Post - Herioc Intentions
	Azel stifled the urge to giggle as she slipped away from Kailan…. *Or 
should I say, Kayla?*  The thought was ridicules, but yet… *You've got to admit, 
he makes a good girl.  And he's keeping Kuno busy! That's worth a ton of praise. 
I don't think I could stand that jerk for more than a moment.  "Make up some 
hoeurs d'oeuvres" indeed!*
	Azel quickly glanced round to look for Ryoko. In her furious though, she 
had lost all track of wear Ryoko had gone.   *That… could be a problem.  We were 
supposed to find out what the weapon was.*   Azel stopped a moment to gain an 
idea of where they were.  Kuno's house was long past ostentatious.  It was even 
past the point of "shove that up your asskies!"  It had reached the point of "My 
God has this man no taste?!".  The ornate marble sparkled beneath her feet, in a 
multitude of designs, but no evident pattern.  Luscious marble maidens rested on 
pedestals in the thousands of alcoves created to house Kuno's multitude of 
statues.  Unfortunately, there was no sign of Ryoko… or which way Azel had been 
coming from.   
	*Great… lost in the house of the biggest narcissistic womanizer in Japan, 
and not even a secret weapon to show for m'effort.*   Grumbling, Azel smoothed 
down the outfit she had finally bought.  Not finding a dress to fit her ideals, 
she had chosen a silk and velvet, jet-black outfit.  Of course, Ryoko had 
complained… so Azel had also bought a ultra-formal floor-length evening gown, 
the color of dusky rose.  Azel could still remember Ryoko's grumbling.  *"Take's 
so damn long just to choose a dress! Shesh! Now we'll be forever in our plan 
because she simply can't get round to figuring out what we're gonna do…."  Well, 
I'm not taking forever! I'm merely… thinking things through. Of course, now what 
I have to think through is… What's next?*
	She quickly took inventory.  *I have… several pokemon, a rope, a fine 
throwing knife, and well, if worse comes to worse I could always throw one of 
the awful statues Kuno has. It's not the dumps yet.  Now, if there was only a 
clue… there's always a clue in those ghastly shows on TV. Perhaps a hidden door 
in the statue?*  
	Laughing at herself, Azel pushed one of the knobs at the base of the 
pedestal.  She gasped as the side gave way, revealing a small door.  *This was 
defiantly NOT what I expected.  But, come on! It's Kuno… he'd never be able to 
resist the sneaky trap door could he… nor the chance to use it at every 
opportunity…* 
	In the background, Azel could hear the sound of footsteps.  "Oh SERVANTS!  
My lovely Kayla and I desire a swim.  Bring the towels around immediately.  That 
is what you want isn't it my kootchie sweetie lovely dear…"
Kuno's voice trailed off as he began blabbering endearments.  Azel could hardly 
contain the laughter that bubbled up.  *Kailan, *ahem* Kayla! has his hands full 
now, doesn't he…*
	Azel let out a tiny snicker and then squirmed head first through the 
enclosure.  Once past the entrance, the tunnel was quite tall and wide, even 
well lit.  In fact, it looked like someone had used it recently…
	*This has got to be his secret lair or something!  Oooo… Maybe I should've 
found Ryoko? Nah… She'll be alright.*
	Glancing down the plain wood hallway, she saw a door straight ahead. It 
had been locked from the outside, but only with simplistic, yet terribly strong, 
bolts. Behind it, faint sounds could be heard.  *He couldn't possibly keep a 
person in here, could he?  That's barbaric!*  Azel quickly unlatched the bolts 
and swung the door open to its fullest extent.  
	"Don't worry, I'm here to hel- ooh nooooo…. EP!"  Azel's attempted rescue 
swiftly took a turn.  Out of the room, a ferociously angry Kangaskhan charged, 
eyes blazing, its sight set on its rescuer.  *Oh god, no, no, no… not one of 
those! Aye! It's so angry! I'm doomed! Wait, I have pokemon! Oh shoot! I have to 
stand still to let them out.  I'm not standing still!*   With the blazing 
Kangaskhan on her heels, she shoot down the corridor, only to find the 'secret' 
entrance closed. *Damn… just my luck!*  "Aw, shoot! Dang it! Somebody get me out 
of this trouble!"