[Cobb-unit, no time write good.  Excuse, yes?]

The orange-haired girl broke through the surface of the water and pulled
herself free of the cursed spring, "Ash, Brock, where are you?"

[Good heavens!]  The panda pulled a sign from behind his back, [What's
happened to my son?]

"Is highly unusual, cursed spring effect mind,"  The Chinese guide
guestured with his pipe, "Perhaps young master hit head in spring?  You
two come my place, yes?"

Later, at the guide's hut, Misty thought he was about to make tea and so
was unprepared when he dumped the kettle over her.  She blacked out and
reawakened walking in a gentle rain on the road.

"Hey, what's the big idea?"  Misty complained, "and how did we get here?"

"Is village, not far," The guide explained, "we find hot water there."

"OK," Misty agreed, she did feel hungry and even soup would taste good
right now, but she didn't trust this strange man or his panda.

In the village a table was piled high with many delicious dishes.  Misty
walked forwards, but was knocked to the side by the charge of the panda.

When she got to her feet, there was a purple haired girl glaring at her.

The purple haired girl said something in Chinese.

When Misty looked at the guide in confusion, he translated.

"Shampoo say strange girl insult amazons, take their prize to feed her
pet.  Shampoo fight."

"OK, if it's a match she wants.  I choose you, Starbe!"  Misty reached
into her pocket and pulled out nothing.  She stared at her empty palm, "I
could've sworn I put him in hammerspace..."

Shampoo attacked as the guide translated, "Stupid girl die now."

Misty ducked the first swing of Shampoo's mace and ran, but the other girl
was clearly much faster.

Just then Misty spotted a creature walking towards the village,
"Psi-Duck!"

"Psi-Duck?"  The three-haired waterfowl looked confused.

"Psi-Duck, use your tailwind!"

"Psi-Duck,"  The strange bird backed up towards Shampoo while wiggling its
stubby tail.

"Shampoo no time for stupid duck!"  The guide translated as the amazon
warrior brought one of her maces down on the large head of the fowl
wonder.

"PSI-DUCK!"  The feathered pokemon raised its wings to its aching head as
it lashed out with a telekinetic wave of force, knocking Shampoo head
first into a large boulder, splitting the rock and giving her a splitting
headache, when she awoke several hours later.

"Flee must we,"  The guide explained, "Is very bad to defeat a amazon
warrior!"

	Henry J. Cobb	hcobb@slip.net          http://www.io.com/~hcobb
    Is Psi-Duck Mousse or Ryouga here?