Pokemonhantā! Isshō ni ichido no tabi!
(Pokemon Hunters! The Journey Of A Lifetime!)
By: Aubrie1234
Dear Readers, another story of mine! Yay! And, this is also the second story I've done where the title is supposed to be in Japanese, using Google Translate.
May had just gotten back from Sinnoh and was now walking around Slateport City, wanting to see the sights before starting pack to Petalburg. She was in Slateport Market, trying to get through the crowds without her fans seeing her; unfortunately, she didn't get far.
"Look! It's the famous coordinator May Maple!" someone yelled. Instantly she started to run, pushing and excusing her way out of the huge crowd before her fans could surround her. They were hot on her tail though, so she had to keep running as soon as she escaped the crowd. While she ran, she spotted a few alleyways that she could duck into if she doubled back, which she did. As soon as she was in an alley, she held her breath in case her fans had super-hearing.
Please don't find me, please don't find me... she thought, pulling her hands into fists until the knuckles turned white. She also had her eyes tightly closed. Because of this, she didn't see what was happening around her. A strange hole comprised of green and white squares opened underneath her and she slowly fell into it. But, she didn't notice she was falling because she was falling so slowly. After she fell through the strange hole, it disappeared as soon as it appeared.
It opened in a different location and May was slowly lifted out of it, still in the same position as before but not noticing what had happened. It was a gray alley similar to the one she was in before, except both the ground and sky were pinkish-purple, green plants were covering half the place, and the strange green and white squares floated through the air. Soon, though, she opened her eyes and was surprised.
"Where am I..?" she asked aloud. One of the boxes to her left shuttered slightly before a small, white dog-like animal with a gold ring around its neck stepped out.
"You're in DigiQuartz, miss." it said with a soft, shy girl voice. May yelped and the creature flinched.
"I-I'm sorry, miss. I didn't mean to frighten you..." May managed to recover over her shock before the creature went away.
"N-no, you're fine, it's just... I've never heard of a Pokemon besides Team Rocket's Meowth that can talk, and I've never seen anything like you before." The creature seemed confused.
"Uh, what's a Pokemon, miss?" Now it was May's turn to be confused.
"You aren't a Pokemon?"
"No... I'm a creature known as a Digimon. By the way, I'm Salamon."
"I'm May. I guess I'll need to explain a few things..."
"Me too, but we have time. The flow of time here is much different than anywhere else."
"Really?" Salamon nodded. They then went into explaining about each other's worlds.
"Wow. I wish I had a digimon partner. But, I'm just a normal pokemon trainer."
"I wish I was human, or at least be around humans more often than I do now. Pokemon seem interesting, too."
"Yeah, but, how do I get home?" Salamon shook her head.
"I don't know. The only way that I know of is for you to have a digivice." May then stood up and stretched.
"Let's go find a way home, then." Salamon blinked.
"You mean... you'll take me with you?" May smiled and nodded.
"Of course! Traveling's always more fun with others!" She then got a faraway look on her face and muttered: "Just like what Ash said..."
"Who?" Salamon asked. May shook her head.
"Just an old friend of mine." She picked up Salamon before walking down the alley, towards the street, "Let's get going, Salamon."
"Right, May."
They wandered the streets in search of other digimon, but they couldn't find any. There weren't any digimon anywhere.
"This reminds me of the ghost town my friends and I visited once when we were traveling..." May muttered, glancing around.
"Could you tell me about it?" Salamon asked. May smiled.
"Sure. It happened during Ash's Battle Frontier challenge and my Kanto Grand Festival journey..." Just as she was about to continue, something hit the path in front of them, creating a blast. May held Salamon tightly, braving out the blowing whiplash. It soon calmed down to reveal an Allomon, though May didn't know what he was. Salamon jumped out of her arms and growled.
"Humans aren't allowed in DigiQuartz, so I suggest you leave." Allomon growled. May was frightened, but she didn't back down.
"I don't know how to get out of DigiQuartz."
"Then I'll have to eliminate you." he said before charging. Salamon stopped it, however.
"Puppy Howling!" she started to howl, which made Allomon stop to cover his ears. She then started to charge the digimon.
"Sledge Crash!" Allomon stumbled back a bit from the hit and shook his head to clear it.
"Run, May! I'll take care of him!" Salamon barked. May shook her head.
"No way! You won't stand a chance against him if I don't help!" she said. Just then, Allomon recovered and attacked.
"Dino Burst!" Salamon was hit by the fire and sent flying. May caught her and saw she had taken a direct hit, badly injuring her.
"Looks like you both lose, human." Allomon said, powering up another Dino Burst. Salamon was struggling weakly to get out of her arms and protect her, but May knew what she had to do.
"No way, digimon. I'm not going to give up, no matter what, and I won't let you hurt my new friend!" May shouted at him. A light suddenly surrounded her and Salamon, healing the little digimon's wounds instantly. Allomon was surprised, making him lose his concentration.
"May... You're a DigiDestined now! I'd recognize the glow of Digivolution anywhere!" Salamon said, "Quick, digivolve me!"
"How-?" The light condensed into a small point in from of them, forming a device that looked like a small white box with a screen and antennas, along with a metal part at the top with grooves cutting through it. May reached out and grabbed it, making it change to a variety of colors, mainly plue, red, yellow, and white. A golden light surrounded Salamon this time, and she jumped out of May's arms.
"Salamon digivolve to..." The light grew brighter until it faded away, revealing... "Gatomon!" She jumped at Allomon.
"Lightning Paw!" she quickly punched him, sending him on his back.
She's a lot stronger now. May thought as Gatomon powered up another attack.
"Neko Kick!" Her kick pushed Allomon farther into the ground, where he groaned as a circle of data surrounded him. Gatomon jumped back as he then disappeared and a small box appeared over the digivice's screen, projecting an image of Allomon. It soon disappeared as well, and Gatomon was surrounded by another golden light as she changed back into Salamon.
"Wow." May whispered.
"That is the power of digimon, May. If we need to, we can change into a more powerful form, like I did. It can't happen with all digimon, though."
"And, what happened to that digimon?"
"You mean Allomon?" May nodded, "He's in your digivice."
"You mean this thing?" she held up the box and Salamon nodded.
"There are different types of digivices, and it looks like your's is one of the slightly older ones, called the original Fusion Loader. There are newer versions, but your's is older, allowing you to do different things."
"Like what?"
"It lets you bring out any amount of digimon you have in it at the same time and lets you fuse more than two."
"Fuse?" Salamon nodded.
"For that digivice, it can use something called DigiFusion. It can combine two digimon together, but since your's is one of the older ones, it can let you fuse more than one."
"Like you, Allomon, and another digimon?" Salamon nodded, "Can this also get me back home?"
"Yes. Just point it in front of you and say: 'Time Shift.' A portal will open and you can go through it, back home." Salamon said, "And, since you got a Fusion Loader and digivolved me, I guess we're partners now!"
"Really?" May smiled as Salamon nodded. She squealed and picked up the little digimon, hugging her.
"We'll get to stay together!" She loosened her grip so Salamon could breathe and looked at the digivice's screen.
"Allomon?" she asked warily. The screen lit up, showing the digimon's face.
"Yes ma'am?" he asked, "Oh, and I am sorry for what I did; I don't see humans around here at all and I thought you were invading my territory, so I am very sorry!" May smiled.
"It's okay. Why don't you come out?" Allomon did and ducked his head.
"I am very sorry again for what I did. And May?"
"Yes?"
"The friends you talked about with Salamon, I don't think you should let us talk around them." May and Salamon looked at him in surprise.
"Why?" Salamon asked, having finally got her breath back.
"We can be seen in public and you can tell them we're new types of creatures, but I don't know how they will react if they heard us talk." May nodded.
"You're right, Allomon. I think they might freak out if they heard either of you talk." she looked down at the digivice, "And I think I can make a story up for this, too. In my world, Pokemon go into special balls called pokeballs; I can tell my friends this is a new type that can hold many, but it's only made for you guys." Allomon nodded.
"That's a good cover."
"And Allomon?" Salamon asked, "Has anything strange happened lately?"
"Yes, actually. Everyone's been seeing a strange digimon around here lately, and I have the feeling that something big is going to happen. Haven't you?"
"No, but I've been having this bad feeling lately."
"I see..."
"If that's true," May spoke, "Then I'll need to come back here more often and use you guys to fight it off. I'll have to do the Time Shift in secret, though, so no one will know." The two nodded before going into her digivice.
"Bring us out when you think it's safe." Salamon said before the screen turned off. May nodded and held up her digivice.
"Time Shift!" A rainbow portal opened in front of her and she walked in. It disappeared behind her, not leaving a trace.
Well, what do you think?
May: Out-of-control?
Allomon: Obsolete?
Salamon: Just plain crazy?
Me: And, by the way, I'm going to have May and her digimon up here with me. I might add other characters and their digimon, but for now it's just May, Salamon, and Allomon. And, read & review, readers!
Salamon: Do you even know what the word means?
Allomon: Yes, actually. It means out-of-date, basically; a computer-term to describe out-of-date things, mainly computers and their parts. I know a lot of words.
May: Like a dictionary?
Allomon: *nods*
Me: By the way, I just thought of something. You guys can quiz Allomon on the meaning of different words if you want. He'll answer them in his own words and, if he doesn't know it... Well, you'll find out soon enough.
Allomon: That doesn't sound good...
May: Everything she says isn't good.
Me: HEY!
