From: Time Lady <sailrgal@swbell.net> Subject: Re: [PW!] Ri and Billy Go to The Games Date: Sunday, December 12, 1999 1:37 PM Frosterfree wrote: > The bus arrived at Indigo Plateau. "It's beautiful!" Ri said. They > both got off the bus. > "How do we find the pavilion?" > "Are you looking for the pavilion? It's just down that road there." > "Gee, thanks." Ri and Billy headed down the road the person directed > them to. > "This whole place is just for the Pokémon League. That's so cool." > There were many different pokémon here that Billy of course, but even Ri > didn't recognize. > "I've never seen one of those." A young boy was holding a small > bulb-like pokémon. "Excuse me, but what kind of pokémon is that?" > "Hmm, oh, this is an Oddish. Would you like to hold it?" > "May I?" Ri handed Billy Aqua and picked up the Oddish. "Aww, it's > adorable. I have to get myself one of these." > "I believe if you look hard, you should be able to find some outside of > Cerulean City. Are you here for the pokémon league?" > "Not exactly," Ri said giving Oddish back and taking Aqua from Billy. > "We are just looking for a trainer named Sarah Jane. Do you know her?" > "Hmm, name sounds familiar. Try looking in the pavilion, that's where > trainers hang out between battles usually." > "Ok, thanks!" They continued towards the pavilion asking everyone if > they knew where to find this trainer. Finally, one lady directed them to a > table. > "See that girl over there. That's the person you're looking for." > "Thank you miss." Ri and Billy approached the table Sarah was sitting > at. Sarah Jane and Damian sat and listened with amused smiles on their faces as Dr. Eckert played 20 questions with Drake. Jon and Julia both still appeared to be in shock over discovering the Dragonite could talk. "You don't seem to be very surprised that Drake can talk," said Damian. "I sort of discovered it accidentally.... the first time I was in the hospital," explained Sarah Jane as she broke up a Pokechow nugget formulated for carnivorous pokemon. It would be a few weeks before Pteryx grew in any teeth, and it would be easier to feed the baby Aerodactyl solid nuggets than pureed baby food when on the road. Under the table, Cuddles and Spunky were tugging and pouncing on their PokeDoll. Suddenly, Spunky kicked the doll out from under the table. "Hey, what's this?" asked Billy as he nearly stepped on a Pokedoll. Ri reached down to pick it up, but found it snatched away by a small female Nidoran. Billy's Nidoran growled. Startled, the female grabbed the pokedoll and ran off. "Do you think it belongs to anyone?" asked Ri. "It had a collar," said Billy. "We should go after it to make sure it gets back to its trainer," said Ri. Billy's Nidoran struggled briefly, then took off after the smaller one. "Hey, wait! Come back here!" The female Nidoran ran under a table. Billy's Nidoran chased it, stopping suddenly when it found itself facing a smaller, snarling male Nidoran. The two faced each other, growling. The female came out from under the table and also growled. "What are you two up to?" asked Sarah Jane as she tucked Pteryx into her carrier. She looked down and found Cuddles and Spunky growling at a strange Nidoran. "There you are!" said Billy as he picked up his Nidoran. It continued to struggle in his arms. "Sorry about that." "Its ok," said Sarah Jane as she tried to calm down Cuddles and Spunky. She looked at the two strangers apprasingly. "I'm Billy, and this is Ri," said Billy by way of introduction. He tried to get his struggling Nidoran to settle down. "I'm Sarah Jane. These are my grandparents, Xavier and Lillian Eckert, and my friends Damian, Jon, and Julia. The Dragonite is Drake, and the two troublemakers under the table here are Cuddles and Spunky," said Sarah Jane as she bent over and fastened leashes on Cuddles and Spunky's collars. "Sarah Jane? We were looking for you...." said Ri. "Oh?" replied Sarah Jane cautiously. "Yes. A man in Pewter said you might help us find out about the University of Rosetta," explained Ri. "I see," said Sarah Jane, relaxing. "My grandfather is probably the one you would want to speak to. He's the Dean of Pokemon Studies at Rosetta. Grandpa?" Sarah Jane tugged at her grandfather's sleeve. "Hm?" asked Dr. Eckert, turning for a moment from Drake. The Dragonite tried to catch his breath. Dr. Eckert had been asking questions for 15 minutes straight. "These are Billy and Ri. They were interested in Pokemon studies at the University," explained Sarah Jane. "A pleasure to meet you sir," said Ri. Lillian and Xavier shook hands with the children. <insert Ri and Billy asking questions> Meanwhile, Christy came up to the group, her hands full of shopping bags. "Hey guys! Here's a copy of the standings." She handed Damian, Sarah Jane, Julia, and Jon each a printed sheet. "Man, they're starting too soon after the last matches," said Jon as he looked at the lists. "Looks like you and I are both on the Ice Field," he said to Sarah Jane. She looked at the starting time for her match, then jumped out of her seat. "Oh no, my match starts in 20 minutes! I need to get my Pokemon from the center!" "Wha?" began Billy. "My match is in 20 minutes! I have to get my Pokemon from the center!" "You better go dear," said Lillian. "We'll be along soon." "Nice to meet you," Sarah Jane said Billy and Ri as she grabbed Cuddles and Spunky's leashes. "I'll try to talk to you after my match." Sarah Jane ran off, the two Nidorans following her. "Sarah Jane, wait! You forgot to leave Cuddles and Spunky!" called Lillian. "She'll be okay," said Dr. Eckert as he grabbed his wife's arm to keep her from running after Sarah Jane. "I guess we sort of chose a bad time," said Ri. "Nonsense," said Dr. Eckert. "Why don't you come and watch the match with us, then we can talk some more." <TBC> see Sarah Jane's battle in "Ice Wars: Sarah Jane versus Lance. -- (o)_(o) || Time Lady, sailrgal@swbell.net _(^*^)_ || sailrgal@hotmail.com, sailrgal@my-dejanews.com (__ __) || Visit the Mystic Manor Homepage /_/\_\ || http://members.tripod.com/~MysticManor