Takumi Aiba and Ami Aiba, reunited with their partner Digimon in a mysterious new world stumble upon Ben Natsuya. A Pokemon Ranger who was seperated from his partner while on a mission in Oblivia to investigate the Pokemon Pinchers. Both being lost in territory they are unfamiliar with, the youths agree to work together. After meeting Booker and Ukulele Pichu, they set off for Rainbow Island. One of the seven islands of the Oblivia Region.
Ben, alongside, Booker, Takumi and Ami, reached the dock of the island. "Remember to tie the boat this time sir." Takumi said.
"Oh, yes, thank you for remindin' me lad." The shipbuilder replied as he tied the boat off. "Pretty quick, wasn't it? My house is right over there." He pointed to a fairly large structure with a red roof.
As they walked down the dock three children ran from the path past the house over to them. "Welcome back. Booker!" The boy with green hair smiled.
"Oh, hello there, Ralph. You're nice and dirty. Full of energy as always, I see."
"You're embarrassing me. That's a weird compliment, by the way." He then noticed Ben and his friends. "Who're they?"
"This here's Ben." Booker replied stroking his beard. "A Pokemon Ranger. The two over there are Takumi and Ami."
The three kids were quick to run up to Ben. "Really?" The boy with brown hair asked. "But that Pokemon Ranger uniform seems kinda different."
"I've never seen a Ranger with red goggles and a yellow scarf before." The little girl added.
"The uniform does seem a little different." Booker noted. "There's no doubt Ben's a Ranger, though. The proof is that I saw the whirlin' round stuff with my own eyes."
"Whirl around stuff? Do, you mean a capture?!" Ralph asked. "If that's what it was, I sure wish I could've seen it." He then took notice of the Pokemon near them. "Huh? You sure don't see Ukulele Pichu come to this island often."
"Pichu!"
"Do Pokemon say nothing but their own names repeatedly?" Terriermon asked.
The kids eyes widened as Terriermon spoke. "Whoa! A talking Pokemon!" Ralph said. "I'm going to go tell everyone a Ranger and a talking Pokemon came to our village, 'cause I think everyone is worried about the UFO stuff!"
The three kids left as Booker turned to Ben. "Ralph is such a reliable boy. He can probably tell you lots about this island as well. By the way…I'll bet you folks are tuckered out from evreythin' today. Why don't you rest at my place for a spell?"
"Thanks." Ben smiled. "I think we'll take you up on that."
"Good. You come along now, too, Pichu." Booker led everyone towards his house with Pichu in the back. But just when the Pokemon was about to enter himself he saw a UFO like machine fly by. Looked up a few more flew in the same direction. It growled as it gave chase.
Booker showed his new friends inside. A young boy with green hair was working on a boat as we saw them. "Welcome home, boss!" then he noticed the new faces. "Who are these people with you? Oh no...could it be? Disillusioned with being Rangers, these people have come to ask to be your new apprentices? Then, moved by their words, you decided to take them in? If that's the case, I'm no longer needed, so it's pack you bags and hit the road right?! Boss! How could you do that to me?"
Booker just sighed. "Ben, Takumi and Ami aren't doin' any such thing. If you don't have anythin' better to do than dream up lame stories, why don't you hurry and get our guests some tea!"
The boy sighed in relief. "Whew! I'm so relieved to hear that." He then hurried to the kitchen.
"That's my apprentice shipbuilder, Nick." Booker explained. "He's a hard worker, but he has a wild imagination, and he's always worryin' about foolish things. 'Cause of that, work gets interrupted all the time."
"He seems nice enough." Palmon said.
The boy turned around in shock. "Did that Pokemon just talk? Oh no! Could it be?! They've become super intelligent and are going to take over the world!"
Ami just stared. "That is a weird imagination you've got."
"My point." Booker said rolling his eyes. "By the way, what brings you to Oblivia? And…When I met you at Dolce Island, Ben's cloths were soaked. Not to mention there's these talking things…Digimon you call them? What in the world happened?"
Ben sighed as he sat down. "Well I was sent on a mission to investigate suspicious activity here in Oblivia when…"
Ben took his time explaining his story. When he was done, Takumi explained where he and his sister were from as well as their Digimon.
"I see…" Booker said. "So those UFOs are the vehicles of the Pokemon Pinchers, a group that kidnaps Pokemon. That means…they took Dolce Island's Pokemon! What an unbelievable group of good-fer-nothin's!"
"What I find worrying is your story about the other Ranger." Nick panicked. "Oh no! Could it be?!"
"Here it comes." Terriermon groaned, rolling his eyes.
"Your partner's been caught by the bad guys and is bound with a rope in…"
Ben clenched his fist and scowled as the image came into his head.
"Nick! Knock off that worthless daydreamin'!" Booker scolded.
"S-sorry!"
He then turned back to the upset Ranger. "Ben. Being separated from your partner and washin' up here has probably made you a little unsure, and I still can't wrap my head around Takumi and Ami's story, but I bet those two feel just as uneasy, but don't you worry none. I'm here, and so is energetic little Ralph and my apprentice Nick. You're not alone."
"Thank you." Takumi replied. "And Ben, don't worry. We said we'd help you and we meant it."
"Agreed." Ami smiled. "You can count on us."
A smile came to Ben's concerned face as he relaxed a little. "Thanks guys."
"And Ukulele Pichu can sooth you with it's cheery music." Booker added.
"Where is Ukulele Pichu anyway?" Palmon asked. "I thought he followed us inside."
Everyone looked around, but couldn't find the Pokemon. Then Ralph ran inside. "W-we've got trouble!"
Booker faced the kid. "Did your mom catch you playin' tricks again?"
"No, that's not it! The UFOs are back!"
Everyone's eyes turned to him wide open. "What?!"
"I saw them flying, one after another!"
"Really?!" Booker gasped.
"Where were they heading?!" Ben asked.
"Towards Teakwood Forest! Arley and the strange girl that showed up earlier went to see what's going on, but they haven't come back."
"Strange girl?" Ami asked.
"But this is Arley we're talking about, and he's incredibly strong, so…Oh no! Could it be?!" Nick gasped. "Perhaps he caught a UFO and was trying to crush it! Catching it was all well and good, but maybe they ended up hitting him with a shrinking ray? And then, and then…"
"Nick! Knock off the pointless daydreams already!" Booker growled.
"Booker, where's Teakwood forest!?" Ben asked.
"West of Cocona Village, past the house."
"Alright. You guys wait here." He pressed a button on his Styler. The voice Nav. Booted up.
"New Mission! New Mission! Protect Arley and they mysterious girl, who went to investigate in Teakwoon Forest, from the Pokemon Pinchers!"
As Ben's Styler lite up he backflipped and rose it into the air. "Mission on!" He then darted out of the house.
Takumi, Ami and their Digimon just watched as he left. "What was that about?" the boy asked.
"A Ranger gimmick." Booker replied. "They have special poses for missions."
"Why?" Palmon asked.
"Never mind that." Ami said. "Come on, Takumi, we'd better go after him."
"Right."
"I'll come too!" Ralph said. "I'm worried about Arley! He's big and strong, but I was surprised when I heard how old he was. He's really old!"
"By the way, Ralph, have you seen Ukulele Pichu?" Booker asked.
"I was worried about Arley, so I ran right here. I wasn't looking around."
"You guys don't think he went after the Pinchers on his own, do you?" Terriermon asked.
"Only one way we'll find out." Takumi said. "Let's go everyone!"
Ben hurried past the village and sprinted towards the forest as fast as he could. "Hey! Wait a minute!" Ben screeched to a halt as he heard a voice. A man approached from behind. "Are you going to Tweakwood Forest?"
"Yeah."
"The Pokemon there were really frightened by all the commotion with the UFOs. Many Pokemon will run at the sight of a person. I won't try to stop you from going into the forest, but be careful."
"Don't worry. I'm a Top Ranger." He then hurried into the forest. Once inside he ran into a branch. The path to the west was blocked by a wooden fence. "Tch! Gonna need a Pokemon that can cut through that. Or maybe I can go around it." He went to the north and saw a man in a green uniform. A Kricketot, and a Hoppip stood in front of him with a Stantler behind him.
"Hey, you! Don't you dare stand in my way! This is what you'll get!" He held out his wrist and the Hoppip was enveloped in light. It slowly disappeared. "These new Control Gauntlets things they gave us are really great! I have no idea how they work, but it's so easy to catch Pokemon with them.
A female Pincher approached him 'What are you doing talking to yourself and slacking off on guard duty? Get back to your post! Now!"
"I still don't think we really need to have someone on watch…I-I'm going though."
Ben watched from behind a tree as the two walked off. "Those guys are the Pinchers, huh?" a voice asked from behind him.
He whirled around to see Takumi. Ami was with him, along with Terriermon, Palmon and Ralph. "When did you guys get here?!"
"Just now. Sheesh. We just finish talking about how you're not alone and right off the bat, you run off on your own." The male sleuth sighed.
"I can do this alone. This is a Ranger's job. You guys should head back, you could get hurt."
"That hasn't stopped us before, and it never will." Ami said. "If people are in danger, we can't just ignore it."
"And I'm worried about the Pokemon!" Ralph said. "We have to protect them from those bad guys!"
"But I-
"But nothing Ben." Takumi said with a determined look. "We're going with you. Like it or not."
Ben just stayed quiet for a moment. But he soon gave a defeated sigh. "Alright. Just watch yourselves."
"Don't worry." Terriermon said. "We know our way around in a fight."
They continued through the forest. They were stopped by a log in the road. "What now?" Ralph asked.
"Hang on." Ben said running back.
"Uh, guys?" Ami sighed. She walked over to the log and climbed over it. "There. Problem solved."
Ben then returned with a Hoothoot, a Stantler and a Kricketot. "Oh…I suppose that's also an option…But I'd better get rid of that log anyway. Someone could get hurt. Hoothoot!" The bird slashed the log into pieces with its talons. "Thanks." Ben said as he waved it off.
"Seriously?" Ami asked as she brushed the pieces aside with her foot. "Do you also use Pokemon to cut trees half as tall as my leg? Or use them to light up caves because you forgot your flashlight?"
"Funny, you should mention that. In some regions-
"Guys, can we get back to the matter at hand?" Takumi asked. "We need to find those Pinchers before they kidnap any more Pokemon."
"He's right. Let's move!" They hurried down the path. Up ahead was a cave. Ben stopped and held his hand up. "Hold up." He backed everyone against a tree and glanced at the Pinchers from before guarding the entrance. Behind them were a Buizel and a Croagunk.
"I wonder how things are going with the secret team in the cave…" the male said.
"Who knows? Our job is just to guard this entrance. You shouldn't be thinking about anything else."
"Secret team?" Ben asked. "Hey, Ralph, what's in that cave?"
"Well I only heard rumors but-
"Pichu!" Ukulele Pichu came charging towards it.
"Pichu!" Ralph gasped.
"What's that crazy little guy doing?!" Takumi asked.
One of the Pinchers approached. "What's with this thing? Got a ukulele on its back. Like it could actually play…"
The woman Pincher recognized it. "I've seen it before! It got away from me recently!"
"Could it be…? Did it chase us here because we caught its friends?"
"Do Pokemon even feel friendship? It's a little unbelievable, but whatever. I'll let you see our friends. So just stand still and let me pinch you."
"Pichu, pichu!" the Pokemon bounced up and down angerly.
"What's with the aggressive posture? It's got a pretty nasty glare for being so cute."
"Come on, watch out! This little guy's serious." The male said. "It looks like it's about to come charging at us."
"Don't worry. We have these Control Gauntlets!"
The woman held out her wrist and a purple ray came towards Pichu who jumped back out of its range. The male came at him from the left and fired the ray, but Pichu dodged it again. "I was hoping we could sneak up on the guards…" Ben said. "But we're gonna have to act now!"
"Fine by me!" Terriermon nodded. "Head on was always more my style!"
The Pinchers surrounded Pichu and pointed their Control Gauntlets at it. "STOP RIGHT THERE!" A bee creature charged at the woman from behind and rammed its head into her back.
"Ack! Who the-
Pichu saw the creature and ran behind it.
"Pick on me instead, cowards!"
The Pinchers stared at it in utter shock. "D-did that Pokemon just talk to me?!"
"Let's pinch it! The others have got to see this!"
"What is that!?" Ben asked.
"That's another Digimon!" Takumi gaspped. "A FanBeemon. It must be one of the missing ones Alphamon mentioned."
"Gear Stinger!" The Digimon shot a horde of needles at the Pinchers who jumped out of the way.
"Come on!" Ben said, running out of the hiding spot. "Those two need our help!"
"Pichu and FanBeemon or the Pinchers?" Terriermon asked as the others followed.
Everyone's attention was averted to Ben as he entered the scene. "Now, kids, would you just leave us alone here…Huh? A Pokemon Ranger?!" the woman gapped.
"But I heard there was just one old Ranger in Oblivia!" the other Pincher insisted. "Well then, we'll just have to get rid of the extra one! Buizle! Croagunk! Charge!"
"Capture on!" Ben yelled as he shot his Styler. The two Pokemon jumped towards him.
"Terriermon! Go!" Takumi ordered.
"Right!" The Rabbit Digimon jumped off of his shoulder and into the air. "Terrier Tornado!" he spun in rapid circles until he was a twister and flew into Buizle, knocking it into the stony side of the cave.
Ben then looked back at his friend Pokemon. "Kricketot!" The Bug type shot a web, at the Buizle trapping it in place.
"Palmon! We're up!" Ami said.
"You got it! Poison Ivy!" It shot its thorns at Croagunk, who was knocked back.
"Gear Stinger!" FanBeemon shot another needle at it, knocking it into the wall. With it stunned, and the other Pokemon immobile, Ben spun his Styler around both of them until they both calmed down.
"Hey, not bad guys!" Ben smirked.
"How embarrassing…" the male Pincher said.
"This is too much!" the woman whined.
"Darn it! They're kids! Let's just wrestle them into submission!"
"Hey!" A girl flipped in between them and kicked the woman in the gut and then rammed her palm into the man's face. Both went flying in opposite directions. "Ha! What a joke. I wasn't even tryin'."
Ami and Takumi were in disbelief. "FEI?!"
The girl looked back at them. "Oh, the two of ya are here too."
"What are you doing here?!" Takumi asked.
"Oh. You guys know each other?" Ralph asked.
The teenage woman looked at him. "Ralph! We told ya to stay put in the village!"
"But I brought the Ranger with me! He can help!"
Fei turned to Ben. "So, yer' this "Pokemon Ranger" I've been hearin' about? A bit younger than I expected."
"Hey, I doubt you're that much older than me. If at all. I take it you're the one who came here with Arley? Where is he?"
"The old guy? He wanted to go into the forest alone, but I couldn't just sit around. He thought it would be a good idea to split up and search."
"Excuse me?" FanBeemon said. "You're humans…but you don't seem like bad people like those two."
"Hmm? This one can talk huh?"
"That's a Digimon, Fei, don't you remember?" Ami asked.
"Remember what?"
Takumi nudged his sister before whispering to her. "Only the six of us remember Digimon involvement, remember?"
"Uh, right. Sorry! Nothing! Forget I said anything!" Ami laughed nervously.
"Who are you?" FanBeemon asked.
"I'm Takumi. This is Ami, Terriermon and Palmon. That's Ben, and Ralph. And those two are Fei and Pichu."
Ralph ran up to the Pokemon. "Pichu, are you okay?"
"Pichu!" The Pokemon ran into the cave.
"Um, Pichu?!"
"Come on, we need to go after him!" Ben said. They entered the dark cave. A deep pit laid before them. "Watch you step everyone." He said leading them down a side path. They ducked as a Zubat flew by them. Ben shot his Styler and caught it. Then they approached a large rock. "Hmm…Can't step over this. I'll be right back!"
As he left Ami turned to her friend. "So, Fei, how'd you get here?"
"After the experiment went out of control, I found myself in the village. Lucky for me the people there were nice. Gave me a place to stay and taught me about these "Pokemon." I tried telling them where I was from, but I think the kids were the only ones who believed me."
"Oh! Are Ami and Takumi from your world Fei?" Ralph asked.
"Yup. By the way, have either of you seen anyone from the demonstration? Yuuko? Yuugo?"
"You're the first one we've seen." Takumi said. "Think they all wound up here?"
"Well Rie was thrown away from the ARC System, so with luck she was spared from this craziness. Hopefully she's lookin' for us and tryin' to find a way to bring us back."
"What you did back there was impressive." FanBeemon said. "I didn't know humans were so strong."
"Oh, that?" Fei smirked. "That was nothing. I can smack punks like that around all day with my hands tied behind my back."
Ben then returned with a Koffing. "Stand back!" The Pokemon rammed into the stone, knocking it off a cliff. "Thanks, Koffing!"
The Pokemon flew off and Ben and the others proceeded. They jumped down a small cliff and soon saw Pichu with an old man dressed in green in the path. "Pichu!" The Pokemon tried to get past him, but he blocked the way.
"I told you not to come in here!"
"Arley!" Ralph ran up to him first. "You're okay!"
"Ralph?! I've told you not to come here! It's too dangerous!"
"Relax old man, he's with us." Fei said. "Besides we got the Ranger here." Arley looked at Ben.
"You two didn't come back and I was really, really worried!" Ralph cried. "This Ranger has come to Oblivia, so I asked for some help to look for you. Takumi and Ami wanted to come too."
"I see. Sorry to get angry with you. But I'm okay. Being a lumber jack has made me very strong."
"Even though you're pretty old…"
"Come on, Ralph!"
"Never mind that." Ben said. "What happened to the Pinchers? Are they here?"
"Yes, they are. Actually, I came here because I wanted to see what these guys are up to. They seem to need something from the Monument from deep in this cave."
"Monument?" Takumi asked.
"It looks like they're only investigating the Monument while a rather powerful Pokemon is lured away. It doesn't look like they intend to harm the villagers right now."
"That must be why they're kidnapping the Pokemon here." Ami said. "It's to lure the big one away. So, what's this about a mon-
"Pichu!" The ukulele Pokemon ran past Arley while he was distracted.
"Hey! Wait!"
"Come on!" Ben said hurrying after it.
Deep in the cave two Pinchers stood before a Monument. One of them held up the Control Gauntlet. A purple light came up and a strange symbol appeared on it. Then he pulled out a piece from the center. "We got the Emblem!"
"Pichu!" Ukulele Pichu ran up the them.
"Wh-what's it doing?"
"You shouldn't interfere with people's work."
Pichu jumped up and grabbed onto it's face. "Whoa! What? Going to give me a shock, huh?" he asked prying it off with his hands. "Like I'd let you This is what you get!"
He threw him roughly on the ground. His Ukulele fell of and was smashed from the impact. Pichu looked behind it to see the broken instrument. "Pi?!"
"Awww…Broke it's ukulele, huh? You are quite the villain." The other one said.
"PI!" Pichu glared at them with teary eyes.
"How do you like them pineapples?! Arrogant little Pokemon. Trying to get a piece of me. No good will come from capturing you. Stop looking at me. Get out of here!"
"First of all, it's apples, not pineapples moron." Ben then came rushing in with the others. "Secondly, what part of YOU is worth having?"
"It can't be! A Pokemon Ranger? What were those guards doing, anyway?"
"Right now, they're napping on the job." Fei smirked. "Now it's your turn for a trip to dreamland. Seeing punks like you makes me feel all fuzzy…I'm raring to whip out some punishment!"
Ralph then saw Pichu with its broken ukulele. "Poor Pichu! Pichu's ukulele is broken."
The Pokemon went over to the smashed instrument and cried. "Pichuu…"
"I'm sure these bad guys broke it."
"Well whatever could you be talking about?" one of them smirked. "Hey partner…Get the Z.Z. Flyer ready. I can handle these brats on my own. Cranidos! Give them a taste of a headbutt!"
A rock type Pokemon cane running down the stairs. "Ben, watch out!" Takumi yelled.
But then it rammed into the Pincher next to it's tamer. He was knocked over to the floor. "Ouch…" Ami and Fei facepalmed. Takumi, Ben and Ralph laughed at them.
"Not him you dolt!"
"Yes him!" Terriermon joked. "Keep doing it!"
"Wha-A talking Pokemon!? Ugh. I'll deal with your big mouth later." The Pincher groaned, before he turned to his Pokemon. "As for you! Your opponent is the Pokemon Ranger!"
"Stantler!" Ben's Friend Pokemon charged right into Cranidos, smashing its head against his, making it a contest of power. As they faced off Ben looped his Styler around Cranidos.
"CRAN!" With one brutal push it threw Stantler into a rock. It panicked and ran away. Cranidos jumped on the capture line damaging the Styler.
"Gah!" Ben pulled it back to him. The energy counter dropped a bit.
"So much for that, what else do you got?" Fei asked.
Cranidos charged at Ben again.
"Oh, no you don't!" FanBeemon charged her own head into it. Another power struggle started but FanBeemon started to slide back. "Tch!"
"That's it!" The Picher laughed. "Push it back!"
Fei got behind FanBeemon and pushed. "Hey, don't back down! It's just a walking rock, how tough can it be!?"
"R-Right!"
Together they pushed. FanBeemon stopped sliding. They took a step forward. "RRRRAH!" They pushed the Pokemon, making it stumble back.
"NOW!"
"Gear Stinger!" FanBeemon shot a stinger at Cranidos, knocking it into a wall.
"Now's your chance, Ben!" Takumi said.
"I'm on it!" Ben shot his Styler and looped it around Cranidos completing the capture. "Yes! Nice work you two!"
"I was right…you are strong for a human." FanBeemon said.
"Ha…ha…yeah…you too. Now for the-
Fei looked where the Pinchers were standing only to find them on Z.Z. fliers. "Now that I think about it, there wasn't any real reason to fight. We've already got what we wanted."
"Yeah, right! Sore looser!" Ralph yelled. "Cheer up Pichu! The Ranger taught the bad guys who broke your ukulele a lesson!"
"Pichu…"
"Humph. If we have the Emblem, there's no reason to hang around." One of them growled. "Smell ya later, Ranger!"
The Pinchers flew away, but on the way out the bumped into another woman Pincher. "Eeek! Watch it!"
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" the man yelled. "And did you forget? You're supposed to be luring Raikou away from here!"
"Don't get mad at me! You ran into me! It seemed like there was a commotion around the Monument, so I came here to see what was going on!"
The other Pincher shuddered. "Which means…Raikou is?"
"Grrrr…" The Pinchers looked at the sound of growling to see a yellow Pokemon with a white head and purple back approach. "Roooaaar!" It jumped towards them but disappeared as lightning flashed around it. Suddenly a bolt came down in between the Pinchers, and Raikou stood angerly.
Takumi couldn't believe his eyes. "I-is that a Pokemon?! That thing's speed is incredible!"
"Oh no! Run!" One of the Pinchers yelped as they flew away. The Pokemon let out a frightening roar before giving chase.
"Wasn't that the legendary Pokemon Raikou just now?" Ralph asked. "I can't believe we met Raikou."
"Legendary Pokemon?" Ami asked.
"The rarest and most powerful Pokemon in existence." Ben said. "I never thought I'd ever see one with my own eyes…amazing…Ralph's right. We were really lucky to see it."
"Ha. Tell that to those Pinchers." Fei smirked. "Serves 'em right."
"Pi…chu…"
Everyone looked over at the crying Pichu. "Pichu's ukulele was broken." Ralph said sadly.
Pichu then got an idea. It gathered up the broken ukulele and ran off. "Pichuuuuu!"
"Wait! Pichu!"
Everyone watched as it left. "Where's he going?" Palmon asked.
Arley approached them. Ben turned around at the sound of his footsteps. "Oh, Arley. The Pinchers are gone but…"
The elderly man looked at the destroyed Monument. "Those disrespectful simpletons. I thought they were only investigating the Monument."
"What's so special about this thing anyway?" Fei asked. "It looked like something was written on it."
"I can't read it, because it was written in letters from long ago, but I've heard that something about Raikou was written on it."
"Do you think the writing has something to do with that story, "Raikou and the Hero of Oblivia"?" Ralph asked.
"Maybe it does. Maybe it doesn't. That's something I would like to know."
"I'm sure it does!" Ralph said. "I heard about that legend from Booker."
"Wait a minute." Terriermon said raising his ears. "What's that noise?"
Everyone looked around. "I don't hear anything." Ben shrugged.
Arley just looked at him in shook. "What's this?! A talking Pokemon?!"
"It's a long story sir." Takumi said. "Anyway, I think you're just hearing things, Terriermon."
BAM
"…Or so I thought." A loud rumble came from the pit. Everyone hurried over to the edge to see a giant golem like creature climbing the wall towards them.
"Wh-what is that thing?!" Arley asked.
"I've never seen a Pokemon like that around here!" Ralph gasped.
"That's not a Pokemon, it's a Digimon!" Ami said.
Takumi looked up as it reached the top of the cliff and rose over all of them. "A Golemon!"
The Digimon let out a roar. "Uh, guys? That thing looks kinda mad!" Ben said.
"The Pinchers must have disturbed it! Look out!" Everyone ran away as it brought it's fist down.
"Ha! Ya wanna pick a fight with us?" Fei asked. "The bigger they are the harder they fall!"
"Fei, this thing's a Champion level!" Ami yelped. "We can't beat it with Rookies!"
"What in the world are ya gabbing about now?"
"Crimson Fist!" Golemon's fist glowed red as it charged towards Ralph.
"LOOK OUT!" Ben dove into him, moving them both out of the way just in time. But he went sliding too far ahead and barley caught the edge on the cliff in time to keep them from falling.
"Ben!" Takumi ran over towards Ben as he threw Ralph up to the surface. Just as his hand slipped Takumi caught it.
"Ngh…Takumi, let go! If you don't, we're both gonna fall!"
"Not happening! I don't leave friends behind!"
The Golemon stormed towards them. Ami's eyes widened in horror. "Takumi, look out!"
It raised it's fist ready to attack. "Terrier Tornado!" A twister hit it in the back of the head. It growled in annoyance as it turned its head to see Terriermon. "Leave my partner alone ya dumb rock!"
Taking the opportunity, Takumi, pulled Ben up enough for the Ranger to get his arm over the edge and help himself up. Just as Terriermon tried to attack again, Golemon charged at the rabbit and batted it away with its arm. Takumi watched as his Digimon was slammed against a wall. "Terriermon!"
"Ngh…
"Gear Stinger!" FanBeemon shot a needle, but Golemon knocked it back into her with its arm, knocking FanBeemon over.
"Posion Ivy!" Palmon's vine like fingers wrapped around Golemon's arm, but it effortlessly pulled and flung her into a wall. It turned back to the weakened Terriermon and raised its fist that was now glowing red.
Takumi ran towards it. "NO!" Suddenly his goggles started to shine. As his hand reached out to Terriermon, his glove glowed yellow. Golemon was distracted by its target when it saw the light.
Ami looked towards the light. "Takumi? Your Digivice!"
The boy looked at his hand. Then he noticed his goggles glowing yellow and lowered them over his eyes. Through the lens he saw a blue screen with text appear in front of him.
DIGIVOLUTION
Despite not knowing what was going on, he slowly reached his hand to the screen. The light in his hand turned it yellow, and it shot yellow light past Golemon and over to Terriermon. He was enveloped by it and a blue shell formed around him. "Terriermon Digivolve to…" Everyone was blinded by the light as it glowed bigger. Soon it exploded in a bright flash. As the light died down Terriermon was bigger. He had a red mark on its head, blue pants, and gun hands. "Gargomon!"
Takumi was amazed. "Terriermon…you Digivolved! How?!"
The Golemon charged its fist towards the Champion level, but this time it blocked its fist with his hands. "Ha! Not so thought when you're not beating up a Rookie huh?" Using one arm to hold it back, it pointed it's other at it. Green pellets came from the barrels, bombarding it with energy shots. The Golemon roared in pain as it stumbled back.
"Incredible!" Arley gaped. "He's turned the tide!"
Golemon stepped back as it was pelted before it roared. It then charged towards Gargomon, who reeled back his right hand. "Dum Dum Uppercut!" he rammed his fist upwards as the barrels on his hand continued to fire, and slammed it into Golemon's face, blasting it at point blank range. It fell backwards and exploded into blue shards.
"That's it, you did it!" Takumi ran up to Gargomon and hooked his arm with his. "Nice one partner!"
"Ha, ha! Like old times!"
Ami ran up to them. "Great job you two, that was amazing!"
Ben clapped his hands slowly, in a sarcastic applause. "Yes, great job. You two certainty pulled it off, but there's just one little thing…"
"Yeah? What's up?" Takumi asked.
"YOU JUST DESTROYED HIM! I don't know how things work in this "Digital World" of yours but around here we don't do stuff like that!"
"Oh, relax." Gargomon said. "He's not dead, he just turned back into data. He'll be reconfigured. Eventually."
"I don't know about that…" Palmon said. "This isn't the Digital World or EDEN."
Suddenly Takumi's hand glowed yellow again. "Huh?! What now?!" The shards that were once Golemon flew into Takumi's hand. Then an image of Golemon appeared on the lenses of his Digivice as it displayed "Data Downloaded."
Just then a bright light surrounded Gargomon. It slowly turned back into Terriermon. "Oof. That felt weird."
"Odd. Once Pokemon evolve they usually stay evolved." Ralph said.
"Same with Digimon." Takumi said taking his googles off and looking at them. "That was bizarre. What WAS that? Some side effect of being in this world?"
"Remarkable." Arley said. "That was an amazing display of strength. And that other one…Digimon you call them? Fascinating."
"So Digimon evolve as well…but you call it Digivolveing?" Ben asked.
"Right. Digimon come in six stages." Ami explained. "Baby, In-Training, Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega. Palmon, Terriemon, and FanBeemon are Rookies. Gargomon and that Golemon are Champions."
"They grow even stronger?" Arley asked. "Very interesting."
Takumi put his googles back on top of his head. "I still don't get how that happened…Well…at least everyone is alright."
"That was awesome, Takumi!" Ralph said. "And Ben! Thank you for driving off the Pinchers! Thanks to you, Arley and Fei didn't have to overdo it chasing those dangerous bad guys."
"For the record, I had this handled. But you did a good job I guess." Fei said.
"I already know what Rangers say at times like these! That was an excellent Mission Clear, Ranger!"
"Darn right it was!" Ben said before performing a Ranger pose.
"What was that?" Fei asked giving Ben a weird look.
"Some Ranger gimmick." Takumi shrugged.
"Thanks guys." Ben said to his new friends. "Those Pinchers were one thing, but there's no way I'd be able to handle that golem alone. I couldn't have done this without you."
"Glad to be of service." Takumi smiled.
"Well then." Arley said. "Why don't we go back to Cocona Village? There should be another exit if you go around the corner ahead."
"Sounds good." Ben said.
"Wait. I'm going too." FanBeemon said. "I feel that if I stay with you, I might run into those Pinchers again. I can't let them do as they please."
"Heh. I'm startin' to like ya." Fei grinned. "Just don't fall behind."
"I won't. It's strange. I feel like I meet you before…" FanBeemon said looking at her.
"Huh. Me too actually." Fei said, folding her arms. "Weird. Ah, whatever. Let's head back to the village for now."
Back at the village a doctor handed a bottle to an old man. "Rub this medicine on your wounds, and they will heal soon. Please take care of yourself."
"Thank you, Dr. Edward. Having you here is a huge help to us."
Ben and the others returned to the village. Arley was the first to approach. "Dr. Edward. How have you been?"
The man turned around with a smile to his friend. "Why hello there, Arley. You're looking as muscular as ever. I'm impressed that you keep training daily at your age." He then got a glance at some new faces. "By the way, who are these young folks with you?"
"This is Ben. A Pokemon Ranger." Ralph said. "And that's Takumi, Ami and Fei."
Edward extended his hand to Ben. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Edward. I take over sick and injured villagers all over Oblivia."
"Well met sir." Ben replied with the handshake.
"Wait, did you say ALL over Oblivia?" Terriermon asked from Takumi's shoulder. "Yeash. That's a tall order."
Everyone gaped. They surrounded Takumi much to his discomfort staring at his Digimon. "My word!" Edward gasped.
"Ralph was telling the truth!" a girl said. "A talking Pokemon!"
"Digimon! And I have a name ya know!"
Ben waved off the crowd. "Alright, alright people, back it up, that's enough!"
"Arley, what is this?" Edward asked.
"It's a long story old friend. At any rate, is someone around here not feeling well?"
Everyone turned to the old man that received the medicine. "I can still hardly believe it, even though I saw it with my own eyes, but the truth is…The Great Raikou was charging through the village. At the last second, I swiftly dodged the Raikou's charge, but I got this scrape."
"Raikou? That legendary Pokemon the Pinchers ticked off?" Takumi asked.
"Stop spinnin' lies, you." A elderly woman said rolling her eyes. "He was so surprised by Raikou's charge his legs gave out. He only fell. More importantly, dear, when you saw the Great Raikou, was a Hero of Oblivia ridding it?"
"Come now woman. Does anyone Take that old Legend seriously?"
A man stepped in between them. "Now, now you two. No need to argue. I'm just so happy I had a chance to see the Great Raikou." He said before he started singing. "A deep, deep valley blocks the way. If you can cross, ahead, go ahead, I say. The scary valley likes to brag, "No one can cross my rocky crags! What nonsense speaks the silly valley? For Great Raikou it's one bound. Hero on it's back, just one bound."
Everyone stared at the man. Takumi, Ami and Fei in particular were giving him a goofy look. "Is he expecting money?" the red-haired girl whispered.
"I sang that all the time when I was little, because I wanted to meet Raikou. Oh, that's right. It looked like Raikou was chasing those UFOs. Raikou looked really agitated."
"Let's hope it doesn't hurt anyone." Ben said.
Arley cleared his throat. "Sorry to interrupt the fun, but…I need to talk with Dr. Edward. Feats of strength are my strong point, but my back has been hurting recently. Could you take a look at it?"
Edward put a hand to his chin. "That's troubling. Okay, I'll examine you."
Arley turned to Ben. "Thanks for all your help, Pokemon Ranger. You too Fei. And I certainty can't forget you, Terriermon."
"Just doing my job." The Ranger smiled.
"Arley is really strong, but he's way older than you would think, so…Opps! I did it again!" Ralph smiled innocently. "Arley, I'm sorry! I hope you feel better soon." Arley said nothing as he walked off. Edward followed behind him. "Do you think Arley was mad?"
Edward whispered to Arley as they walked. "Tell me…what is that strange Pokemon? In all my years I've never seen one talk…"
Arley held a serious expression. "There is a lot I need to explain…preferably when we meet the others. You should all hear this."
"By the way…Did anyone see a Pichu with a broken ukulele by any chance?" Ami asked.
"I just saw that Pichu." The old man replied. "It was running towards Bookers house."
"What? Really?"
"I'm worried about Pichu! Do you think it might be hurt?" Ralph asked. "Ben! Let's go see!"
"Right." The Ranger nodded.
So yes, Digivolution will work similarly to the anime series where they go back to being Rockies when they're don fighting. If only because it would be hard for them to fit through doorways in certain forms. Also the way Digimon and their attacks will be translated depends on what they were called in Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth hence Dum Dum Uppercut instead of Bunny Pummel. Sorry if that's awkward to some but I want to stay true to what things are referred to in the game.
