From: <lordlocke@my-deja.com> Subject: Re: [PW!][LEAGUE] Opening Ceremony Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 8:51 AM In article <19991201202949.16681.00000037@ng-cr1.aol.com>, newhaights@aol.comanyte (NewHaights... Man of Mystery) wrote: > Chuck Rhynhorn (^_^) wrote: > > <snip> > > "We'd better get to Indigo if we want to do this..." Gads warned. > > "You're right..." Andrew replied. "Mom, Dad, I guess this is goodbye..." > > "What, are you kidding?" his mom asked, incredulous. "You're going to Indigo > Stadium, aren't you? We wouldn't miss this for the world, would we, Roger?" > > "Of course not. We'd love to watch you. It'd be the second battle we ever saw > you in. Besides, we can't leave now, we still have so much catching up to do!" > > "Well then...Mom, Dad, Gads, Mara...? I guess we'd better get to a Pidgeot > Express soon, or we'll miss all the fun!" > > **The next day, after the Opening Ceremony...** > > "Here we are...Indigo Stadium!" the five travelers said in relief. Gads and > Andrew went over to the registration desk, while Mara and Mr. and Mrs. O'Reilly > went to the spectator orientation section. > > "Name?" > > "Andrew James O'Reilly." > > "ID?" > > "46156." > > "Badges?" > > "2." > > "I'm sorry, the 0-3 badge division has -- oops, it appears there have been a > couple of openings....ok. Hand me your PokéDex, please." > > Andrew did so, and after the receptionist processed the PokéDex, a screen came > down and a button came up. "Press the button, and whatever quadrant ends up > lit is where you battle." > > "Ok..." The board starts up. "Heh...come on, big bucks, no Rockets..." > > Everyone nearby sweatdropped. "What, you've never watched Press Your Muk > before?" Andrew pressed the button, and the square ended up on... > > ...the Ice square. "Hrrm...the Ice field." Andrew stepped aside to let Gads > register. "Well, Blaze can handle his own, assuming the opponent isn't too > advanced...and if I remember, a certain Pikachu was able to take advantage of > the ice when it melted, some time ago...this should be easy." > Gads looked over his shoulder to make sure Monk-chan was still nearby, then approached the desk. "Name?" "Gads Trisan" "ID?" Gads pulled out his Pokedex, which the attendant quickly scanned. The Pokedex's Identification information filled the screen. "Hmmm... you don't appear to be the boy in the picture." Gads scowled as he was once again reminded of Bill. "Old picture..." "Well... ok. Badges?" "Two." "Ok... 0-3. All right, prepare to see what course you'll be on first." Gads watched as a button came out from the desk. After watching for a few moments, Gads shrugged and hit a button. It stopped on the Water Field. "Water Field..." Gads quickly looked over and yaked out a pamplet from the counter. After leafing through it for a moment, he found what he wanted. Water Field: A series of small platforms floating in a massive pool. Pokemon of the Water, Flying, and Dragon types have the biggest advantage here, while Rock, Ground, and Fire Pokemon don't fare well in the watery arena. "Not good... let's see, Monk-chan should be able to handle the platforms... Dow or Vinal don't even have to move to fight... Gnawer can swim, but nowhere near as well as a Water-Type... A-Bomb and Sketch though..." Gads sighed. The explosive Electrode would short-circut if it rolled into the water, and Sketch still wouldn't fight. It'd just sit there, look cute, and draw. "Maybe I should take a chance and switch Sketch for Ringer..." Mara came up behind Gads. "I found out who you're opponent is. Some guy named Mike." "All right... guess I need to get ready for the water field." TBC? From your friendly, neighborhood LORDLOCKE Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.