Bookland Pokemon Tournament
    Ah! Finally the week has come for my first tournament. I decided not to
come a few weeks earlier, but did at the last moment. When I did, that, kids
suprisingly just went nuts. "Not Derek, NO!". Well any other time I might
agree with them, but I was playing a deck that my friend and I had just
scraped up. He played it a few weeks earlier, but I made some corrections to
it:
'Teleport Blast'
4 Abra
1 Dark Kadabra
3 Dark Alakazam
2 Mr. Mime
3 Scyther
2 Chansey
2 F. Magmar

6 Fire
11 Psychic
4 DCE

3 Bill
3 Prof. Oak
2 Nightly Garbage Run
3 Energy Removal
2 Super Energy Removal
2 Nightly Garbage Run
1 Goop Gas Attack
1 Switch
3 Gust of Wind
2 Item Finder

Well, my luck has been running so-so, and I had just made this deck; So, I
didn't know how it'd play. The tourny was played Swiss, 4 games. You had to
have at least 10 Rocket Cards in your deck. The prize was $75 (1st),$50 (2nd)
$25 (3rd). Yikes. Well I went 2-2 and didn't even get to the top 3, which
suprised a lot of people. I guess that's OK (Using that word loosely) for the
kind of week I was having. Onto the report:
Game 1 Vs Kid...
    I hadn't really heard of, or seen this kid before. He was younger, so I
thought I had an ok chance. I started Scyther to his Base Eevee. He went
first, laying an Energy on Eevee, and not attacking. I gusted his Rocket's
Eevee, layed an energy on Scyther and passed. He layed an energy on Eevee,
and played a PlusPower to rough Scyther up for 20. I put a DCE on Scyther,
and hit Eevee for 30. He evolved into Jolteon and used Quick Attack , which
failed to hit for 30. I killed Jolteon and the other Eevee. He only had a
Pickachu, with 30 damage. I retreated my badly damaged Scyther, promoted Mr.
Mime and Meditated for 40 to Pickachu.
1-0
3 Points

Game 2 Vs Ryan
    I don't really know what Ryan was playing, but I knew I could beat him. I
started Scyther to Jigglypuff. On my 5rd turn, I had an Abra with 2 Energy. I
played Computer Search, got a Kadabra, and Matter Changed a fire energy for a
Magmar! Ewwww. The next turn, I Matter Exchanged again, Item Findere'd for a
Computer Search, and Oak'd.I then killed a Jigglypuff with Kadabra. All he
had left was another Jiggly. I drew Alakzam as my prize, and was sitting
good. Two turns later, I finished off Jiggly with Alakazam.
2-0
6 Points
(Note: This is where it all went downhill...)

Game 3 Vs Prange
    I applaud Prange for this game, even though he was using a variant of
Potpourri in a Team Rocket tournament...no thought to that. Well I don't
remember much, but I'll throw my two cents in. My Chansey got a few kills on
Hitmonchan, and Scyther. Mr. Mime finished off a Mewtwo, and my Scyther got
his Kagaskhan. Thinking I was OK, he used Goop Gas Attack to finish of my
Mr.Mime with Promo Mewtwo. All I had were 2 Scyther. People were crowded
around, saying "Beat Derek, Beat him!!" O_o<----Was the face they got from
me. One person I can remember screaming that was Keith...he was scared to
play me. I got stomped for 40 by Mewtwo, and drew another Scyther. I
retreated Scyther, brought another and got delt 40. I drew yet another
Scyther, and did the same as before. Finally getting Abra, I used Psyshock.
It worked, and I was still in it. He had gotten so many kills, he was down to
1 prize. I gusted an Energy less Electabuzz, and failed Psyshock. He scooped
'Buzz, promoted Mewtwo and the rest was history...
2-1
6 points
Game 4 Vs Keith
    You know, Keith used to be cool, but now he's just a pain, right Ben?
LoL. I started terrible, and got Abra and Mr. Mime...Ouch. I brought Abra,
(sounds crazy..) and attacked a Mewtwo. Deep into the game, I was having
Energy and Pokemon problems. Both Chansey's came out, but Wigglytuff got the
better of them. All I can really remember was that I had 6 prizes to go, and
3 cards in my deck...~_~. Lose...
2-2
6 points

Well, I guess that tournament got the better of me. I felt pretty confident
in my deck, and it betrayed me. Oh well, I think I played it pretty well for
the first time I ever played it, although I lost to two people I ussualy
beat...
PROPS & SLOPS time
PROPS to Greg. Thanks for the tourny! I hope there are more to come...because
I got an itchin for some revenge. >8^)
PROPS to Chris for making it to the 3rd place match, to bad you lost...
PROPS to Ryan. You got 3rd and you showed good sportsmanship.
PROPS/ SLOPS to Prange. (Andrew) Finally beat me. BUT, can you be more
creative next time, like normal people? j/k. I'll see you next week.
SLOPS to Keith. He was a total dork the whole time. I'll see you next week
too, buddy.

Well, I myself, including 4 of my other friends were taken down by people we
ussually could sweep. I guess that wasn't the case as we got too confident
and lost. To everyone who goes to the Bookland Pokemon League: I'LL SEE YOU
NEXT TOURNY, AND I AINT GONNA BE PLAYIN NO 1 HOUR OLD DECK! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
            Well, this is Derek I. sending you mail from
CorranHorn8386@aol.com. See ya next time!