From: Time Lady (sailrgal@swbell.net)
Subject: Re: [PW!] The Not-so-Great Chase (was: [PW!] If it's Thursday, it must be Rosetta)
Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon
Date: 2000/06/18
Continue wrote:
> Time Lady wrote:
>
> >"Excuse him," said Sarah Jane with a huge sweatdrop over her head. "I
> >think he's been working a little too hard." She and Runt collected their
> >young Pokemon, then moved off from the pokemon nutrition building.
> >"So.... what would you guys like to see next?"
>
> "I was wondering something?" Damian started slowly.
>
> Sarah Jane shifted her attention to him "About what?"
>
> Damian seemed more focused, as if his interest in what he were asking
> about was easily breaking him out of his confusion about the earlier
> subject. "Well, I know that Pokemon Tech focuses a lot on pokemon
> battling, and you said that there is some that goes on here with the
> training classes, but I was wondering how far the research goes. Is there
> testing on which moves work best for each pokemon?"
>
> Sarah Jane once again showed a strong familiarity with the workings of
> the University. "Yes, there is research similar to that here. In fact, it?s a
> large part of the research. They focus on more specifics than just what
> attack works best, though. There?s actually a building for that as well as
> several outdoor ranges. I think it would be alright if we headed over to
> the research building now."
>
She glanced down at Spunky, who was playing with Roo. "Remember though.... these
are only small buildings for students to keep track of their research on
free-roaming pokemon while they're doing it. Most of the big work is done at the
university under controlled settings. Like the real nitty gritty of breeding. If
you're trying to see what happens when you breed two pokemon with particular
traits, you're going to have more luck if you put them together in a controlled
setting than if you leave them in the wild, where other pokemon can interfere.
You're interested in moves. Here they test the moves in natural settings. In the
university, there's a whole division trying to develop new moves and convert
existing ones for TMs and HMs."
"I thought that was what Silph did," said Runt.
"A lot of research at the university is funded by Silph," said Sarah Jane. "Rarely
have students managed to actually create new moves, but a few have made enough
breakthroughs that, after graduation, they've been hired by Silph to continue the
research."
"Can we check that out?" asked Damien.
"Tomorrow," said Sarah Jane.
>
> "Sounds good to?me?" A look of distraction quickly spread over Runt?s
> face. "Does anyone else hear that?"
>
> Both Sarah Jane and Damian listened intently for a minute and began to
> shake their heads when something registered. The trio turned to face one
> direction, from which faint squeals of "Free! Free!" could be heard
> rapidly approaching. Finally, a pair of Butterfree, one pink and one blue,
> flew over some trees and above the trainer?s heads.
>
> "Kreskin seems to be enjoying himself." Runt remarked with a smirk as
> he watched the two Butterfree circle overhead.
>
> "So is Ariel." Sarah Jane nodded as she looked up.
>
> "She?s yours? I didn?t kn---" Anything else Runt said was cut off Pteryx
> began to squawk loudly in her carrier. Before Sarah Jane could calm the
> baby Aerodactyl down, Pteryx leapt from her carrier and began
> frantically beating her wings, imitating the flapping of the Butterfrees?
> wings.
>
> The young Aerodactyl faltered under the strain and began to glide, but
> kept trying to fly like the pair of Butterfree. "Pteryx, wait!" The baby
> Aerodactyl seemed oblivious to Sarah Jane?s plea and continued to
> erratically pursue the bug pokemon, who themselves seemed to be
> oblivious to others.
>
"NO WAY!" exclaimed Sarah Jane. "She's too young to be able to fly!"
>
> "Let me see if we can do this without having to chase everywhere."
> Damian said as he pulled a pokeball out and opened it. From the white
> flash appeared a Gengar, which quickly looked about it?s new
> surroundings.
>
> "Spook. " The Gengar quickly turned its attention to Damian at the
> mention of it?s name. Damian pointed when he saw he had the
> pokemon?s attention. "Catch that Aerodactyl, but make sure to be
> gentle."
>
> Spook blinked, then tilted, as if nodding. It seemed to acknowledge
> what it had been told to do with a "Gen", then quickly took off. In less
> than a second it passed both Runt and Sarah Jane, who had taken off
> after Pteryx. Damian started to run as he saw Spook stop, with its arms
> outstretched, directly in the path of Pteryx?s flight. The gaseous
> pokemon waited to enfold the baby Aerodactyl and she glided right into
> its arms.
>
> At the last second, Pteryx unexpectedly began to beat her wings
> frantically. She plowed right through the surprised Spook, leaving it a
> scattered cloud.
>
> Damian pulled out and popped open another pokeball as the ghost
> pokemon quickly pulled itself together. The pokemon that formed out of
> this one almost immediately took up position hovering above Damian?s
> right shoulder.
>
> "Y?know, Bulletproof, this seems familiar for some reason." the young
> trainer said as his Magnemite settled into place. He then shook his head
> to clear the thought away. "I think all of us are going to need a real
> strategy for this." Damian then concentrated on catching up to his
> friends.
"Come on, after them!" Sarah Jane ran, followed by Shields, Cuddles, and Spunky.
"NIIIII!!!!" called Cuddles.
"Sarah Jane, what about one of your flying pokemon?" asked Runt.
"All my pokemon are loose on the grounds!" she replied. "But this shouldn't be
happening! Pteryx' wings aren't developed enough to hold her aloft!"
"Gengar gengar gengar!" called out Spook, who caught up with them.
"WHAT?" Sarah Jane stopped, surprised. Damien tried to stop running, but didn't
quite stop in time and plowed into Sarah Jane, sending the two tumbling to the
ground. Sarah Jane tried to crawl out from under Damien.
"What is it?" said Runt as he tried to help them up.
"Spook said there is a Haunter carrying Pteryx!" exclaimed Sarah Jane. She looked
around to try and locate the baby aerodactyl. It was flapping its wings nearby,
apparently hovering. "Haunter, stop!"
"HAW HAW HAUNTER!" said the ghost who appeared, its disembodied hands holding
Pteryx aloft. Suddenly, it took off again.
"Do you know that haunter?" asked Damien.
"It was my mother's haunter," replied Sarah Jane. "Since my mother died, it's just
been haunting the place."
"It's making off with Pteryx agaiin! Spook, go after it, but don't hurt the baby!"
ordered Damian.
<TBC>
