Trombones13
03-31-2008, 04:53 PM
Chapter 2: The Magnus Mystery
Cheers and applause rang through Andy's ears. "We're on our way to be the Great Race champions!" she said with determination.
"Vibrava-brava!" her Pokemon chirped. It was just as excited as Andy was.
Andy and Vibrava were toward the front of a large group, but a certain few trainers caught her eye. A tall teenage boy zoomed by, his Tropius riding the air current with ease. A red-haired girl smirked at Andy as her Pidgeot rose higher into the clear blue sky. An edgy man and his Gallade bounded up next to her, saying "Hey, new girl!" before falling back to earth.
"Those trainers look like some tough competition..." Andy remarked with a bit of worry, "but I'll beat them, no problem!" Her edgy attitude had returned, and she started noticing some racers who looked "as if they couldn't last five minutes on their pathetic excuses for trained Pokemon!"
As she finished her sentence, she saw a young boy fall from the small, wiry "arms" of his Drifloon. He let out a fearful yelp.
"Oh, no! That boy's falling!" Andy mentally measured her distance from the falling youngster, and decided she couldn't reach him in time. She sighed in relief as she saw two Chansey catch the boy in a stretcher.
"It looks like our first trainer is out!" bellowed the man on the intercom. "How many will last it out?"
A streak of blue flashed in Andy's eye, and she saw Maxine and Dragonair ride beside her. They held an even pace. "Hey, Maxine... I'd have thought that you would be out of my sight by now! Isn't that what you always say, or is that just cowardly, hollow talking?"
With a superior tone, Maxine replied, "Yeah, right, rookie. Why would I have Dragonair waste its energy now, when I'll need it later? Once all of you pathetic losers fizzle out, Dragonair and I'll be there, zooming past you with tons of energy to spare. Now get out of my way, rookie!"
Andy shuddered in anger. "Ooh... Are simple-minded threats all you can throw at me?" she barked. "Back it up! Go, Vibrava!" She edged closer to Dragonair. Its long tail whipped toward Andy, threatening to throw her off Vibrava. She ducked with milliseconds to spare. "You can't do that! Cheater!"
"Anything's fair game, rookie..." Leaving Andy behind, simmering with rage, Maxine sped off.
...
"Team A, report..."
"This is Magnus A-1, Captain," a trainer riding a Nidoqueen replied into her headset. "Nidoqueen and I are positioned in the middle of the race. We've planted the Unown on many of the racers' Pokemon in this throng."
"Good. Team B?"
"Magnus B-1 reporting," answered a gruff-voiced man atop a Gallade. "We're placed in the front, and we've gotten most of the trainers. We missed a few though: Maxine and that new girl on the Vibrava are two of them."
"Just make sure no one discovers you. Team C?"
"Everything's going well. No problems."
"Excellent. Now, Team D," said the captain, "Are you in place yet?"
"Altaria!"
"Shh... I'm on Altaria, above the race. Is it time?"
"Yes... Release it."
The trainer on the Altaria drew a black Poke Ball from his belt. "Go, my friend!" A sleek-shaped figure appeared. It looked down and changed its shape into a more rounded shape, curling up its arms to look like a cannonball before falling to the race below.
"Remember, De... friend... Draw out near the ground and meet us at the first checkpoint. We'll see you soon..."
"Excellent. Captain Isabelle over and out."
"Go, Team Magnus!"
...
Andy and Vibrava had leveled out, closer to the ground. Andy watched a trainer and his Linoone slightly ahead of them. A trainer and her Nidoqueen charged by. Andy noticed her hand reach out next to Linoone, and a black figure had been attached to the Pokemon. She squinted to see a black letter M.
"What does the M mean?" she wondered to herself. Just as she looked again at the trainer, the M gave off a red glow. "Oh, no!" Andy screamed. "It's gonna..."
The sound was not very loud, but Andy could still hear the faint sound, like a miniature cannon going off. The red smoke cleared, and Andy saw the Linoone sprawled on the side of the road, its trainer laying not too far away. The M was gone. Andy looked back at the woman on her Nidoqueen, who looked toward the Linoone. A smile was on her face. "She did this... Hmm?"
On Andy's left side, a red and blue ball fell from the sky. She blinked in confusion, but when she regained her view, she only saw a figure zooming away. "Could it have been a Pokemon? Nah..." Andy said, puzzled. "Giddyup, Vibrava!"
((The story continues with Chapter 3 tomorrow. See if you can guess Team Magnus' plan. Also, is the spacing any better, Krispy? Thanks for reading!))
Cheers and applause rang through Andy's ears. "We're on our way to be the Great Race champions!" she said with determination.
"Vibrava-brava!" her Pokemon chirped. It was just as excited as Andy was.
Andy and Vibrava were toward the front of a large group, but a certain few trainers caught her eye. A tall teenage boy zoomed by, his Tropius riding the air current with ease. A red-haired girl smirked at Andy as her Pidgeot rose higher into the clear blue sky. An edgy man and his Gallade bounded up next to her, saying "Hey, new girl!" before falling back to earth.
"Those trainers look like some tough competition..." Andy remarked with a bit of worry, "but I'll beat them, no problem!" Her edgy attitude had returned, and she started noticing some racers who looked "as if they couldn't last five minutes on their pathetic excuses for trained Pokemon!"
As she finished her sentence, she saw a young boy fall from the small, wiry "arms" of his Drifloon. He let out a fearful yelp.
"Oh, no! That boy's falling!" Andy mentally measured her distance from the falling youngster, and decided she couldn't reach him in time. She sighed in relief as she saw two Chansey catch the boy in a stretcher.
"It looks like our first trainer is out!" bellowed the man on the intercom. "How many will last it out?"
A streak of blue flashed in Andy's eye, and she saw Maxine and Dragonair ride beside her. They held an even pace. "Hey, Maxine... I'd have thought that you would be out of my sight by now! Isn't that what you always say, or is that just cowardly, hollow talking?"
With a superior tone, Maxine replied, "Yeah, right, rookie. Why would I have Dragonair waste its energy now, when I'll need it later? Once all of you pathetic losers fizzle out, Dragonair and I'll be there, zooming past you with tons of energy to spare. Now get out of my way, rookie!"
Andy shuddered in anger. "Ooh... Are simple-minded threats all you can throw at me?" she barked. "Back it up! Go, Vibrava!" She edged closer to Dragonair. Its long tail whipped toward Andy, threatening to throw her off Vibrava. She ducked with milliseconds to spare. "You can't do that! Cheater!"
"Anything's fair game, rookie..." Leaving Andy behind, simmering with rage, Maxine sped off.
...
"Team A, report..."
"This is Magnus A-1, Captain," a trainer riding a Nidoqueen replied into her headset. "Nidoqueen and I are positioned in the middle of the race. We've planted the Unown on many of the racers' Pokemon in this throng."
"Good. Team B?"
"Magnus B-1 reporting," answered a gruff-voiced man atop a Gallade. "We're placed in the front, and we've gotten most of the trainers. We missed a few though: Maxine and that new girl on the Vibrava are two of them."
"Just make sure no one discovers you. Team C?"
"Everything's going well. No problems."
"Excellent. Now, Team D," said the captain, "Are you in place yet?"
"Altaria!"
"Shh... I'm on Altaria, above the race. Is it time?"
"Yes... Release it."
The trainer on the Altaria drew a black Poke Ball from his belt. "Go, my friend!" A sleek-shaped figure appeared. It looked down and changed its shape into a more rounded shape, curling up its arms to look like a cannonball before falling to the race below.
"Remember, De... friend... Draw out near the ground and meet us at the first checkpoint. We'll see you soon..."
"Excellent. Captain Isabelle over and out."
"Go, Team Magnus!"
...
Andy and Vibrava had leveled out, closer to the ground. Andy watched a trainer and his Linoone slightly ahead of them. A trainer and her Nidoqueen charged by. Andy noticed her hand reach out next to Linoone, and a black figure had been attached to the Pokemon. She squinted to see a black letter M.
"What does the M mean?" she wondered to herself. Just as she looked again at the trainer, the M gave off a red glow. "Oh, no!" Andy screamed. "It's gonna..."
The sound was not very loud, but Andy could still hear the faint sound, like a miniature cannon going off. The red smoke cleared, and Andy saw the Linoone sprawled on the side of the road, its trainer laying not too far away. The M was gone. Andy looked back at the woman on her Nidoqueen, who looked toward the Linoone. A smile was on her face. "She did this... Hmm?"
On Andy's left side, a red and blue ball fell from the sky. She blinked in confusion, but when she regained her view, she only saw a figure zooming away. "Could it have been a Pokemon? Nah..." Andy said, puzzled. "Giddyup, Vibrava!"
((The story continues with Chapter 3 tomorrow. See if you can guess Team Magnus' plan. Also, is the spacing any better, Krispy? Thanks for reading!))