Greetings, everyone. Sorry I'm late; I blame it on the usual: school, job, and life in general. That, and I couldn't find a way to make Iris and Yoshi work. So I did Iris and Thomas instead. Hey, it fulfills the same general purpose, so I'm not complaining.

Disclaimer: ... Take a guess at what I'm supposed to say.

IRIS: Hey, I'm a Pokémon.

THOMAS: And I'm a Digimon.

I: I'm Iris, future Dragon Master from the Village of Dragons.

T: I'm Thomas H. Norstein, senior member of the Digital Accident Tactics Squad, also known as the Data Squad or DATS.

I: My main Pokémon partner is Axew, given to me by the elder of my village.

T: My partner is Gaomon, assigned to me by the DATS executive staff.

I: Isn't he the one who always goes, "Sir, yes sir," all the time?

T: And there's something wrong with that?

I: Well, not really, except he sounds like someone in the army, rather than you're best friend.

T: At least he's adept at fighting, unlike a certain dragon.

I: Hey, Axew's a strong fighter!

T: Except it took him almost twenty episodes to move past the "Dragon Sneeze."

I: Ash gave you that one, didn't he?

T: It's not just Axew either. Excadrill didn't seem to want to listen to you, and Emolga has no interest in fighting at all. Dragon Master? You'll be lucky if you can make it past a trainer with one badge.

I: Well, maybe if I'd had enough time before my first appearance, I'd be a little stronger too.

T: Well, it certainly is taking you long enough. Most of the other Pokémon girls would have gotten somewhere by now.

I: That's because they had contests. Being a Dragon Master isn't as formulaic as that. And I still have my moments. I mean, sure, they're not your moments, but I think I'd prefer it that way.

T: Meaning?

I: Where do we start? Oh, how about your first moment: breaking protocol and going into the Digital World, something that hadn't been done before, to chase down a rogue Drimogemon under the assumption it might return stronger than ever, even though it was dimmer than a Slowpoke.

T: I believe the phrase, "better safe than sorry," applies here.

I: Oh, and how can we forget the time you made a deal with the most evil character these two franchises have seen?

T: It was to save my sister. What would you have done?

I: I would have trusted my friends and told them I was acting as a double agent for starters.

T: And your moments are better?

I: Let's see, I get either a new Pokémon or a new move learned, I actually accomplish something. So, yeah, I'd say they're better.

T: But they're few and far between. Better to have more, possibly questionable, moments than only a few barely tolerable ones.

I: "Barely tolerable?" Admit it, you're just stuck up. You may be older than me, but really, you're such a little kid.

T: Tell me you didn't just go there.

I: Hey, you used "Dragon Sneeze." And turnabout is fair play.

Too true, especially when rivalries, however old and outdated they may be, are concerned. I'm thinking another mon chapter next time. We'll see.

This is CF, signing out.