A/N: Alrighty, here it is! The first installment in what will hopefully be many in the Pokémon: Digital Journey series! Feedback is SUPER helpful, and ultra appreciated! Anyway, not much to say but enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or Pokémon

(Theme Song - Master Quest Revised)

No time to question my moves!

Davis appears behind Veemon, Veemon uses Dragon Pulse

I stick to the path that I choose!

Pikachu jumps off Ash's shoulder, using Thunderbolt

Me and my friends are gonna do it right!

Brock, Serena and Kari appear looking over their shoulders

You'll never see us run away from a fight!

An army of Team Rocket goons and their Pokémon appear as Davis and Ash command Veemon and Pikachu to attack

To be a master is my dream!

Davis and Veemon stand in the center of an arena, their faces hidden by shadow

All I've got to do is Believe!
And I Believe!

Images of TK, Tai, Matt and other rivals fly by as Davis looks up with his Pokémon behind him, jumping in the air

I've got a chance to win!

Veemon uses Dragon Rush and Pikachu uses Iron Tail on an Electivire and Magmortar

I'm on my way to victory!
Pokémon!

Davis and Ash shake hands bro style, smiling widely at each other

I can be a Champion if I just believe!

Davis holds up a badge shaped like a fang with a star background

I'm on a Master Quest!
Master Quest!

Ho-oh, Lugia, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno are in the air with Entei, Suicune and Raikou on the ground

I want the whole world to see!
And I Believe!

Davis and Veemon square off against five trainers cloaked in shadows, with four in front and one on a ledge

Gonna be the very best!

Davis and Veemon smirk as they charge towards the trainers

Cause all I've got to do is Believe in ME!

Davis, Kari, Ash, Serena and Brock stand on top of a mountain, their Pokémon all around them

POKEMON!

Pokémon: Digital Journey

Episode One: The Encounter

"DAVIS! COME ON YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE!" screamed Jun at the bottom of the stairs, already in her green school uniform. Davis groaned as he got out of bed, knocking over Demiveemon who screeched "Hey watch it!" as he was unceremoniously knocked onto the ground.

Davis sighed, running into the bathroom to take quick shower, calling over his shoulder to the blue dragon "Sorry buddy!"

Four years had passed since the defeat of Malomyotismon, and at 15 years old Davis hadn't changed much. He had cut his hair shorter than in previous years, still wearing his treasured goggles around his neck. He'd also taken to wearing a deep blue hat that he'd had his grandmother embroider with the Crest of Miracles on it. Quickly throwing on his green uniform he snagged his backpack and tore out of the house after his sister, adjusting the hat backwards on his head as he ran. He had also matured a little as well, gaining control over his temper and learning to think before he acted. He was still an ever-happy optimist and still had a crush on Kari (although he had stopped constantly pursuing her for fear of ruining his friendship with her), but he had definitely turned himself into a better person. He also wasn't half bad looking, often the topic of conversation for the more shallow groups of girls at school. Finally catching up to his sister, Davis bent over, trying to catch his breath as Jun giggled at him, when they heard a voice behind them call out "Geez Davis, you look like you just ran a marathon!"

Turning around Davis caught sight of Tai, and grinned at him. His heart dropped however, when he saw TK walking extremely close to Kari. TK had grown as well, and now stood just a little taller than Davis, having let his own golden locks grow out, to where his brother's had been just a few years prior. His attitude towards Davis had, however, been far more distant and passive aggressive than in recent years (although Yolei had theorized it was only because Davis was such a royal jerk to him for so long). Kari had also let her hair grow out, and now wore it in a ponytail, a small butterfly clip (which had actually been a gift from Davis) keeping it there. She had become even prettier, and was the heartthrob in their year, though most of the guys just assumed she was with TK so they kept their distance. She had also become more assertive, now able to express herself and her feelings more freely than before. What neither of them had admitted yet though was that they truly were only best friends, both having other romantic interests. TK had become very fond of the French Digidestined girl named Catherine, and Kari (even though she had never admitted to it) had started to feel more and more attracted to Davis. At first she assumed it was just because of how he saved them all from Malomyotismon four years prior, but as the years went on, she began to notice how he was maturing, and had found herself liking him more and more. She hadn't been able to build up the courage to tell him yet, however, so she and TK kept up their ruse, if only to throw any suspicion off of them.

Davis kept grinning, although both Tai and Jun noticed how it didn't meet his eyes. Tai had figured out his sister was into Davis not too long ago, after overhearing a conversation between her and TK, in which TK had basically accused her of hiding her feelings and that it was time to quit with the act. She had relented after some pressing, and her confession that she felt something for Davis dumbfounded her older brother, who quietly left, not wanting to eavesdrop further. Tai had enough respect for Kari not to say anything, but even he had to admit that it wasn't teasing anymore, more like torture for their crimson haired friend. He quickly tried to regain Davis' attention, saying "Seriously dude, you need a better alarm clock."

Agumon scoffed from beside his partner "Oh please Tai, like you have ANY room to talk."

Gatomon sighed "It's bad for my nerves to have to hear Kari and Agumon get violent with you, y'know."

Kari giggled "Seriously Tai, I'm not sure how you plan on surviving college the way you sleep."

Jun laughed "Oh god, that'll be a laugh."

TK shook his head "You and Matt both. I feel bad for you Jun, I really do."

Jun sighed, knowing he was right. Matt and Sora had tried, but had both decided that they couldn't make their relationship work, so they broke up about a year ago. Since then Sora and Tai had gotten a lot closer, and everyone was just counting down the days until they finally got together. Jun, who had matured a great deal herself, had finally convinced Matt to give her a shot, and he hadn't left her side since. Davis shrugged, Demiveemon clinging to the top of his partner's head "I was tired is all. Had a lot on my mind recently."

TK shot Davis a disapproving look "Yeah, getting kicked off the soccer team'll do that to you I guess."

Everyone froze at that, scared of how Davis would react. For his part, however, Davis merely turned away, walking in the direction of the school "Whatever TK." The unfortunate truth was, however, that Davis had indeed been kicked off the team. Although, to say he wasn't provoked would be a downright lie. Davis' home life had, unfortunately, taken a terrible turn. His parents, whose marriage had been on the rocks for years, finally dissolved, and his mother had simply packed her bags and left one day, saying to her children "I'm sorry, but I' not fighting with your father over anything anymore, goodbye." Rumors had been going around for a while about her turning to drugs, but they had never confirmed anything. As for Davis' father, his drinking had gotten so bad that Davis and Jun's grandparents had taken them in, and after a great deal of persuasion and pleading, Davis had convinced both his sister and her boyfriend not to say anything about the whole ordeal to his friends, not wanting them to worry. However, Davis had kept pushing his thoughts and feelings on the matter deeper and deeper inside of him until last week, when he had snapped at a game. It was a hard fought game, but Odaiba High (Davis' team) had pulled through and won, with the crimson haired boy scoring the winning goal. When the two team captains went to shake hands is when all hell broke loose. After shaking the other young man's hand, Davis had turned around to go back tohis team when he felt a soccer ball connect with the back of his skull. His head was spinning, and when the other boy had insulted his sister (who had been on the sidelines cheering loudly with Matt beside her), Davis snapped. It took both Matt and Tai the better part of two minutes to drag Davis off the other boy, btu by then the damage was done. Davis himself had some bad bruises and a bloodied face, but the other player was being treated for a broken nose and arm. After a scolding by his coach, Davis had been told to empty his locker and go home, because he was off the team, as Odaiba had strict policies on discipline. He hadn't even bothered to change when he got in that night, and didn't come out of his room all weekend, even when Kari had offered to go do something with him. He had apparently since gotten over the initial shock, and had put on a brave face to try and reassure everyone he was alright.

Tai whacked TK across the back of the head, scowling at him and whispering harshly "Dude! So not cool!"

Jun got in his face as well "Yeah what's you problem?"

TK shrugged, rubbing the back of his head "Just saying the truth. He's the one who decided to go Rambo on that guy."

Kari frowned at him too "You should really apologize to him, that was so uncalled for."

TK sighed, and said calmly "Fine, I'll say I'm sorry. Now can we go please? I don't want to be late."

"Come on Serena! We'll be arriving soon!" Ash said, knocking on her door.

Groaning, Serena opened the door, looking at him and saying groggily "I'm up, I'm up!" Serena had shed her old dress in the past few years since her adventures in Kalos, and now wore a light pink blouse with white trim and a darker pink and black skirt which ended just above her knees, with a pair of black sneakers and her trusty hat. She had become very pretty and was sought after wherever she went, although Ash always did a good job keeping the boys away.

Brock sighed from behind Ash, saying "I swear Serena, sometimes you can be worse than Dawn!"

Serena glared at him, and Ash placed an arm around her waist, kissing her temple "Come on, he was just teasin ya." Ash had grown too, and now stood just a little shorter than Brock. He now wore his old hat from when his journey first started, although he had dyed the white color black and had his mom re-embroider the green symbol in red. He also wore his old hoodie from Hoenn in a dark gray with red trim over a faded dark red shirt and a pair of black cargo pants with black and red sneakers. Pikachu sat atop Ash's head, grinning at Serena.

Brock merely grinned "Who'd have thought that Ash would find a girl before me?" Brock hadn't changed much in his own travels, although he now wore a tan bandanna oer his forehead.

Ash chuckled awkwardly as Serena interlocked their fingers, grinning up at him and saying "Then what are we waiting for? Goralda awaits!"

Ash grinned at her, looking up at his partner fondly "This is it Pikachu. New Region, new adventures, and most importantly a new challenge: The Goralda League!"

Pikachu nodded happily "Pi-Pikachu!"

Davis sighed as he got up from his seat, school having just ended, and trudged his way down the hallway, bag slung over his back, pulling on his hat. He stared blankly at his feet, thinking "This is it, isn't it? This is all that'll happen to me ever. No more adventures, just life passing me by. Why? Why does it have to be this way? I almost wish Malomyotismon wasn't gone, at least then I'd still feel like my life had a purpose." Davis quickly shook these thoughts from his mind when a small blue blur latched itself onto his face.

"DAVISH! AT LAST!" Demiveemon screeched, gripping onto his partner's ears.

"Dude, come on. I saw you at lunch, like, four hours ago" Davis replied, prying the small blue dragon off his face.

"SO LOOOOOOOOOOONG!" Demiveemon cried, squirming around in Davis' hand.

Davis sighed, smiling fondly at his partner, placing him on top of his hat before glancing around, asking "Everyone else already inside?"

Demiveemon nodded and said happily "Yup! And Tentomon said not to be late this time!"

Davis glanced at his phone, sighing when he saw the time "Oh well, looks like we won't be able to meet that requirement this time. Again." Turning around, Davis walked back inside, sighing internally as Demiveemon prattled on and on above him, going on about what all the other Digimon were up to. He only stopped when the pair reached the door, which Davis opened hurriedly, only to be met with an extremely ticked off Yolei, who yelled in his face "And what, pray tell, made you late this time?!"

Davis chuckled nervously, placing his hands in front of him "I got caught in the human traffic, sorry."

TK scoffed "Oh please, like we haven't heard that excuse already."

Cody glared at Davis. Although he had remained mostly the same (apart from his height) as far as his looks went, Cody had changed from quiet and reserved to a more angst-ridden teenager, often turning him into the broody, irritable type. "Seriously dude, it's been four years. hen the hell are you gonna grow up and take responsibility?"

Davis clenched his jaw, although only Tai noticed. TK huffed, folding his arms "Yeah right? Davis on time? That would be a miracle." Davis' right hand tightened into a fist, and both Tai and Matt stood up, about to intervene when TK said the one thing that would change Davis' life forever; "I mean come on man, you're supposed to be a Digidestined, and yet all you do is act the fool and turn yourself into a loser. I don't understand how Jun puts up with you."

Perhaps it was just the day, maybe it was what TK said, hell it could have been the weather for all Davis cared, but somewhere along he line he snapped. He looked up furiously, roaring at TK, Cody and Yolei "YOU KNOW WHAT?! TO HELL WITH YOU PRICKS! I'VE HAD IT WITH YOUR CRAPPY ATTITUDES, AND I'M DONE TAKING THIS BULLCRAP! YOU DON'T LIKE IT!? FINE! I QUIT!" With that he turned on his heel, slamming the door behind him, leaving everyone in shock, including the small Digimon on his head.

After a little while, Kari got up to follow Davis, but Sora placed her hand on the Child of Light's shoulder, shaking her head "Give him some space, he clearly needs to be alone right now, and you begin around would only make him angrier." Kari hung her head, but nodded slowly.

Tai sighed, putting on a grin as he faced the others, saying "Alright! Now that we've all gotten our daily dose of teenage drama, I suggest we let Davis blow off some steam, and then we'll talk to him later. I do, however, think that you three owe him a big time apology" he finished, looking at Cody, Yolei and TK. The three in question merely nodded, and Tai mirrored their actions, hoping silently that his protégé would be alright, piping up "Now that's settled, let's head on in to the DIgital World and try to enjoy the rest of our Friday!"

Above the clouds of the Goralda Region, Mewtwo was caught between four smaller helicopters with a large one in front of him. All five bore big red 'R' symbols painted in a bright red on their hulls. From the speakers on the large chopper, the voice of Team Rocket boss Giovanni said calmly "Did you really think erasing my memory would work Mewtwo? I had contingency plans in place, and now you're once again mine. Give up now!"

Mewtwo looked around him, gritting his teeth and mentally screaming "I'LL NEVER GIVE IN!"

Giovanni smirked from inside his own aircraft, stroking his Persian's head and saying over the speaker "I was hoping you'd say that. TAKE HIM!"

All five choppers let loose a barrage of lightning shocks, and Mewtwo tried to defend against the assault as best he could, but his shields failed, and an explosion in mid air caused him to go flying downwards, towards the ground. With the last of his strength, Mewtwo created a portal, not knowing nor caring where it would take him, falling through it and beginning to lose consciousness, exhausted from his battle. The last thing he saw before he hit the ground was a young man walking down a quiet street, a strange blue Pokémon perched on his hat, reminding him of another boy and his Pikachu. Then everything went black.

Ash stopped suddenly at the dock, looking into the air, a serious look on his face. "That sounded like...but it couldn't be!"

Serena frowned, and poked her boyfriend in the ribs "What's up Ash?"

Brock, who was looking in the sky too, said to his best friend "You heard it too, right? Mewtwo?"

Pikachu shifted uncomfortably on Ash's shoulder, and the boy replied "Yeah, I did. But why now I wonder? He sounded like he was in pain..."

Serena looked between the two "What are you guys talking about?"

Brock glanced over at Serena "Mewtwo."

Serena furrowed her brow "Who's Mewtwo?"

"HOLY!" Davis yelled as the purple...thing crashed into the ground, from a dark portal which disappeared almost as soon as it had appeared. He quickly ran over to the strange being, placing a hand on it's back, nudging it a little "Hey, are you okay?"

Demiveemon looked curiously at it "I've never seen this Digimon before Davis, have you?"

Davis shrugged "I dunno bud, not really too worried about it right now."

Demiveemon nodded, looking at Davis for a moment before asking cautiously "Should we go back and get the others? This guy might be hurt."

Davis looked Mewtwo over for a moment, before saying slowly "I don't think so...just looks exhausted. hould be fine if he gets some rest. Come on, let's take him back to our place, I don't feel like talking to the others right now anyway."

Ash frowned as they walked through Nustra City, and Serena grew more and more concerned "I'm sure everything is fine Ash, don't worry."

He sighed, smiling at the girl "Thanks Serena, that means a lot. I'll be fine, I promise, just need to get my bearings and focus up is all."

Pikachu nodded from his spot on top of Ash's hat "Pi-Pi! Pikachu!"

Brock smiled at them "Yeah, besides I'm sure if Mewtwo was in trouble we'd know. Who knows, maybe he just saw us and decided to say hi!"

Ash laughed, glad that one of his oldest friends had rejoined him for his journey, he had missed the self-proclaimed ladies' man more than he cared to admit.

Mewtwo woke up slowly the next day, sitting up only to realize he had absolutely no idea where he was. He whipped his head around when someone said "Oh, you're awake. Good."

Davis stood in the doorway, dressed in his weekend clothes which consisted of a blue and black hooded vest with a gray shirts underneath, a pair of dark gray cargo pants with dark blue trim and black sneakers, his hat pulled forwards on his head and goggle hanging around his neck. Mewtwo sat up quickly, on guard "Where am I? And who are you?"

Davis' mouth hung open at that, as did the mouth of the small blue dragon Mewtwo had seen before in the street standing next to hi right leg, making the powerful Pokémon smirk "What, never seen a psychic Pokémon powerful enough to communicate telepathically before?"

Shaking his head, the young goggle head put all his other thoughts aside to ask "Wait, what's a Pokémon?"

Mewtwo quirked a brow, but frowned when Demiveemon said "Maybe it's a special type of Digimon, Davish! Or something Tai's mom cooks. Although then it would be a bad thing."

Mewtwo held out a hand, quickly deciding that probing their minds for the information he needed would be easier. What he found both shocked and intrigued him greatly. "I see...so you're a Digimon..."

Davis frowned "Wait, what do you mean? What are you if you're not a Digimon?"

Mewtwo shook his head, holding out a hand "I think it would be easier if I just showed you." In an instant, images began to flood Davis' mind as Mewtwo's yes lit up, causing the young man to fall flat on his behind, as he processed the information he had just received. "Wow...that's so...AWESOME! A world where you can make your own path, and you can live out your own adventure all the time?! Man, I wish I was THERE!"

Demiveemon nodded "Yeah, it sounds like a lot of fun!"

Mewtwo sweatdropped, mentally saying "So you missed everything I said about Team Rocket?"

Suddenly the duo of Miracles frowned "Oh, right. Man, that sucks! I wish I could do something, I can't stand seeing innocent...well, innocent anything getting hurt by bad guys!" Demiveemon nodded emphatically, and said "Right!"

Mewtwo looked him over curiously, "What if I said I need your help?"

Davis looked at the Pokémon in surprise "What do you mean?"

Mewtwo thought carefully before continuing "I know a boy in my world, you remind me a lot of him. For some reason I feel something towards you and him, even though we just met...trust. Not something I associate with humans, but the way you took me in and cared for me without question shows me you have a kind heart and burning spirit. Team Rocket is going to hurt a lot of innocent Pokémon and people, but I'm not strong enough to take them down by myself. I can tell you're not happy with your life the way it is now...how would you like to come with me? Become a Pokémon trainer?"

Ash sighed as he sat in the Pokémon center, waiting for the Goralda League registration system to come back online, thinking back to his encounters with Mewtwo. Brock came and sat across from his, giving his old friend a pensive look, saying "You know, he is the strongest Pokémon in history right? He can take care of himself."

"I know that Brock it's just...I dunno, I can't help but worry" Ash sighed, Pikachu patting the side of his face sympathetically.

"I know my friend, better than anyone. Still, try and get some rest okay?" Brock said, patting Ash's shoulder.

"I will dude, just gonna sit here and think a little bit longer. I'll head up soon."

"Are you ready to go?" Mewtwo asked, looking Davis and Demiveemon over. He was dressed the same, except he now had a dark gray bag on his back, filled with basic necessities. Demiveemon squirmed nervously on the top of Davis' hat, saying to his partner "Davish are you sure about this? This is serious y'know, we might not be able to come back once we go. And you only left Jun a note. Are you absolutely sure?"

Davis took a deep breath as he stood in the quiet morning street, taking a long look at the sky "I...I'm positive. I need the adventure, Vee. It's what I live for." Mewtwo nodded, and opened a portal, but then something happened that once again threw the crimson haired boy for a loop.

"Davis?" a nervous voice called out from behind him, causing the boy to whirl around to see none other than Kari standing there, a totally confused expression on her face. She had her hair up in a ponytail, butterfly clip in it's usual place. She also wore a pink and yellow shirt, with a lighter pink skirt that ended just above her knees, and a pair of yellow sneakers"What's going on? Is that a Digimon?" she frowned as she saw the bag and the portal "Wait, are you going somewhere? Talk to me Davis, please."

Mewtwo frowned, saying telepathically to Davis "We need to leave, I don't know how long I can hold the portal open for."

Kari began to panic slightly, moving forward and placing a hand on his arm "Davis, please, what's happening?"

Davis sighed, gently pulling his arm back, and Gatomon plopped down on top of her partner's head, giving Davis a curious look "Where are you going?"

Davis turned hi back to them, and walked towards Mewtwo, saying "I'm going on a little trip. I don't know when or even if I'll be back, but it's important. And this guy needs my help" he gestured to Mewtwo, who merely studied Kari curiously. "Let's go Mewtwo, I'm eager to see this whole new world."

In that moment, as the portal began to close, Kari made a choice. Risk never seeing Davis again, or go with him and make amends for the pain she'd clearly been causing him for so long. Not thinking of the consequences, she acted on an irrational impulse that she'd developed after spending so much time with Davis, and dived in after him.

Ash, along with Serena, Brock and Pikachu, sat behind the Pokémon center, watching as Charizard flew threw the air, working on his speed with Greninja. They all stopped however when a dark portal opened, and out of it flew Mewtwo, followed closely by two kids about Ash and Serena's age, two curious Pokémon on their heads, falling onto the ground in a heap. "Oh come on!" Davis complained, sitting up with Kari rubbing her head "What is it with us and portals?"

"MEWTWO!" Brock and Ash yelled, running over to the Pokémon with grins on their faces. They paused when they saw the humans beside him however, and Ash asked "Wait, who're these guys?"

Mewtwo looked at Ash and Pikachu, then said mentally "This is Davis, and apparently his friend. They're from another dimension, and they're here to help."

The two other young men just stared at Mewtwo blankly for a moment, before yelling "WHAT?!"

The stage has been set, our heroes have been identified and the winds of fate have gone their course. Where will the adventures in Goralda take these five young individuals? Will Davis and Kari be able to get home? And what of Team Rocket, how do they fit into the puzzle? Stay tuned and find out!

So...like it? If yes, let me know! I'll try and update as frequently as possible, but until next time this is Silver Tongue signing off!