brock just sighed. "Maybe you just need a vacation," suggested Ema. "Take a break from Pokemon training for about a week. Soon you'll feel like your old self again." "You think so?" asked Brock. "Sure," replied Ema. "You just have a little Pokemon burn-out, that's all." "I'll do it!" announced Brock. "But who can I get to take care the gym while I'm gone?" "How 'bout me?" suggested Smasher. Brock thought for a moment. He then got up and walked over to Smasher. He took a closer look at him. Brock then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bag. "These are the gym badges," Brock explained as he handed Smasher the bag. "There's also a barrel of Bide TMs behind the throne. The keys to the gym are in the bag. I'll see you in a week, and DON'T accept any challenges for ownership of the gym. That's official Gym Leader business." "You can count on me, Brock!" said Smasher with a salute. Brock left the gym and Smasher approached the throne. On the throne were Onix and Geodude's Pokeballs. "Wow. So you're a gym leader now, huh?" commented Ema. "What'cha gonna do now?" Smasher jumped onto the throne and lay across the arm rests. Brock's Vulpix hopped up onto the back of the stoney seat and sized up the temporary Gym Leader. "Now we wait for our first challenger," answered Smasher. Smasher didn't have to wait long. He could hear his next opponent walking into the gym. Smasher released his Pokemon and had them sit next to the throne. "Take notes," he bidded them. "You might learn something." To be continued... [NS: This is a general invitation to any one in Pewter City who wants to get the Boulderbadge. Feel free to have Smasher be there instead of Brock for the next week or so. Just don't do anything too major with him. There's a link to Smasher's WG below, and keep in mind that he will be using Brock's Pokemon.] Chet "Tech" Weaver (who hopes to goddish that the American ad wizards won't call the new Pokemon anime series "Extreme Pokemon") Resistance is Futile. Fnord. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A copy of Adam "Smasher" Samson's WG can be found at: http://community.webtv.net/TheOver-Powerer/pwwg AGNP Quote of the Undefined Time Period: "For a creature that held his own against the Pokemon Resistance, an army of grey-robed zealots, a few talking Ditto, a few martial arts masters, a few shapeshifting humans, a Persian with a killer Pokeball, a psychic cockroach, Mewtwo, and us all at once...Daggoth sure is a wuss." -- Espio the Charizard, as written by Karnivax, in [PW!] Second Homecoming. Instant Messages are so popular, I even have one! Of course, it's on a computer that I'm using at school. If you're on-line between 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM (PST) its possible you could reach me at my AIM name: rorschachmask http://community.webtv.net/TheOver-Powerer/sig