Manjoume Jun
07-21-2004, 12:24 AM
Well, attempt number 2, I hope this one works...
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A Solar Engagement
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Leonard, a Pokémon trainer from the Hoenn region, has come to the lush paradise of Viron Island to fulfill his dream of
becoming a Pokémon Master. Currently, he has earned himself six badges from six of the stadiums around the island's different
sectors, and he is now heading towards the Sky Sector so that he can earn his seventh. Along the way, Leonard and his
faithful companion Zangoose have encountered a large crater that was apparently formed long ago by the legendary bird Pokémon
Moltres during an ancient war between the three sacred birds. The crater is a powerful source of heat energy, so many Pokémon
such as Charmander and Bagon live in this area for they thrive off the heat given out by the ancient flames of Moltres. Our
story begins with Leonard and Zangoose as they approach this area...
"Woah, it's really hot here." Leonard complained as he and Zangoose walked through the seemingly endless plateau at the base
of the mountains. Zangoose seemed particularly affected by this for his fur was making him hotter with every step.
"Zan... zan..." he panted as he strolled along beside Leonard.
"Hey, woah!!" Leonard said with a stroke of amazement in his voice, "What the heck... there's a huge hole in the ground just
a few meters ahead of us, it's immense!" he continued as he started to speed up his pace of walking so that he could take a
closer look.
"Zan..." Zangoose moaned as he tried to catch up to his trainer.
As Leonard approached the crater, he began to realise exactly how big it was. It was about half a mile across, and the heat
from down inside it was causing a slight ripple in the air. Small figures of Pokémon could just about be seen through the
squiggly-seeming air, which caused Leonard to become more curious than he was before.
"Hey, it looks like there's a small group of Pokémon down there. I wonder what they're doing, they don't seem to be moving
much." Leonard commented.
"Zan?" Zangoose said curiously, as he peered over the edge of the crater.
"Let's take a closer look Zangoose!" Leonard sparked as he leapt over the edge and started skidding down the dusty edge of
the gaping hole. Zangoose merely sighed and followed suit.
The crater seemed to go down forever, like a never-ending slide into an oven. The temperature just kept on rising as Leonard
and Zangoose slid deeper and deeper into the abyss.
"Almost there..." Leonard informed Zangoose, "And it's getting pretty darn warm, I hope it doesn't get too much hotter."
"Zangoose!" Zangoose agreed.
Finally, the duo reached the bottom, the rocks hissing as they stepped up and proceeded forwards towards the center where the
Pokémon they spotted were gathered.
"It looks like there are some Charmander over there, and even a few Bagon." Leonard mentioned as they moved ever closer to
the group, "But what are those things floating in the sky?"
Leonard had caught sight of a group of four objects floating above the other Pokémon. They were shaped a bit like a sun, but
they had eyes and were made of some form of stone.
"Zan, zangoose, zan!" Zangoose shouted, as it seemed to recognise the floating beings.
Finally, Leonard and Zangoose reached the center of the crater. There was steam erupting from the many cracks in the craggy
rock floor, and the Charmander and Bagon were playing happily with each other. There were some just breathing small flames,
some jumping up and down, and there were a few of the small dragon-like Pokémon even battling each other.
"Zan, zangoose!" Zangoose yelled, which attracted the attention of all of the Charmander and Bagon in the area, and they
weren't happy at the interruption.
"Um... Zangoose, they don't look too happy." Leonard panicked as he noticed the disturbed expressions emerging on the faces
of the small Pokémon, "And it looks like we angered those guys too..." he continued as he pointed upwards towards the slowly
descending sun-shaped stones.
"Zan." Zangoose said confidently, as he stood his ground.
"So that's it, they're Solrock! Now I see!" Leonard announced to himself as he recognised the approaching Pokémon.
<<Intruders, why do you disturb the peace of this holy place?>> a voice boomed inside of Leonard's head.
"Who... wh-what was that?" Leonard jittered, "Wh-where's that voice coming from?"
<<I am the leader of these young Pokémon, and of the Solrock you see around you.>> the voice continued.
"The leader?" Leonard said in a confused tone. He looked at each of the Solrock, and noticed that one of them was coloured
differently from the rest, "Are you the red one?" he asked.
<<Yes, I am a unique Pokémon. My different colouring is a blessing of power. I look over these Pokémon for they are kept
healthy by the sunlight that I am able to produce.>> the Solrock leader continued.
"A Pokémon with the ability to produce sunlight?" Leonard wondered, "You must know the Sunny Day technique then!"
<<If that is what you know it as then yes, I do.>> Solrock replied, <<Now, I must ask, why do you trespass through this most
holy of places?>>
"Um... well, me and my partner Zangoose were heading towards the Sky Sector so that we could challenge the stadium leader
there." Leonard began, "And so we thought that we'd be able to cut through here so that our journey there wouldn't take as
long."
<<Hmm, your reasoning seems innocent enough. Nevertheless, your presence here cannot be overlooked. If you wish to pass, you
must fight for your freedom.>> Solrock boomed.
"Fight?" Leonard questioned.
"Zan!" Zangoose excitedly said.
<<Yes. But you shall not fight me, instead you will do battle against one of my top apprentices. Come forth!!" the leader
Solrock demanded, and as he said this, one of the regular coloured Solrock approached the leader, <<Now then, I can assume
that your noisy Zangoose will be battling him?>> Solrock asked.
"Zangoose!" Zangoose said, as if agreeing.
"Of course, Zangoose will battle your apprentice." Leonard said.
<<In that case then, let battle commence!!>> the leader Solrock announced. And with this, the apprentice Solrock moved
forwards towards Zangoose, making a very dim humming noise as it did so. Zangoose merely stood his ground and lifted up his
paws, extending out his razor-sharp claws, ready for battle.
"Right then Zangoose! Let's begin this fight with your Crush Claw attack!!" Leonard commanded. So Zangoose leapt at Solrock,
with it's claws glowing white, and it slashed as hard as possible at the face of it's sun-shaped opponent. But Solrock barely
moved an inch, it was left unharmed, not even a scratch.
"What the..." Leonard said with astonishment, "It didn't do a thing!"
"Zan!" Zangoose also said, shocked at his signature move doing absolutely no damage.
<<Do not forget trainer, we Solrock are just as we are named, rocks. Physical attackis will not harm us in the slightest.>>
the leader Solrock mentioned, while it's apprentice merely hovered in the same spot with a look of glee in it's forlorn eyes.
The eyes of the apprentice then began to glow an eerie red colour, as waves of flame emerged from each of it's eight rocky
spikes and formed a small fireball high up in the sky.
"That must be the Sunny Day attack!" Leonard noticed, "Watch out Zangoose! Solrock's heating up the battlefield!"
"Zan!" Zangoose said as it started to feel the heat that was pulsating around his body. And without it being asked, his claws
started to glow white again, as he readied himself for another Crush Claw attack.
"No Zangoose, don't do it, it won't hurt it!" Leonard shouted, but it was too late, Zangoose had jumped up once again in an
attempt to damage his opponent, but to no avail. Solrock started to glow blue, and the spooky glow had veiled Zangoose as
well, as he was frozen in midair.
"Zan, zangoose!" he shouted in pain and in surprise.
"Ah! It's a Psychic attack!" Leonard panicked.
But before anything could be done, Solrock used it's telekinetic powers to slam Zangoose hard into the smouldering stone
floor. Zangoose screamed out in pain while Solrock regained that familiar look of happiness in it's eyes.
"Zangoose, are you okay..." but as Leonard said this, Zangoose darted up onto his feet, enraged at the humiliation that he
had just been put through. The crowd of Charmander and Bagon looked on eagerly, with the one hope that their leader's
strongest pupil would win this monumental battle.
<<Impressive, your Zangoose has phenomenal stamina.>> the leader Solrock commented.
"Thanks, but it's gonna' take more than stamina to win this fight." Leonard began, "Zangoose, try a Slash attack instead!"
So Zangoose leapt at Solrock once again and slashed at it with all of his might, but sadly it was all for nothing. The
Solrock merely stayed where it was, completely unhurt.
<<I thought you would've learnt from the first two attempts that physical attacks will not work.>> the leader Solrock
criticised.
"Darn, he's right." Leonard complained.
"Zan!" Zangoosed said, frustrated.
So as a counterattack to Zangoose's failed attempt, Solrock started to collect flames in front of it's figure, and then they
fired out in a red-hot stream of fire, heading straight for Zangoose.
"Ah! A Flamethrower! Zangoose, get outta' the way!" Leonard shouted, but Zangoose couldn't escape in time, and the searing
flames charred parts of his body black as he yelped in pain.
"Zangoose!" Leonard screamed.
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A Solar Engagement
=====
Leonard, a Pokémon trainer from the Hoenn region, has come to the lush paradise of Viron Island to fulfill his dream of
becoming a Pokémon Master. Currently, he has earned himself six badges from six of the stadiums around the island's different
sectors, and he is now heading towards the Sky Sector so that he can earn his seventh. Along the way, Leonard and his
faithful companion Zangoose have encountered a large crater that was apparently formed long ago by the legendary bird Pokémon
Moltres during an ancient war between the three sacred birds. The crater is a powerful source of heat energy, so many Pokémon
such as Charmander and Bagon live in this area for they thrive off the heat given out by the ancient flames of Moltres. Our
story begins with Leonard and Zangoose as they approach this area...
"Woah, it's really hot here." Leonard complained as he and Zangoose walked through the seemingly endless plateau at the base
of the mountains. Zangoose seemed particularly affected by this for his fur was making him hotter with every step.
"Zan... zan..." he panted as he strolled along beside Leonard.
"Hey, woah!!" Leonard said with a stroke of amazement in his voice, "What the heck... there's a huge hole in the ground just
a few meters ahead of us, it's immense!" he continued as he started to speed up his pace of walking so that he could take a
closer look.
"Zan..." Zangoose moaned as he tried to catch up to his trainer.
As Leonard approached the crater, he began to realise exactly how big it was. It was about half a mile across, and the heat
from down inside it was causing a slight ripple in the air. Small figures of Pokémon could just about be seen through the
squiggly-seeming air, which caused Leonard to become more curious than he was before.
"Hey, it looks like there's a small group of Pokémon down there. I wonder what they're doing, they don't seem to be moving
much." Leonard commented.
"Zan?" Zangoose said curiously, as he peered over the edge of the crater.
"Let's take a closer look Zangoose!" Leonard sparked as he leapt over the edge and started skidding down the dusty edge of
the gaping hole. Zangoose merely sighed and followed suit.
The crater seemed to go down forever, like a never-ending slide into an oven. The temperature just kept on rising as Leonard
and Zangoose slid deeper and deeper into the abyss.
"Almost there..." Leonard informed Zangoose, "And it's getting pretty darn warm, I hope it doesn't get too much hotter."
"Zangoose!" Zangoose agreed.
Finally, the duo reached the bottom, the rocks hissing as they stepped up and proceeded forwards towards the center where the
Pokémon they spotted were gathered.
"It looks like there are some Charmander over there, and even a few Bagon." Leonard mentioned as they moved ever closer to
the group, "But what are those things floating in the sky?"
Leonard had caught sight of a group of four objects floating above the other Pokémon. They were shaped a bit like a sun, but
they had eyes and were made of some form of stone.
"Zan, zangoose, zan!" Zangoose shouted, as it seemed to recognise the floating beings.
Finally, Leonard and Zangoose reached the center of the crater. There was steam erupting from the many cracks in the craggy
rock floor, and the Charmander and Bagon were playing happily with each other. There were some just breathing small flames,
some jumping up and down, and there were a few of the small dragon-like Pokémon even battling each other.
"Zan, zangoose!" Zangoose yelled, which attracted the attention of all of the Charmander and Bagon in the area, and they
weren't happy at the interruption.
"Um... Zangoose, they don't look too happy." Leonard panicked as he noticed the disturbed expressions emerging on the faces
of the small Pokémon, "And it looks like we angered those guys too..." he continued as he pointed upwards towards the slowly
descending sun-shaped stones.
"Zan." Zangoose said confidently, as he stood his ground.
"So that's it, they're Solrock! Now I see!" Leonard announced to himself as he recognised the approaching Pokémon.
<<Intruders, why do you disturb the peace of this holy place?>> a voice boomed inside of Leonard's head.
"Who... wh-what was that?" Leonard jittered, "Wh-where's that voice coming from?"
<<I am the leader of these young Pokémon, and of the Solrock you see around you.>> the voice continued.
"The leader?" Leonard said in a confused tone. He looked at each of the Solrock, and noticed that one of them was coloured
differently from the rest, "Are you the red one?" he asked.
<<Yes, I am a unique Pokémon. My different colouring is a blessing of power. I look over these Pokémon for they are kept
healthy by the sunlight that I am able to produce.>> the Solrock leader continued.
"A Pokémon with the ability to produce sunlight?" Leonard wondered, "You must know the Sunny Day technique then!"
<<If that is what you know it as then yes, I do.>> Solrock replied, <<Now, I must ask, why do you trespass through this most
holy of places?>>
"Um... well, me and my partner Zangoose were heading towards the Sky Sector so that we could challenge the stadium leader
there." Leonard began, "And so we thought that we'd be able to cut through here so that our journey there wouldn't take as
long."
<<Hmm, your reasoning seems innocent enough. Nevertheless, your presence here cannot be overlooked. If you wish to pass, you
must fight for your freedom.>> Solrock boomed.
"Fight?" Leonard questioned.
"Zan!" Zangoose excitedly said.
<<Yes. But you shall not fight me, instead you will do battle against one of my top apprentices. Come forth!!" the leader
Solrock demanded, and as he said this, one of the regular coloured Solrock approached the leader, <<Now then, I can assume
that your noisy Zangoose will be battling him?>> Solrock asked.
"Zangoose!" Zangoose said, as if agreeing.
"Of course, Zangoose will battle your apprentice." Leonard said.
<<In that case then, let battle commence!!>> the leader Solrock announced. And with this, the apprentice Solrock moved
forwards towards Zangoose, making a very dim humming noise as it did so. Zangoose merely stood his ground and lifted up his
paws, extending out his razor-sharp claws, ready for battle.
"Right then Zangoose! Let's begin this fight with your Crush Claw attack!!" Leonard commanded. So Zangoose leapt at Solrock,
with it's claws glowing white, and it slashed as hard as possible at the face of it's sun-shaped opponent. But Solrock barely
moved an inch, it was left unharmed, not even a scratch.
"What the..." Leonard said with astonishment, "It didn't do a thing!"
"Zan!" Zangoose also said, shocked at his signature move doing absolutely no damage.
<<Do not forget trainer, we Solrock are just as we are named, rocks. Physical attackis will not harm us in the slightest.>>
the leader Solrock mentioned, while it's apprentice merely hovered in the same spot with a look of glee in it's forlorn eyes.
The eyes of the apprentice then began to glow an eerie red colour, as waves of flame emerged from each of it's eight rocky
spikes and formed a small fireball high up in the sky.
"That must be the Sunny Day attack!" Leonard noticed, "Watch out Zangoose! Solrock's heating up the battlefield!"
"Zan!" Zangoose said as it started to feel the heat that was pulsating around his body. And without it being asked, his claws
started to glow white again, as he readied himself for another Crush Claw attack.
"No Zangoose, don't do it, it won't hurt it!" Leonard shouted, but it was too late, Zangoose had jumped up once again in an
attempt to damage his opponent, but to no avail. Solrock started to glow blue, and the spooky glow had veiled Zangoose as
well, as he was frozen in midair.
"Zan, zangoose!" he shouted in pain and in surprise.
"Ah! It's a Psychic attack!" Leonard panicked.
But before anything could be done, Solrock used it's telekinetic powers to slam Zangoose hard into the smouldering stone
floor. Zangoose screamed out in pain while Solrock regained that familiar look of happiness in it's eyes.
"Zangoose, are you okay..." but as Leonard said this, Zangoose darted up onto his feet, enraged at the humiliation that he
had just been put through. The crowd of Charmander and Bagon looked on eagerly, with the one hope that their leader's
strongest pupil would win this monumental battle.
<<Impressive, your Zangoose has phenomenal stamina.>> the leader Solrock commented.
"Thanks, but it's gonna' take more than stamina to win this fight." Leonard began, "Zangoose, try a Slash attack instead!"
So Zangoose leapt at Solrock once again and slashed at it with all of his might, but sadly it was all for nothing. The
Solrock merely stayed where it was, completely unhurt.
<<I thought you would've learnt from the first two attempts that physical attacks will not work.>> the leader Solrock
criticised.
"Darn, he's right." Leonard complained.
"Zan!" Zangoosed said, frustrated.
So as a counterattack to Zangoose's failed attempt, Solrock started to collect flames in front of it's figure, and then they
fired out in a red-hot stream of fire, heading straight for Zangoose.
"Ah! A Flamethrower! Zangoose, get outta' the way!" Leonard shouted, but Zangoose couldn't escape in time, and the searing
flames charred parts of his body black as he yelped in pain.
"Zangoose!" Leonard screamed.